Physics 251:Spring 2018
Syllabus


Dates
Lab Number & Links Additional Laboratory Materials

January 18,19

Lab 01A
Coulomb's Law
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Lab Safety Regulations

Helper for lab 01A: Coulomb's Law

Movie: Coulomb's Law

Images: Coulombs Law


January 25,25

Lab 01B

Electrostatics and
the Law of Charges

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Measurement of Q  [ P ]

SC-01B






Worksheet for lab 01B
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Measure Q Check Calculations


Movies
Electrostatic Chime
 Goopy Glue
(I :II)


February 01,02


Lab 02:
Electrostatic
Problem
Solving

 


 

February 08,09

 

mx55 x2

Lab 03:
Series & Parallel Resistance

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SC-03

Initialize MX55 RS232 interface
Toggle input impedance on MX55

Helpers for 03:  Linear Resistance : Light Bulb 




February 15,16

 

mx55 x 2

Lab 04:
Measurement of the EMF from a source & the RC time Constant

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SC-04


Helpers for lab 04:
Internal Resistance
RC discharge
RC charge

Movies: RC Circuit Charging & Discharging: Data

Data collected from the RC movie

Circuit Connections: Charging : Discharging

 


February 22,23

 

mx55 pb602-s

Lab 05:
The Current Balance

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SC-05

Current Balance Lab Notes and Hints


Helper for Lab 05:

Current Balance
 
Spinner

Images:
 Current Balance Setup : Spinner Setup


Experimental Notes:

OpenOffice Solver Notes [ P ]
 
Definition of Field Direction [ P ]

 


March 01,02

 

mx55 pb602-s


Lab 06:
Magnetic Levitation

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SC-06









Magnetic Levitation Lab Notes and Hints

Helpers
Nail in a DC magnetic field
Magnet in a DC magnetic field
Nail in an AC magnetic field
Hysteresis of a nail in a DC magnetic field

Animations: Magnetic Moment in an External Field (1 : 2)

Images: Ferromagnetic Levitation Setup




March 08,09

 

mx55 x2

TDS1002 1



Lab 07:
  Solenoids, Transformers, Faraday's law & Lenz's Law

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SC07



Helper: Faraday's Law


 

March 12 - March 16
Spring Break

March 22,23

TDS1002 x1
Lab 08:

Oscilloscopes, 

LF, HF filters and RLC circuits

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SC-08

Helpers:
 LP : HP : RLC

List of Frequencies to measure


March 29
Lab TBA
Thursday Only
March 30 - April 02
Easter Break

April 05,06
Lab 09:
Focal Length of Converging and Diverging Lenses

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Helper: Converging & Diverging Lenses

Java Applet:  Optics Bench

 backup (bigger)



April 12, 13
Lab 10:
Reflection, Refraction, Brewster's Angle,  and the Critical Angle
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Helper: Brewster, Refraction, Reflection
April 19,20
 Lab TBA
April 26,27
No Lab