Physics 251 : Spring 2020
Syllabus : Schedule

Announcements


Schedule Rearrangement
Lab 08, Lab 09 March 13,14

No lab 10. TBA lab April 08,09


Dates
Lab Number & Links Additional Laboratory Materials

January 16,17

Lab 01A
Coulomb's Law
[ P ]
Lab Safety Regulations

Helper for lab 01A: Coulomb's Law

Movie: Coulomb's Law
Movie 2: Coulomb's Law

Images: Coulombs Law


January 23,24

Lab 01B

Electrostatics and
the Law of Charges

[ P ]
Measurement of Q  [ P ]

SC01B






Worksheet for lab 01B
[ W : P ]

Measure Q Check Calculations


Movies
Electrostatic Chime
 Goopy Glue
(I :II)



January 30, 31


Lab 02
Electrostatic
Problem
Solving

 

 

February 06,07

 

mx55 x2

Lab 03
Series & Parallel Resistance

[ P ]

SC03

Initialize MX55 RS232 interface
Toggle input impedance on MX55

Helpers for 03:  Linear Resistance : Light Bulb 




February 13,14

 

mx55 x 2

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

[ P ]

SC04


Helpers for lab 04:
Internal Resistance
RC discharge
RC charge

Movies: RC Circuit Charging & Discharging: Data

Data collected from the RC movie



February 20,21

 

mx55 pb602-s

Lab 05
The Current Balance

 [ P ]

SC05

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 ]

 


February 27 , 28

 

mx55 pb602-s


Lab 06
Magnetic Levitation

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SC06









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 05,06

 

mx55 x2

TDS1002 1



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

[ P ]

SC07



Helper: Faraday's Law


 

March 12,13

TDS1002 x1
Lab 08

Oscilloscopes, 

LF, HF filters and RLC circuits

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SC08

Helpers:
 LP : HP : RLC

List of Frequencies to measure




March 12,13



Lab 09
Focal Length of Converging and Diverging Lenses

[ P ]

SC09


Helper:
Converging & Diverging Lenses



Revised Q

March 19,20

 
LAB TBA

March 23 - March 27 Spring Break
R April 09





April 10 - April 13
Easter Break





April 16, 17









April 23,24








April 30, May 01