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Important Information

Please note that the files below are in portable document format and require Acrobat Reader.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the physics laboratories, please address them to Dr. James E. Parks, Director of Undergraduate Physics Laboratories. He can be reached at (865) 974-8952, or jeparks@utk.edu. His office is located in Room 404 of the Nielsen Physics Building.

NOTE: The Laboratory Manual for Physics 137-138, Physics 221-222, and Physics 231-232 is Contemporary Introductory Physics Experiments by James E. Parks, Hayden-McNeil Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7380-3083-8 and is available at the UT Book and Supply Store. The manual should be purchased BEFORE attending lab.

Experiments and Resources


Fall 2009 Physics and Astronomy Lab Schedules


Modern Physics Lab

Physics Tutorial Center [Schedule]


Other Information

TA Schedule Form

Laboratory Policy Regarding Repeating a Course

TA Laboratory Set-Up Manual

Teaching Assistants' Manual

TA Summer Employment Policy (.pdf)

Physics Lecture Demonstrations