Laboratory reports (written & oral) and lab tests:

Guidelines of writing lab reports

Download outline (Long Reports,  Short Reports )

Quizzes:

To encourage you to be prepared and to read the lab manual before coming to the laboratory, unannounced quizzesmay be given at the beginning of a lab period or anytime during a lecture period.The lab quizzes will be simple and will only deal with the experiment you will be performing that day.Lecture quizzes will be related to recently discussed topics.

Comprehensive Test:

There will be one in-class comprehensive test administered during the last week of classes during the scheduled lecture time.The exact date will be announced later in the semester.

Grading Summary:                   Grading Curve

Short Reports                                                        10%        90- 100                                            A

Long Reports, Ind. & Group (2 x 12%)                24%        80- 89                                              B

Presentations (2 x 14%)                                        28%        70-79                                              C

Lab Tests (3 X 6% )                                                18%        60-69                                               D

Quizzes                                                                  10%        below 60                                          F

Test                                                                        10%
 
 
 

Final Thoughts and Advice
 
 

*    Read the lab manual and any background material needed before you come to the lab. This point cannot be overemphasized; you MUST be prepared for your experiments before coming to the lab.In many cases you may have to go back to your heat transfer and/or fluid mechanics textbooks to review the principles dealt with in the experiment.Don't be afraid to do so.

*   Please, start writing your reports early.Most reports require a significant amount of analysis, which cannot be done properly if you start one or two days before the due date.Start early and give yourself time to get help in case you run into problems, I can not help you if you wait till the last moment.

*    I hope that you actively participate in class, so please don't hesitate to ask questions.It makes for a more interesting and lively lecture and provides me feedback on your understanding and my teaching of the subject.Please utilize the teaching assistants' and my office hours fully, don’t wait till the day before the lab reports are due!