Physics 241 : Fall 2023

Syllabus

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Lab Materials


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August 17
August 18
August 19
Lab00 : [ Introductory Lab ]
Spreadsheet Helper
Sample Calculation : [ SC : pdf odt ]
Lab Computer Operation




August 24
August 25
August 26
Lab01 : [ Forces and Force Tables ]
Spreadsheet Helper
Sample Calculation: [ SC: odt pdf ]
app: camera
Physical lab video description


Video: Simulation Video:  Simulation: [ Force Tables  ]




August 31
September 01
September 02
Lab02: Motion in 1 and 2 dimensions : Problem Solving Lab









September 07
September 08
September 09

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







September 14
September 15
September 16

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





September 21
September 22
September 23

Lab05: [ Centripetal Force and Hooke's Law ]
Animation: centripetal force
Video: [ Cenco Centripetal Force Apparatus]
Video [  Hooke's Law Measurement ]
Helper: [ Centripetal Force ]
Helper: [ Hooke's Law ]
Helper: [ Slinky Investigations ]

Sample Calculation: [ SC : odt : pdf ]
app: camera, timer






September 28
September 29
September 30

Lab06: [ Static Equilibrium ]
Helper: [ Static Equilibrium ]

VRML: right hand rule for angular momentum
Video: right hand rule for torque
Video: [ Precession of a Bicycle Wheel ]
Video: [ Conical Pendulum ]

Video: [Lab 6 Experiment 00]
Video: [Lab 6 Experiment 01]
Video: [Lab 6 Experiment 02]
Video: [Lab 6 Experiment 03, 4a, 4b]

Sample Calculation: [ SC : odt : pdf ]
app: camera





October 05
October 06
October 07

TBA






October 12
October 13
October 14
Lab07: [ Simple Harmonic Oscillation ]

These videos were made for pandemic at home labs.
The same thing will be done in lab.
Video: [ Simple Pendulum ]
Video: [ Spring Mass System ]

Helper : [ Simple Harmonic Oscillation ]
Helper : [ Slinky Oscillations ]

Sample Calculation : [ SC ]


app: camera, timer
 
Additional info from 2019 Pandemic Remote Lab
Simulation: [ Simple Pendulum ]
ScreenCast [ Simple Pendulum ]
Simulation: [ Spring mass system ]
ScreenCast [ Spring mass system ]



October 19

October 21

TBA



October 26
October 27
October 28
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

November 02
November 03
November 04

TBA



November 09
November 10
November 11
Lab09:  Archimedes' Principle [ pdf : odt ]
Video: [ Archimedes 1 ]
Video: [ Archimedes 02 ]
Helper: [ Archimedes ]

Water [ fun ]





November 16
November 17
November 18

Lab10: Thermodynamics

Lab10: [ Thermodynamics ]
Helper: [ calorimetry ]
Helper: [ Linear Expansion ]
app: camera




November 30
December 01
December 02
No Lab
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