Physics 241 : Fall 2016

Syllabus

Date
Lab Materials
August 18
August 19
Lab00: [ Introductory Lab ]
Safety Regulations


August 25
August 26
Lab01: [ Forces and Force Tables ]
Video: [ Kenon Force Table ]
Helper: [ Force Tables  ]


September 01
September 02
Lab02: [ Motion in 1 and 2 dimensions ]
Video: [ Lyon Library ]
Helper: [ 2-D motion ]
IL: [ Problems ]


September 08
September 09
Lab03: [ Inclined Planes and Friction ]
Video: [ Inclined Plane ]
Helper: [ Inclined Planes and Friction  ]


September 15
September 16
Lab04: [ Atwood's Machine, Mechanical Advantage, Work & Energy]
Video: [ Inclined ]
Helper: [ Work Power Energy ]
Helper: [ Mechanical Advantage 1]
Helper: [ Mechanical Advantage 2]


September 22
September 23
Lab05: [ Centripetal Force and Hooke's Law ]
Video: [ Centripetal ]
Helper: [ Centripetal Force ]
Helper: [ Hooke's Law ]
Helper: [ Slinky Investigations ]


September 29
September 30
Lab06: [ Static Equilibrium ]
Video: [ Static Equilibrium ]
Helper: [ Torque Calculations ]


October 06
October 07
Lab07: [ Simple Harmonic Oscillation ]
Helper: [ Simple Harmonic Calculator ]
Helper: [ Slinky Period Calculator ]


October 20
October 21
Lab08: [ Standing Waves and Vibrations ]
Animations  Lowest mode: encore: 2nd mode : encore
Pulse on an infinite string "shark's fin"
Video: [ Tachoma ]
Helper: [ Standing Waves and Pulses ]
IL: [ problems  not for FA16]


October 27
October 28
Lab09: [ Archimedes' Principle ] [in odt format]
Helper: [ Archimedes' Principle ]


November 03
November 04
Lab [ TBA ]


November 10
November 11
Lab10: [ Thermodynamics ]
Helper: [ calorimetry ]
Helper: [ Linear Expansion ]


November 17
November 18
Lab [ TBA ]


December 02
December 01
No Lab Scheduled