PHYS 211L - Physics With Calculus Laboratory Fall 2004
Laboratory: M 2 - 4:50
PM, Sims 205 or T 9:30 - 12:20 AM, Sims 205
All
Phys 211 Students need to register for one of the above lab
sections
Office
Hours: M, W, F: 10-10:50 or by appointment.
e-mail: sebhatum@winthrop.edu Voice Mail: 323 -4935
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Course Objectives:
* You must read the lab hand-out as well as relevant sections from the textbook
before the lab period.* Bring the textbook and your calculator to the laboratory.
* Do not miss any laboratory. You will receive "0" for all missed laboratories.
* Lab reports are due at the end of the lab period.
PHYS 211L Tentative Schedule
Expt# | Date | Experiment Title | Related Sections and websites to be pre-read |
1 | Aug 30,31 | Graphing Techniques | |
2 | Sept . 6,7 | Vector Addition and Resolution | |
3 | Sept.13.14 | Measurement of Density | |
4 | Sept. .20,21 | Uniformly Accelerated Motion | |
5 | Sept. 27,28 | Introduction to Data Collection with a PC | |
6 | Oct. 4,5 | Friction | |
7 | Oct. 11,12 | The Ballistic Pendulum and Projectile Motion. | |
Oct. 18 | Fall Break. | ||
8 | Oct.25,26 | Torque-(Equilibrium of a Rigid Body) | |
9 | Nov.1,2 | Rotational Motion | |
10 | Nov.8,9 | Hooke's Law and Simple Harmonic Motion | |
11 | Nov.15,16 | Archimedes' principle | |
12 | Nov.22, 23 | Gas Laws | |
13 | Dec. 29, 30 | Specific Heat |
Include the following in the same order for your lab reports:
1) Laboratory hand-out.
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
1. Do not come late.
2. Most of the time You will work in a groups of no more than three. All partners should actively take part in collecting the data and the experimental process.
3. At the end of your lab work you need to return all the laboratory equipment to the appropriate places where you took them.
4. You need to handle the equipment carefully, giving special attention when warranted.
5. When you leave the laboratory, you need to make sure the laboratory table is clean and free of any materials.
Guidelines for conclusion
Conclusion should state tasks that focus on the purpose of
the experimental investigation. Your conclusion should be concise
(about half a page) and clear. Obviously, you cannot write your
conclusion without completing your experiment 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 if your results satisfy the purpose of
the experiment. Then you may discuss the errors and their possible causes.
Describe your reasoning using physics terminology and principles. While
we encourage you to discuss your physics experiments with your partners, your
written lab report must be your own work. Partners will have the same
data and graphs but should not have a word for word copies of each others
discussions and conclusions.
09/06/04