Physics 241 : Fall 2020

Syllabus

Mac Physics Hours

Date
Lab Materials

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August 20
August 21
Lab00: [ Introductory Lab ]
Screen Capture
Helper
Sample Calculation : [ SC : pdf odt ]



August 27
August 28
Lab01: [ Forces and Force Tables ]
Video: [ Force Table Simulation ]
Helper: [ Force Tables  ]
Sample Calculation: [ SC: odt pdf ]
app: camera
Physical lab video description
Questions : Q01


September 03
September 04
Lab02: [ Motion in 1 and 2 dimensions ]
Video: [ Lyon Library ]
Video: [ Squirt Gun Physical Simulation ]
Helper: [ 1-D motion SimulationScreencast Operation
Helper: [ 2-D motion Simulation ] Screencast Operation
In Lab: [ Problems: odt pdf ]
Sample Calculation: [ SC: odt pdf ]
app: camera


September 10
September 11
Lab03: [ Inclined Planes and Friction ]
Video: [ Caleb demonstrates the Inclined Plane ]
Video: [ a short lecture ]
Video: [ Inclined Plane simulation ]
Helper: [ Inclined Planes and Friction  ] Screencast Operation
Helper: [ Statics Problem ]
Sample Calculation: [ SC: odt pdf ]
app: camera, angle measure app


September 17
September 18
Lab04: [ Atwood's Machine, Mechanical Advantage, Work & Energy]
Helper:[ Work Power Energy   ] Screencast Operation
Helper:[ Atwood's Machine   :  Video ] Screencast Operation
Helper:[ Mechanical Advantage  : Video ] Screencast Operation
Helper:[ Statics Problem ]
At home: Statics Problem with Static Equilibrium video
Sample Calculation: [ SC: odtpdf ]
app: camera,  angle measure app


September 24
September 25
Lab05: [ Centripetal Force and Hooke's Law ]
Animation: centripetal force
Video: [ Cenco Centripetal Force Apparatus]
Video: right hand rule for angular momentum
Video: right hand rule for torque
Video: [ Precession of a Bicycle Wheel ]
Video: [ Conical Pendulum ]
Simulation: [ Centripetal Force  : Screencast]
Simulation: [ Hooke's Law : Screencast : video ]
At Home:  inverted conical pendulum  [ odt: pdf] :[ Helper ]
Sample Calculation: [ SC : odt : pdf ]
app: camera, metronome, angle measurement device

October 01
October 02
TBA


October 08
October 09
Lab06: [ Static Equilibrium ]
Simulation: [ Static Equilibrium ]
Video: [Lab 6 Experiment 00]
Video: [Lab 6 Experiment 01]
Video: [Lab 6 Experiment 02]
Video: [Lab 6 Experiment 03, 4a, 4b]
Video: [Lab 6 At Home Scale ]
Sample Calculation: [ SC : odt : pdf ]
Pandemic At home scale [ odt : pdf ]
Printable metric ruler: 30 cm x mm
app: camera



October 15
October 16
You need thread and 1 fairly large nut (or similar) for lab.
Lab07: [ Simple Harmonic Oscillation ]
Video : [ Simple Pendulum ]
Simulation: [ Simple Pendulum ]
ScreenCast [ Simple Pendulum ]
Simulation: [ Spring mass system ]
Video : [ physical spring mass system ]
ScreenCast [ Spring mass system ]
Sample Calculation: [ SC ]
app: camera, timer


October 22
October 23
It is possible I may have to shut down because of a thunderstorm. Yesterday's lab is linked to your lab in schoology. If I can not come on, refer to that video for the lab. I will try to come into the google meet when there is no storm. So keep your meet open.

Lab08: [ Standing Waves and Vibrations ]
Video : [ vibrator with string ]
Simulation [  Harmonic Standing Waves ]

Animations  Lowest mode: encore: 2nd mode : encore
Pulse on an infinite string "shark's fin"

Video: [ Tachoma ]
 
Sample Calculation [ SC ]



October 29
October 30
TBA
I will be in lab on google meet to answer questions
Labs are shifted by 1 week.



November 05
November 07
Lab09: [ Archimedes' Principle ]
Video: [ Archimedes 1 ]
Simulation: [ Archimedes 01 ]
Video: [ Archimedes 02 ]
Simulation: [ Archimedes 02 ]

Water [ fun ]


November 12
Second Service day [ Labs excepted ]
November 12
November 13
Lab10: A day of thermodynamics problems
[ odt : pdf ]


November 19
November 20
TBA