Physics 211.01DS : Spring 2024

Syllabus

Safety Regulations

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

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Date
Lab Materials


LibreOffice How To ScreenCast Collection

How to make a graph with LibreOffice
How to export as a pdf in LibreOffice
How to do your references
How to use the LibreOffice formula editor
How to add subscript and superscript to toolbar
How to insert special characters
How to insert, rotate and resize images
How to get a screen capture in LibreOffice scalc
How to crop an image in LibreOffice writer

Crop an image (easier)






February 08
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






March 28
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




April 18

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






May 02

Lab09:  Archimedes' Principle [ pdf : odt ]
Video: [ Archimedes 1 ]
Video: [ Archimedes 02 ]
Helper: [ Archimedes ]

Water [ fun ]







Absolute last date to have labs submitted and accepted
Wednesday May 06 2024