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It is essential that you read the laboratory manual before coming to the lab so that you have a basic understanding of what you will be doing. The report for each experiment will contain the following sections:
The experiments described in this manual are designed to accompany Physics 250. They are for the most part different in character from those done in conjunction with Physics 150-151. In those courses you studied macroscopic physics such as falling bodies and magnetic fields
The objective of this course is to teach electricity and magnetism (E&M) by observations from experiments. This approach complements the classroom experience of Physics 1B,C where you learn the material from lectures and books designed to teach problem solving skills.
These laboratory exercises are designed to accompany and supplement the lectures in Physics 101, Concepts of Physics. The exercises are the product of much work by the physics faculty.
Objective: To understand how to report both a measurement and its uncertainty. Learn how to propagate uncertainties through calculations. Define, absolute and relative uncertainty, standard deviation, and standard deviation of the mean. Equipment: meter stick, 1 kg mass, ruler, caliper, short wooden plank.
Objective: To understand how to report both a measurement and its uncertainty. Learn how to propagate uncertainties through calculations. Define, absolute and relative uncertainty, mean, standard deviation, and standard deviation of the mean. Equipment: meter stick, 1 kg mass, ruler, caliper, short wooden plank.
Simple Harmonic Motion. When an object in stable equilibrium is displaced, a force acts to return it to its equilibrium position. If the restoring force is proportional to the displacement (a “linear” force), disturbing the object will result in a si-nusoidal motion, also called “simple harmonic motion (SHM).”.
