Physics 131, Labs, Recitations & Instructors

Prof. Abhay Deshpande, Stony Brook University
Recitation Sections
 Laboratory (Physics 133) Sections
 Recitation Instructors
 Laboratory Instructors

Office Hours/Help Room Hours of various instructors

Recitation Sections and Instructor Information:
Monday
 Tuesday
 Wednesday
 Thursday
 Friday
Rec. Sec. 01
9:35AM-10:30AM
Melville Library N3074
Prof. Jac Verbaarschot
 Rec. Sec. 4
8:20AM-9:15AM
Melville Library
N3074
Prof. Swadhin Taneja
 Rec. Sec. 7
9:35AM-10:30AM
Melville Library
N3074
Prof. Yannis Semertzidis
 Rec. Sec. 10
8:20AM-9:15AM
Melville Library
N3074
Prof. Swadhin Taneja
Rec. Sec. 2
10:40AM-11:35AM
Melville Library
N3074
Prof. Martin Rocek
 Rec. Sec. 5
9:50AM-10:45AM
Melville Library
N3074
Prof. Konstantin Likharev
 Rec. Sec. 8
10:40AM-11:35AM
Melville Library
N3074
Prof. Yannis Semertzidis
Rec. Sec. 11
10:40AM-11:35AM
Melville Library
N3074
Prof. Thomas Kuo
Rec. Sec. 3
11:45AM-12:40PM
Physics Building
P128
Prof. Thomas Kuo
 Rec. Sec. 6
11:20AM-12:15PM
Melville Library
N3074
Prof. Chang Kee Jung
 Rec. Sec. 9
11:45AM-12:40PM
Physics Building
P128
Prof. Dmitri Averin
 Rec. Sec. 12
11:20AM-12:15PM
Melville Library
N3074
Prof. Thomas Kuo

What will I do in the weekly recitation sections?
You will meet the recitation instructor in smaller groups (20-25) and get help  with any difficult problem you may have come across from the homework that was due that week based on previous week's work. You Recitation Instructor (RI) may also give you a quizz based on that work. He/She has the descretion of giving you a grade based on your activities in the sections and your interaction with him/her associated with this course.

It is highly recommended that you do NOT miss recitation sessions. The idea behind them is to allow you to be in a "small-class" surrounding and get more personal attention than is possible in a lecture with 300+ students. Of course it helps to get all quizzs covered by good attendance.

Laboratory Sections and Instructor Information: Room A131
Monday
 Tuesday
 Wednesday
 Thursday
Lab Section  1
12:50-2:50PM
Jaehyung Choi
 Lab Section 5
12:50-2:50PM
John Maiorca
 Lab Section 8
12:50-2:50PM
Eric Ratnayake
 Lab Section 12
12:50-2:50PM
Stanislav Srednyak
Lab Section 2
3:50-5:50PM
David Puldon
Lab Section 9
3:50-5:50PM
David Puldon
Lab Section 3
6:00-8:00PM
Sooraj Krishnan
 Lab Section 6
6:00-8:00PM
Frasher Loshaj
 Lab Section 10
6:00-8:00PM
Pawel Kurzyna
 Lab Section 13
6:00-8:00PM
Pawel Kurzyna
Lab Section 4
8:00-10:00PM
Eric Ratnayake
 Lab Section 7
8:00-10:00PM
Sooraj Krishnan
 Lab Section 11
8:00-10:00PM
John Maiorca
 Lab Section 14
8:00-10:00PM
Frasher Loshaj

How do the Lab Sections (Physics 133) Work?
You will read and try to understand the method of each week's laboratory experiment. The writeup of each experiment is linked from the Schedule WebPage. It is absolutely critical that you come prepared: that you have read the method before you come to the Laboratory Section. Your Lab Instructors will explain some of the final details of the experimental method and give you two hours to perform the experiments. There is typically one session every week. You will write a report and submit it to your Laboratory Instructor with 48 hours of your Lab session. The submission should be made in the Physics A-131 room, in the assigned Lab-Submission Boxes. Your Laboratory Section number and the name of your Lab Instructor will appear on the boxes. Please do not put your lab reports in the wrong boxes.

Missed laboratory sessions are very serious issue. Laboratory Setups change every week and are used by more than one course. Unless there is an severe emergency, do not miss the lab sections. Please bring a doctor's note of equivalent for medical emergencies.  Missing two or more Labs means an AUTOMATIC "F" in Physics 131 AND Physics 133. There are some weeks in the sessions where you will be allowed to do MAKE-UPS, but that is only for very good reasons and with prior permission from me.
 

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