Lab Policies Lab meets on Thursdays from 2.30 - 4.30 pm. Attendance is mandatory and will be reflected in your final lab grade. If you have to miss lab one week (for a legitimate reason, which is at my discretion) and let me know ahead of time, or if you are sick and have a doctor's note, it will not be held against you. You are still required to turn in the previous week's lab on time. If you miss a lab and you do not have an excuse, you will receive a zero for that day's lab. There are no make-up labs available. Calculators are cool! Cell phones are cool, too, but they can't do scientific notation or cube roots, so bring a calculator. You may work in groups of 3 or 4. Each group must turn in one copy of its in-lab work, and each individual must turn in his/her own take home section. Any instances of plagiarism will earn a zero for all parties involved. The group lab should have "Group Lab" written on the front and list all the group members' names. Please staple your lab and make sure the pages are in order. Labs are due one week from when they are assigned. Late labs will be penalized 10% for each day that they are late. Each student is allowed to turn in one lab one week late with no penalty. This applies to the take-home section of the lab only. You must tell me you are using your free late pass.

Suggestions Show your work.   I'm a big fan of partial credit, but it's hard to give you points if the only thing you write down is a wrong answer. Remember your units.   2 hours is very different from 2 seconds, and 26.2 miles is very different from 26.2 cm. If you're confused, ask!   Talk to me, your group members, or other groups if you want to check your answer, if you're totally lost, or if you're somewhere in between.

If you have any questions about lab, class, astronomy in the news, or anything else, don't hesitate to ask me!   You can come see me during office hours, talk to me after class, send me an email, give me a call, randomly stop by my office, or (of course) pester me during lab.