Lab Period and Investigations Fall 2018 - Each lab period involves the investigation of an overall topic that includes a number of different activities and experiment. - Lab Guidelines (grading, notebook requirements, attendance, Physics contacts)
| Sep 10
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1 Introduction - intro to computer, network login, web browsing, e-mail, office - measuring ceiling height with a laser - unit conversions, uncertainties, sci notation |
| Sep 17
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2 Forces: Introduction - measuring spring extension and force - graphing, linear fits, slope calculation |
| Sep 24
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3 Vectors - introduction to vector addition with use of a force table - special emphasis on experimental uncertainties and reading scales |
| Oct 1
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4 Forces: Friction (using force sensor) - using force sensor to determine coefficient of friction - separation of data & results, tables, manual graphing and determining slope |
| Oct 8 |
5 Thanksgiving - No Lab, Cap closed |
| Oct 15 |
6 1st Quiz ***be sure to bring your notebook!!!***
- no pre-lab - quiz is open notebook, notebook to be left in the lab after the quiz |
| Oct 22 |
7 Forces: Objects in Equilibrium - crane, mass hang, tension - percent difference |
| Oct 29
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8 Motion: Galileo - constant rate of change |
| Nov 5
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9 Motion: Ball Toss - determining g |
| Nov 12 |
10 Cap closed in lieu of Remembrance - no lab |
| Nov 19
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11 Optics: Reflection & Refraction - index of refraction of Plexiglas, water and glass with a laser - computer simulation of refraction and total internal reflection |
| Nov 26
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12 The 2nd Lab Quiz - (no prelab) - Quiz is open notebook - ***be sure to bring your notebook!!!*** |
| Dec 3 |
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Physics lab marks will be posted on Moodle.
Best of luck with finals and have a great winter break.
Derek
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| The labs below here are under development. Note: these labs can and will change. Current labs are moved to above this area, usually by the Thursday before the lab period |
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Electric Circuits - measuring voltage and current in circuits |
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Forces: Work, Energy - expt not ready |
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Motion: Introduction - graph (distance/time, velocity/time) matching using computer and motion detector |
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Forces: Friction (using motion sensor) - completing part 3 of the friction experiment - no pre-lab - to determine coefficient of friction by measuring acceleration |
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Optics: Lenses - imaging with a converging lens, measuring focal length - computer simulation of lenses |