Physics 241 : Fall 2021

Syllabus

Mac Physics Hours

Safety Regulations

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Lab Materials

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August 18
August 19
August 20
Lab00 : [ Introductory Lab ]
Spreadsheet Helper
Sample Calculation : [ SC : pdf odt ]
Lab Computer Operation


August 25
August 26
August 27
Lab01 : [ Forces and Force Tables ]
Spreadsheet Helper
Sample Calculation: [ SC: odt pdf ]
app: camera
Physical lab video description


Video: [ Force Table Simulation ] Simulation: [ Force Tables  ]


September 01
September 02
September 03
Lab02: Motion in 1 and 2 dimensions : Problem Solving Lab



September 08
September 09
September 10
TBA







September 15
September 16
September 17

Lab03: [ Inclined Planes and Friction ]
Video: [ Caleb demonstrates the Inclined Plane ]
Video: [ a short lecture ]
Video: [ Inclined Plane simulation ]
Helper: [ Inclined Planes and Friction  ] Screencast Operation
Helper: [ Statics Problem ]
Sample Calculation: [ SC: odt pdf ]
app: camera, angle measure app


September 22
September 23
September 24
Day of Renewal
This Thursday, September 23, will be a Day of Renewal for the College.
 All classes, practices, and other on-campus activities are canceled





September 29
September 30
October 01

Lab04: [ Atwood's Machine, Mechanical Advantage, Work & Energy ]
Video: Atwood's Machine
Video: Mechanical Advantage
Helper: Work Power Energy
Helper: Mechanical Advantage
Helper: Statics Problem
Sample Calculation: [ SC: odtpdf ]
app: Timer, camera,  angle measure app




October 06
October 07
October 08
Lab05: [ Centripetal Force and Hooke's Law ]
Animation: centripetal force
Video: [ Cenco Centripetal Force Apparatus]
Video [  Hooke's Law Measurement ]
Helper: [ Centripetal Force ]
Helper: [ Hooke's Law ]
Helper: [ Slinky Investigations ]

Sample Calculation: [ SC : odt : pdf ]
app: camera, timer





October 13
October 14
October 15

Lab06: [ Static Equilibrium ]
Helper: [ Static Equilibrium ]

VRML: right hand rule for angular momentum
Video: right hand rule for torque
Video: [ Precession of a Bicycle Wheel ]
Video: [ Conical Pendulum ]

Video: [Lab 6 Experiment 00]
Video: [Lab 6 Experiment 01]
Video: [Lab 6 Experiment 02]
Video: [Lab 6 Experiment 03, 4a, 4b]

Sample Calculation: [ SC : odt : pdf ]
app: camera

Pandemic Lab Fall 2019 Links
Simulation: [ Static Equilibrium ]
Video: [Lab 6 At Home Scale ]
Pandemic At home scale [ odt : pdf ]
Printable metric ruler: 30 cm x mm



October 21
October 22

TBA




October 27
October 28
October 29
Lab07: [ Simple Harmonic Oscillation ]

These videos were made for pandemic at home labs.
The same thing will be done in lab.
Video : [ Simple Pendulum ]
Video : [ Spring Mass System ]

Helper : [ Simple Harmonic Oscillation ]
Helper : [ Slinky Oscillations ]

Sample Calculation : [ SC ]


app: camera, timer
 
Additional info from 2019 Pandemic Remote Lab
Simulation: [ Simple Pendulum ]
ScreenCast [ Simple Pendulum ]
Simulation: [ Spring mass system ]
ScreenCast [ Spring mass system ]






November 03
November 04
November 05
Lab08: [ Standing Waves and Vibrations ]
Video : [ vibrator with string ]

Helper [ Standing waves and pulses ]
Fall 20 Pandemic Simulation [  Harmonic Standing Waves ]

Animations  Lowest mode: encore: 2nd mode : encore
Pulse on an infinite string "shark's fin"

Video: [ Tacoma ]
 
Sample Calculation [ SC ]

Fall 20 Pandemic Lab Instructions




November 10
November 11
November 12
Lab09:  Archimedes' Principle [ pdf : odt ]
Video: [ Archimedes 1 ]
Video: [ Archimedes 02 ]
Helper: [ Archimedes ]

Water [ fun ]



November 17
November 18
November 19

Lab10: Thermodynamics

Lab10: [ Thermodynamics ]
Helper: [ calorimetry ]
Helper: [ Linear Expansion ]
app: camera


December 01
December 02
December 03
No Lab