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Educational Support

Through various programs, the University of Michigan Department of Physics supports the educational development of students.

Demonstration Lab
This physics operated facility is located in the Dennison Building across from Randall Laboratory where the Demonstration Staff build faculty requested experiments.

Introductory Physics Labs
A round-the-clock educational resource for students taking the physics courses 127, 128, 141, and 241.

Advanced Physics Labs
A two-semester sequence of courses (Physics 441 and 442) on the experimental foundations of modern physics, presented using a survey of instrumentation, data acquisition, and analysis methods employed in contemporary research and industrial laboratories.

CAP Homework
The Computer Assisted Physics (CAP) system provides World Wide Web access for learning, teaching, assessment, and grade administration in University of Michigan introductory physics courses.

Physics Help Room
A place located in Randall Lab where students' taking the introductory physics courses can go for help. Physics professors and graduate student instructors are available in the Help Room to answer questions from any introductory physics course.

Physics Tutoring
The Society of Physics Students (SPS) maintains a list of tutors to connect students in need of assistance with individuals who are able to help.

Student Machine Shop
The Physics Department houses the Student Machine Shop which is a class designed to prepare students for using equipment such as lathes, mills, saws, sanders, drill presses, etc.

Shapiro Science Library
The University of Michigan Science Library has useful information and references specific to physics and other sciences.

University of Michigan Libraries
The University of Michigan libraries are helpful for the physics community.