Current Space, Used By Physics For Lecture Demonstrations
Area in Sterling	Size	Use	Problems

(order of importance)
1300*	334 Seat Lecture Hall	General Physics Lectures

Course: 103,104,107,201,202,207,208, Colloquiums and a non-physics course ILS202	Lighting

Time Between Courses

Lecture Benches

DC Power
1313	99 Seat Lecture Hall	Courses 109 & Misc. Physics Lectures

Courses: 109,205,241,244,301,321,

325,371,472, and a non-physics course ILS251	109 Course**

Blackboards

Lecture Benches

DC Power
1301	~1800ft2	Office & Lecture Demonstrational Storage	H & A/C

Cabinet Storage Space
2301	~2300ft2	Lecture Demonstrational Storage for

Large Demos

Small Repair Shop

Framing Shop

W.O.P.*** Storage

Museum Storage

Stock Room: Lec. Demo. & Physics Dept.	H & A/C

Space of Storing Large

Demos for both

Lecture and W.O.P.
1323	~468ft2	Museum Room 1	To small and to far

away from the other

room

Door-way is too small

H&A/C
1328	~480ft2	Museum Room 2	To small and to far

away from the other

room

Door-way is too small

H&A/C
Lobby and Hallway	unknown	Museum: Foucault Pendulum, Nobel Photos

Physics posters, plaques, and awards

Student Study area

* Lecture Hall 1300 is packed hour after hour. The time between courses in insufficient to setup desired demonstrations for each course.

** Course 109 is to large for room 1313 and requires one hour before class to set up the Demonstrational requirements.

*** W.O.P. is Wonders of Physics

Proposed Needs for Lecture Demonstration

There are two main problems that need to be addressed. The first problem is the classroom space for teaching demonstrational based physics courses. The other problem is the space currently provided for the Physics Museum. In order to solve the first problem we need a New Lecture Hall which is larger than 1313. This new lecture hall should be designed to solve the 109 course problems and help lighten the load on 1300. This hall should have a minimum of 200 seats. There was a proposal for a New Lecture Hall, of the size of 1300, submitted around 1991 addressing this very problem which I have included here. A rewrite of this proposal is in the works.

I would like to overhaul the Physics Museum and turn it into a nice Physics Exploratorium. In order to do this I am asking for the following areas; all of room 1327 with an area of 588ft2 , all of room 1333 with an area of 575ft2, and if possible part (if not all) of room 1335 (area unknown). I will it turn give up room 1328 for such use as for a discussion / problem solving / pre-colloquium refreshment area. If this is excepted, it would increase the museum's total area from 948ft2 to 1631ft2 without room 1335. An additional 400 to 500ft2 would be ideal because equipment in the Exploratorium needs to be sufficiently spaced for tours of 30 to 50 kids. A list of Exploratorium Demonstrations is in the works.

One other issue worth noting is First Floor Storage for Museum, Lecture Demo, and for W.O.P. Equipment. Roger Feeley's office, room 1501with an area of 555ft2. Roger and I both agree that his offices would be ideal for the storage of such equipment without relocating Roger him self. The problem is that according to Roger the stuff currently stored in his office belongs to Nuclear and we do not know if Nuclear will move this stuff out when they move out of the east- wing.

Steve Narf,

Instructional Program Manager for Lecture Demonstrations