PHYS 2215    Physics for Scientists and Engineers I Laboratory

  Syllabus and Overview

No.
Experiment Title
Notes and Links
Pictures
0
  Instructions and Introduction  A well-written lab report.  The Laboratory
1
  Measurements and Density  Masonite Disks
2
  Acceleration Due to Gravity
3
  Forces as Vectors  Force Table
4
  Least Squares  Linear Regression
5
  Computer Simulation of Free Fall   Euler Method from Calc text
 Euler Method from Serway 5e
 (cont.) from Serway 5e
 (cont.) from Serway 5e
 AirResistance data       Effect of Step Size
 Chipmunk BASIC
 Just BASIC
 XBASIC
 FreeBASIC
6
  Two-body Acceleration  Atwood applet    
 Atwood Machine Theory 
 Horizontal Pulley with Friction 
 Atwood with massive pulleys
 (cont.) from Serway 6e
 Pulley-Cart Combo
 (cont.) from Serway 6e
7
  Uniform Circular Motion  Centripetal Force Aparatus  Motor-driven Rotator
8
  Pool Balls  Elastic Collisions
 Collisions in 2-D
9
  Velocity and Ballistic Pendulum  Ballistic Pendulum
 Inelastic collisions
 Inelastic collisions2		  Ballistic Pendulum
10
  Thermal Equivalent of Work  Thermistor Data  Mechanical Work Apparatus 
11
  Torques  Meter stick apparatus
12
  Rotational Inertia  Angular Accel of wheel
 (cont.) from Serway 6e 		 Rotational Inertia Apparatus
13
  Simple Harmonic Motion Measure periods by letting the system oscillate for serveral periods and dividing the total time by the number of oscillations. Start the stopwatch on the second oscillation.
 Change the variables
 Large Angle Pendulum Period 		  Pendulm
14
  Archimede's Principle  Instructions for Archimedes' Apparatus
 A similar lab
 Hydrometer
 Biography
15
  Standing Waves  Speed of sound  Resonance Tube