Lab for Tuesday, 4 Mar 08

Today we will investigate induction. This lab should not be quite so painful as the last one.

Playing for the wrong team?

Perhaps, but this was too cool to pass up. The top 10 Amazing Chemistry videos, courtesy Wired. You should probably ask about these things in your chemistry classes. I, of course, know nothing about any of these. Particularly number 8.

The usual disclaimers apply. Don't try this at home, or anywhere on campus.

Paper topics

Paper topics are due tomorrow. What I want from you is a 1-2 sentence description of what your topic is, ideally with a preliminary source.

Full paper details are here, scroll down to page 9.

Midterm grades

Your midterm grades have been uploaded to myBama. A few points to consider:

I have not dropped any labs or quizzes yet. Therefore, if your grade is a bit lower than expected, and you have missed labs or quizzes so far, this might be it. Consider the midterm a worst-case scenario.

I have not used pluses or minuses for midterm grades, but I will for the final grades.

Finally, there is a lot of time left. Midterm grades are only a guideline, it is fairly easy at this point to change your grade (in either direction) by even a whole letter grade. Don't panic!

Tomorrow in class you will receive a grade report, broken down by category, to let you know how you are doing so far.

PAPER TOPICS

Reminder:

Your paper topics are due by Friday. I need a trackable source (email/facebook notification is fine) - reference, URL, etc.

Additional note:

I will post midterm grades Wednesday morning for all students. For midterm grades, I will drop 1 quiz grade and 1 lab grade. Inquire tomorrow during the lab period or after class if you would like a heads-up.

Lab for Tues 26 Feb 2008

Today's lab may be a bit more lengthy than usual. There are many steps to follow, and it uses nearly everything you have learned so far.

Here you go.

Print one copy per group, and read it carefully before you start. Be sure you understand the idea of the experiment before you get started ... it will save you time in the end. Don't hesitate to ask if something is unclear.

Homework 6

Here you go. Mostly magnetism, a couple of induction questions. Due Monday, 3 March at 17:00.

Enjoy.

UPDATE:

My bad, uploaded the wrong file. It should be fixed now.