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  • Welcome to General Physics Lab

Schedule

  • Schedule for PHYS 1172L
  • Schedule for PHYS 1146L
  • Overview of the schedule for PHYS 1146L and PHYS 1172L

General information

  • Introduction
  • Data Acquisition & Analysis in Excel & Capstone
  • Error Analysis Review
  • Graphical Representation of Experimental Data
  • Capstone Tips & Tools
  • Vernier Calipers

Experiments

  • General Physics Lab I (Fall)
    • Introductory Lab: Domino Size & Density
    • Force Table with 3 Vectors at Equilibrium
    • Acceleration due to Gravity, g, with Glider on Tilted Air Track
    • Simple Projectile Motion
    • Centripetal Force with Mass on Rotating Arm
    • Conservation of Energy with Glider on Tilted Air Track
    • Conservation of Energy & Linear Momentum with Ballistic Pendulum & Projectile Motion
    • 1171L-ONLY | Rotational Dynamics with Moment of Inertia & Angular Momentum
    • 1145L-ONLY | Ideal Gas Law with Isothermal & Adiabatic Compression; Estimating Absolute Zero
    • Fluid Physics with Archimedes’ & Bernoulli’s Principles
    • Determination of Acceleration due to Gravity, g, with Simple Pendulum
  • General Physics Lab II (Spring)
    • Electric Force & the Determination of \(\varepsilon_0\)
    • Equipotential & Electric Field Mapping
    • Acceleration & Deflection of Electrons
    • Resistivity with Resistors & DC Circuits
    • Electrical Example of an Exponential Decay Process with Resistors & Capacitors (RC Circuits)
    • Magnetic Force & the Determination of \(\mu_0\)
    • Measurement of Helmholtz Magnetic Field & Electrons’ e/m Ratio
    • 1172L-ONLY | Faraday’s Law of Induction
    • Wave Motion
    • 1146L-ONLY | Light – Geometric Optics and Imaging
  • Repository
  • Open issue

Index

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