MODUS OPERANDI

	Each week there will be a common lecture and one three-hour lab session. The lectures will be devoted to various mechanical measurement topics as listed on the sheet entitled LECTURES. Each lab session will be preceded by a brief explanation of what is to be done. Students in each lab session will be organized into groups of three or four. The same groups will be retained throughout the entire quarter.
	During six weeks of the quarter each group will perform practical measurements with various devices and equipment. Each member of a group is to acquire "hands on" experience in all aspects of the experiment, including the taking of data.
	During four weeks of the quarter each group will work on a reasonably challenging project of their choosing. They will be responsible for designing and executing the experiment, and analyzing and reporting upon it in written and oral form.
	Each group is to submit at the 3rd week lab session a brief written description of their measurements project and give an informal oral presentation of their proposal to the instructors in the course.
	At the 4th week lecture meeting each group will submit a formal project proposal. During the 4th week lab session each group will check-out their measuring system and perform a test run.
	Peer evaluation will be used to adjust the grades on the final project.