{"nbformat":4,"nbformat_minor":0,"metadata":{"colab":{"provenance":[]},"kernelspec":{"name":"python3","display_name":"Python 3"},"language_info":{"name":"python"}},"cells":[{"cell_type":"markdown","source":["# **Project lab**"],"metadata":{"id":"YhH6aukqPlIc"}},{"cell_type":"code","source":["# Run this code cell to mount your Google Drive.\n","from google.colab import drive\n","drive.mount('/content/drive')\n","\n","#Fill in the appropriate directory info in the ``...``\n","%run \"/content/drive/My Drive/.../utilities.ipynb\""],"metadata":{"id":"AJdqi2AxPn2q"},"execution_count":null,"outputs":[]},{"cell_type":"markdown","source":["## **Learning goals**\n","\n","The goal of project lab is to use the skills developed throughout the course to design and conduct your own physics experiment.\n","\n","One of the key goals of this course is for you to learn to critically evaluate an experimental design and analysis. Go for *quality* of investigation over *quantity* of data collected. All experimentation decisions must be explicitly justified."],"metadata":{"id":"g6vn80J4NBxk"}},{"cell_type":"markdown","source":["\n","## **Activities**\n","\n","You will have two sessions to carry out and extend your investigation. Your first task as a group is to brainstorm a research question.\n","\n","### **Brainstorming**\n","\n","Your research question should be informed by evidence or questions generated during previous investigations in this class. Remember, research builds on itself. Aim for a question that digs deeper into a topic you have already begun to explore. A good starting point is to think back to your favorite lab and identify if there were any methodological limitations, vexxing problems, contradictory results, or unanswered questions during those experiments (yours or other students').\n","\n","As a group, generate a list of possible research questions or project ideas that build on prior experiments.\n","\n"],"metadata":{"id":"yldaUof7h_fG"}},{"cell_type":"markdown","source":["**[Your brainstorm list here]**"],"metadata":{"id":"nrEJmA3stoY6"}},{"cell_type":"markdown","source":["### **Formulating a plan**\n","\n","Discuss your ideas further and, **within the first 15 minutes of lab**, decide on a question to pursue and how to pursue it. Spend a few minutes devising your plan and collecting the equipment you'll need.\n","\n"],"metadata":{"id":"lJpMKd4ptqzi"}},{"cell_type":"markdown","source":["**[Your research question here]**"],"metadata":{"id":"BtlH3IriiV9t"}},{"cell_type":"markdown","source":["Your initial plans should include details about:\n","* what you are measuring and why,\n","* how you are measuring it and why,\n","* how many data points you'll take (ranges and trials) and why,\n","* what your uncertainties are and how you'll quantify them,\n","* how you intend to analyze your data, and\n","* how each team member will contribute (parallel processing, not serial processing!\n","\n","Make use of all team members actively to get as much done as you can. Each decision should also be justified: clearly articulate **why** you are doing what you're doing. Being able to justify these decisions helps make sure you're making good decisions!"],"metadata":{"id":"Uwe33suCnJ_h"}},{"cell_type":"markdown","source":["**[Your initial plan here]**"],"metadata":{"id":"qjDqVFCmnKnq"}},{"cell_type":"markdown","source":["## **Lab notes**\n","\n","As you work on your project, keep track of your plans, decisions, data, questions, concerns, and corrections in these lab notes. You are welcome to change directions any time, but do not delete any \"wrong\" methods or data. Explain why you are changing and move on.\n","\n","Your lab notes submission should briefly detail:\n","* What you did today, including how individual group members contributed (think parallel processing, rather than serial processing),\n","* Any data you collected and analyzed, including brief interpretations of the results,\n","* Next steps and plans for next week with brief justifications.\n","\n"],"metadata":{"id":"tqMAjDxGvK7N"}},{"cell_type":"markdown","source":["**[Markdown cells as needed]**"],"metadata":{"id":"k_P2pzwOK01e"}},{"cell_type":"code","source":["#Keep a running log of analysis etc"],"metadata":{"id":"9YU2wUqAtxcY"},"execution_count":null,"outputs":[]},{"cell_type":"markdown","source":["\n","# Looking ahead: presentations and final submissions\n","\n","In the third and final session, your group will prepare and present a single slide digital poster that outlines:\n","\n","* your research question and experimental process,\n","* the single most interesting part of your investigation, and\n","* one direction for others to pursue in a future investigation (such as students taking the course next semester!).\n","\n","The single most interesting part of the investigation may be about your methods, analyses, or results. It may be a surprising challenge that you came up against, whether you were successful or not. And it could even be a negative or null result that may be significant or contrary to what you expected.\n","\n","Students will take turns standing by their poster and walking around to view other students' posters.\n","\n","Each student member will be assigned to evaluate three other groups' posters, which will serve as the lab notes submission for the final lab. Your group will receive this feedback and you will have until December 18th to update your presentation, implement any suggestions, and submit to the Presentation assignment."],"metadata":{"id":"7LMjIhjwsJyO"}}]}