WINTHROP UNIVERSITY
LAB SCHEDULE
Week | Experiment |
Jan. 14-15 | Gas Laws |
Jan. 21-22 | Temperature and Hea |
Jan. 28- 29 | Specific Heat and Latent Heat |
Feb. 4- 5 | Absolute Zero and Heat Transfer |
Feb. 11- 12 | Charge and Ohm's Law |
Feb. 18-19 | Ohm's Law |
Feb. 25-26 | Oscilloscope |
Mar. 11-12 | Resistors & Capacitors |
Mar. 18-19 | Meters (Hand-out will be provided) |
Mar. 25-28 | RC circuit |
Apr. 1-2 | Spherical Mirrors and Lenses |
Apr. 8-9 | Lenses-II |
Apr. 15-16 | Spectra |
Laboratory: W 2-4:50 or W 5- 7:50
PM or R 2:00 - 4:50 AM, Kinard 17.
Students need to register for one of the above lab sections, PHYS 202L.
Instructor: Dr. Ponn Maheswaranathan (Mahes),
Associate Professor of Physics
Office: 107 Bancroft Hall, Office Hours: M & W 10:00 - 12:30 or by appointment.
Phone: 323 2113 Ext. 6440, E-mail: MAHESP@WINTHROP.EDU
Textbook: Physics, Giancoli, Fifth Edition,
Prentice Hall, 1998.
Course Objectives:
Include the following in the same order for your for your lab reports:
1) Lab write-up from the web-link.
2) Graphs, calculations, answers for questions, etc.
3) Conclusion.
4) Staple the report at the top left corner making sure nothing is hidden under the
staple.
Rules for the laboratory
Guidelines for conclusion
Conclusion should state things that are unique for
your investigation. In length it should not less than half a page and more than a page.
Just remember that you cannot write your conclusion without completing your experiments or
investigations. A general statement like "I have determined the densities of given
solids" is not acceptable. You need to refer to your data, methods, and results in
your conclusion. First you may state your results for the purpose. Then you may discuss
about the errors and their possible causes. Describe your reasoning using physics
terminology and principles. You should explain as completely as possible what goes through
your mind that leads you to your conclusion. While we encourage you to discuss your
physics experiments with your partners, your written lab report must be your own work.