Physics 241 : Fall 2024

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August 21
August 22
August 23

Lab00 : [ Introductory Lab ]
Spreadsheet Helper
Sample Calculation : [ SC : pdf : odt ]
Lab Computer Operation


August 28
August 29
August 30
Lab01 : [ Forces and Force Tables ]
Spreadsheet Helper
Sample Calculation : [ SC: odt : pdf ]
app : camera
Physical lab video description


Video: Simulation Video :  Simulation:  [ Force Tables  ]


September 04
September 05
September 06
Lab02 : Motion in 1 and 2 dimensions : Problem Solving Lab

September 02
Labor Day



September 11
September 12
September 13

Lab03 : [ Inclined Planes and Friction ]
Video : [ Caleb demonstrates the Inclined Plane ]
Video : [ Inclined Plane ]

Helper : [ Coefficients of Friction ]
Helper : [ Mass dependence of coefficients of Friction ]

Sample Calculation : [ SC : pdf : odt ]

Extra info :
Helper: [ Inclined Planes and Friction  ] Screencast Operation

app: camera, angle measure app
September 11
 Class Test 1



September 18
September 19
September 20

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



September 25
September 26
September 27

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 02
October 03

WR: TBA
October 04    
Hurkle-Durkle Day


October 09
     Class Test 2

October 09
October 10
October 11

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





October 16
October 17
October 18
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 ]


October 23
October 25

WF : TBA
October 24 Service Day


October 30
October 31
November 01


Lab08 : [ Standing Waves and Vibrations ]
Video : [ vibrator with string ]

Helper [ Standing waves and pulses ]

Sample Calculation [ SC ]


Additional Information from the pandemic labs
Fall 20 Pandemic Simulation [  Harmonic Standing Waves ]
Animations  Lowest mode: encore: 2nd mode : encore
Pulse on an infinite string "shark's fin"
Video: [ Tacoma ]
Fall 20 Pandemic Lab Instructions


November 04
Class Test 3



November 06
November 07
November 08
Lab09 :  Archimedes' Principle [ pdf : odt ]
Video : [ Archimedes 1 ]
Video : [ Archimedes 02 ]
Helper : [ Archimedes ]

Water : [ fun ]



November 13
November 14
November 15

Lab10 : Thermodynamics

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



November 20
November 21
November 22



WRF : TBA



November 25
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November 29

Thanksgiving Break


December 02
Class Test 4


December 04
December 05
December 06
No Lab
Absolute last week to submit labs