- learn physics relevant to microscopic and living systems;
- use 21st century physics tools and software;
- deal with data-rich environments; and
- learn how to design your own experiment and interpret data.
The laboratories are held in a community lab style that will allow you to work together in groups of 4 students on experiments. More information on the community lab style, including information on how the labs will be graded can be found at this LINK.
Laboratories will cover 5 experiments, lasting either two or three sessions. At the end of the first three experiments you will work in the lab to finish a laboratory report and if there is time you may present your findings to the other laboratory working groups. Labs 4 and 5 will have a dedicated session just for group presentations and discussions, which will also be an opportunity for making final improvements to your lab reports.
The recitation sections will be group problem solving. Typically, you will work through an extended multi-part problem often with a biological context.