Physics 251 : Spring 2021 : Pandemic
Syllabus : Schedule : Covid

Announcements


Dates
Lab Number & Links Additional Laboratory Materials

*February 04,05

Lab 00 Introduction to 251
Covid Requirements
Lab Safety Regulations


February 11,12
Snow Day cancellations
No Lab :
Thursday February 11
Friday February 12



*February 18,19


Lab 01
Electrostatic
Problem
Solving 01

Notes: Thursday Lab : Friday Lab
Problems

250-3A
220-3A

 
*February 25,26 Lab 02
Electrostatic
Problem
Solving 02

Notes: Thursday Lab : Friday Lab

Problems
250
220



 March 04,05

 


Lab 03
Images:
Experimental Setup
Single Resistor
Series Resistors
Parallel Resistors


Ohms Law Movie

Lab Computer Operation
Essential Reading!

Revision 3 now here

Series & Parallel Resistance

[ P ]
(under revision 2)

SC03

Initialize MX55 RS232 interface
Toggle input impedance on MX55

A note on helper colors

Helpers:
100 ohm
1000 ohm
series
parallel
single bulb

qucs simulations:
In order to see my simulation exactly, you need to save both the schematic file and the data file.

RA : [ sch : dat ]
RB: [ sch : dat ]
RA series RB : [ sch : dat ]
RA parallel RB : [ sch : dat ]



March 11,12

 


Lab 04

Lab Procedure Movie

Measurement of EMF from a source and the RC time Constant

[ P ]

SC04


Helpers for lab 04:

RC discharge
RC charge



March 18, 19

 




Lab 05
 
Spinner Movie

Current Balance Movie

The Current Balance

 [ P ]

SC05

Current Balance Lab Notes and Hints

Helpers for Lab 05:

Current Balance Versions : [ LO : OO ]
 
Spinner Versions : [ LO : OO ]

Images:
Current Balance Setup : Spinner Setup


Experimental Notes:

Not for SP 2021 : OpenOffice Solver Notes [ P ]
 
Definition of Field Direction
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March 25, 26

 



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

Coil Winding Movie
Transformer Movie
Faraday's Law Movie

Transformer Movie

[ P ]

SC07


Helper: Faraday's Law




April 02 Easter Break

April 08,09
Lab 08

Oscilloscopes, 

LP, HP filters and RLC circuits

RLC Movie
HP Filter Movie
LP Filter Movie

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SC08


Helpers:

OpenOffice

  LP : HP : RLC


LibreOffice
LP : HP : RLC




April 15,16
Lab 06
Movies
Magnetic Levitation:

DC Magnet Mag Lev
DC Nail Mag Lev
DC Nail Hysteresis
AC Nail Mag Lev


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SC06

Magnetic Levitation Lab Notes and Hints

Helpers

OO format:
DC Magnet Mag Lev
DC Nail Mag Lev
DC Nail Hysteresis
AC Nail Mag Lev

LO format:

DC Magnet Mag Lev
DC Nail Mag Lev
DC Nail Hysteresis
AC Nail Mag Lev

Animations:
Magnetic Moment in an External Field
(1 : 2 : 3)

Images: Ferromagnetic Levitation Setup
Note: the current is the uA hole for this lab.



April 22,23


Helper:

OO: Converging & Diverging Lenses





April 29,30
 
Lab 10

Movies

Law Of Reflection

Beam Displacement01

Beam Displacement02

Brewster's Angle

Total Internal Reflection

Minimum Angle of Deviation



Reflection, Refraction, Brewster's Angle,  and the Critical Angle
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SC10




  May 06,07


LTBA