<p>See topic :)</p>
<p>It seems so simple... a two-unit course that I can just file away in the remainder of my day, but that can't possibly be the case. What sort of workload am I looking at here?</p>
<p>Labs are kinda confusing, depends on the TA. Lab manual is online and located here: Physics</a> 4B Lab We usually do 4-5 of the experiments, and then it's the same as 4AL. No error analysis with std dev bullcrap. </p>
<p>Some of the labs have taken me more time to do than 4AL, some less. I like this lab a lot better than 4AL since we're doing some real stuff (for the most part, circuits and junk). You're looking at 4-5 hours of solid work for an average person. It goes along with the normal (hours studying/ per unit) deal.</p>
<p>The lab structure is pretty poor. I would estimate half the people who go in will come out without knowing how to set up a simple circuit. People just do what the instructions say without caring why or how it works , which kind of sucks for them.</p>
<p>Basic equipment is the signal generator, ADC, and simple capacitors, resistors, inductors, etc. where data can be read off the o-scope. No breadboard involved.</p>
<p>If you get stuck, the TA can help you complete the task, but if you want to see the Maxwell's Equation through experiments, you should do some research on your own.</p>
<p>The grad student whom with I am working said he learned a lot for the research he's doing now (building/designing infrarometers (sp) and atomic-force microscopes). So i mean, you make of it what you want of it.</p>
<p>This lab sucks. Time sink.</p>
<p>A lot of postlab questions are very vague; I got to know my TA pretty well though hopefully yours will be hot.</p>