Physics 241 : Fall 2026

Syllabus

Safety Regulations

My Schedule

Our lab operating system comes from Barry Kauler with much thanks!

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August 19
August 20
August 21
Lab00 : [ Introductory Lab ]
Spreadsheet Helper
Sample Calculation : [ SC : pdf : odt ]
Lab Computer Operation
August 26
August 27
August 28
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 02
September 03
September 04
Lab02 : Motion in 1 and 2 dimensions : Problem Solving Lab
September 07
Labor Day
September 09
September 10
September 11
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 14
Class Test 1
September 16
September 17
September 18
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 : odt : pdf ]
app : Timer, camera, angle measure app
September 23
September 24
September 25
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
September 30
October 01
October 02
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 09 W: Lab TBA
W October 07
Class Test 2
R October 08 Hurkle-Durkle Day 1
F October 00 Hurkle-Durkle Day 2
October 14
October 15
October 16
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 21 Service Day
October 22
October 23
RF: Lab TBA
October 28
October 29
October 30
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
November 05
November 06
Lab09 : Archimedes' Principle [ pdf ]
Video : [ Archimedes 1 ]
Video : [ Archimedes 02 ]
Worksheet: [ Archimedes pdf : odt ]

Water : [ fun ]
November 06 Class test 3
November 11
November 12
November 13

WRF : TBA
November 18
November 19
November 20
Lab10 : [ Thermodynamics ]
Helper : [ calorimetry ]
Helper : [ Linear Expansion ]
app : camera
November 25 -
November 29
Thanksgiving Break
W December 02 Class Test 4
December 02
December 03
December 04
No Lab
Absolute last week to submit labs