F O U N D AT I O N

PHYSICS II
(PHY098)
Physics Laboratory Briefing

Edited by : PHY098 LAB Committee, Physics Department UiTM Dengkil

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 Lab sessions will be conducted physically (face to face) in the Physics Laboratory.
 All students are compulsory to attend all 4 lab sessions in this semester (Semester 2).
 Each class is divided into groups (5 – 7) which consist of 4 or 5 members per group.
 There are 7 experiments provided in the lab manual book, but each group require to run four (4)
experiments (all semi-guided lab sessions)
 All apparatus for all 7 experiments are available at the side bench in the laboratory.
 Each group is required to choose only 1 experiment to be presented during LAB PRESENTATION SESSION
 All students are required to purchase the lab manual physics book on the Week 1 (15/1 – 19/1) and Week
2 (22/1 – 26/1) from their lab instructors.
 Please refer to the Academic Calendar as attached.
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 Please refer to the Academic Calendar as attached.
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 Even Group Class (Example : S02, S04, E02, E04) : Begin Experiment 1 on Week 3
 Odd Group Class (Example : S01, S03, E01, E03) : Begin Experiment 1 on Week 4
WEEK GROUP DATE LAB SESSIONS
1 EVEN 15/1 - 19/1/2024 ▪ Briefing
2 ODD 22/1 - 26/1/2024 • Briefing
** Thaipusam 25/1/2024 (Thursday)
3 EVEN 29/1 - 2/2/2024 ▪ Experiment 1

4 ODD 5/2 - 9/2/2024 ▪ Experiment 1

5 EVEN 12/2 - 16/2/2024 ▪ Experiment 2

** CNY 12/2/2024 (Monday)
6 ODD 19/2 - 23/2/2024 ▪ Experiment 2

7 EVEN 26/2 - 1/3/2024 ▪ Experiment 3

8 ODD 18/3 - 22/2/2024 ▪ Experiment 3

9 EVEN 25/3 - 29/3/2024 ▪ Experiment 4

** Nuzul Quran 28/3/2024 (Thursday)
10 ODD 1/4 - 5/4/2024 ▪ Experiment 4

11 EVEN ▪ Presentation**
15/4 - 19/4/2024 ▪ Lab Replacement
12 ODD ▪ Presentation**
22/4 - 26/4/2024 ▪ Lab Replacement
13 EVEN 29/4 – 3/5/2024 ▪ Presentation**
** Nuzul Quran 1/5/2024 (Wednesday) ▪ Lab Replacement
14 ODD ▪ Presentation**
6/5/2024 – 10/5/2024 ▪ Lab Replacement
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LABORATORY ASSESSMENT
Total Assessment (20%) :

1. Laboratory Direct Observation (10%): Each students will be observed/assessed during the laboratory practical.

2. Laboratory Presentation (10%): Each students will be observed/assessed during the grouping presentation in the laboratory
together with the reports.

LABORATORY ATTENDANCE :

 It is COMPULSORY for students to attend each laboratory session without fail.

 Any MEDICAL CONDITIONS or EMERGENCIES, such as death etc required a medical certificate (MC) if student is unable to attend
the lab session. It is important to inform the lab instructor about the absence a.s.a.p and need to replace the session afterwards.
 You may REPORT to the laboratory instructor if any of your group members does not give full cooperation during laboratory
preparations and experiments.
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SAFETY
❑ Ensure safety environment/surrounding and avoid dangerous attempt during experiment in the
laboratory.
❑ Refer to the laboratory Rules & Regulations provided in the laboratory.

OUTCOMES
CLO 2: (LOD 2, P4)
Display basic scientific skills in the fields of electricity,
magnetism and optics
CLO 3: (LOD 6, A4)
Demonstrate positive values and attitudes in basic scientific
investigation in the fields of electricity, magnetism and optics
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LABORATORY PHYSICS MANUAL BOOK
 The PHY098 laboratory manual book can be purchased from respective
laboratory instructors at RM 8.00 each on week 1 and week 2.

LABORATORY REPORT
 Each group must submit only 1 report for each experiment.
 Total reports to be submitted by each group for all laboratory sessions are
4 reports.
 All reports are required to be digitalized (softcopy) or to be printed
(hardcopy) depending on your lab instructor.
 Lab report submission deadline is ONE Week after the date of each
experiment.
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LABORATORY REPORT FORMAT LABORATORY PRESENTATION
 Format for your laboratory report must consists of these  (10 minutes presentation + 5 minutes Q&A)
six (6) elements : **suggested 10 slides
1. Abstract 1. Objective : 1 slide
2. Introduction 2. Introduction/theory : 1 slide
3. Methodology 3. Procedure/Methodology (flowchart)** : 1 slide
4. Results and Analysis (tabulated data/ sample 4. Results and Analysis/Calculation (tabulated
calculation/ graph/ percentage error or percentage Data/sample calculation/graph/percentage error or
difference) difference) : can be more than 1 slide
5. Discussion 5. Discussion (point form) : 1-2 slides
6. Conclusion 6. Conclusion – 1 slide
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DIRECT OBSERVATION RUBRIC (10 %)
Maximum Competency Level
Attributes
marks 1-3 4-6 7 - 10
Manipulative skill:

1. Ability to run the experiment  Very minimal  Complete but with errors  Complete without errors
10
2. Need help or supervision.
Students’ dependency on the  All the time. Very dependent.  Minimal. Dependent.  Not needed. Independent.
lab instructor
Set up skill/procedural skill

1 . Ability to set up the experiment  Very minimal  Complete but with errors  Complete without errors
10
2 . Need help or supervision.
Students’ dependency on the lab  All the time. Very dependent.  Minimal. Dependent.  Not needed. Independent.
instructor
Trouble shooting skill
 Very minimal  Partial  Most of the time
1 . Ability to detect problem 10
 Non-existence  Partial  Most of the time
2 . Ability to solve problem

Questions and Answer

 Passive  Active  Very active
1 . Participation/Attempt to answer 10
 Mostly  Mostly  All
2 . Correct answers
 Lacking in punctuality,  Punctual,  Punctual, Very
helpfulness/cooperation/honesty/participation Helpful/Cooperative/Honest/Participates Helpful/Cooperative/Honest/Participates
Proactive/Appearance
in doing experiment in conducting experiment in doing experiment
(Positive Values) 10
 Not wearing appropriate safety attire  Wearing appropriate safety attire  Wearing appropriate and complete safety
attire
Total Marks 50
 LABORATORY PRESENTATION RUBRIC (10 %)
1 2 3 4
The group sharing of responsibilities in The group shares some parts of the The group shares in most of the The group shares and helps each other in
the presentation and answering presentation and answering questions. presentation and answering questions. the presentation and answering
questions is minimal. questions.
Students fairly practice good values, Students practice good values, behave
Moral & Identity
Students does not practice good values, behave decently and demonstrate an decently and demonstrate an attitude of Students always practice good values,
(Team Work)
behave decently and demonstrate an attitude of willingness to preserve willingness to preserve customs, behave decently and demonstrate an
attitude of willingness to preserve customs, language and culture during language and culture during presentation attitude of willingness to preserve
customs, language and culture during presentation customs, language and culture during
presentation presentation
Student has minimal grasp of what the Student only manages to explain some Student explains most expects related to Student demonstrates full knowledge of
experiment is all about. aspects of the experiments. the experiment. the experiment by explaining the
Proactive physics, procedures, data analysis,
& Students does not demonstrate positive Students fairly demonstrate positive and Students demonstrate positive and active results and uncertainties related to the
Content and active attitude during presentation active attitude during presentation attitude during presentation experiment.
Knowledge
Students always demonstrate positive
and active attitude during presentation
Student makes no eye contact and only Student occasionally uses eye contact, Student maintains eye contact most of Student maintains eye contact with
Eye Contact & reads from notes. but still reads mostly from notes. the time but frequently returns to notes. audience, seldom returning to notes.
Appearance
Students does not wear appropriate and Students fairly wear appropriate and Students wear appropriate and proper Students wear very appropriately and
proper attire proper attire attire proper attire
Student mumbles and has poor Student's voice is low and has Use a clear voice and pronunciation. Use a clear voice and good
Verbal Technique pronunciations. fair pronunciations. pronunciation.

Audience cannot understand the Audience has difficulty following the Student presents the lab work in logical Student presents the lab work in logical
presentation because there is no lab work presentation because student sequence which audience can follow. interesting sequence which audience can
Independence &
sequence of information. jumps around. Students demonstrate a self-reliant follow.
Organization
Students does not demonstrate a self- Students fairly demonstrate a self-reliant attitude during presentation Students always demonstrate a self-
reliant attitude during presentation attitude during presentation reliant attitude during presentation
Student cannot answer most questions Student can answer only rudimentary Student answers most questions with Student can answer all questions with
about the experiment. questions but fails to elaborate. explanations and some elaboration. explanations and elaboration.
Volunteerism &
Answering
Demonstrate no interest to offer Agree to offer him/herself to answer Offer him/herself voluntarily to answer Offer him/herself voluntarily to answer
Questions
him/herself when offered to answer question when offered. a certain question. all questions and demonstrate ability to
questions. lead his/her group.