PHYS 1111L

Spring 2013 Lab Schedule & Handouts: See table 2 below.
Labs Begin: Week of 1/7/2013 First week of classes.  You must attend the first lab session.
Location: NC 1320 Campus Map
Lab Exams: 4/17 - 4/23 The lab exam will be given during the last lab session.
Text: Experiment in Physics: Mechanics, Heat, Waves Available at the Dunwoody bookstore.  You may view the course pack here:  Dunwoody Coursepack
Lab Safety Requirement: Refer to the Lab Safety Policy here. You must sign the Lab Safety Guidelines and take the Safety Quiz by the 2nd lab session.  You must also read and abide by the Physics Lab Policies & Procedures.  These materials will be posted by your instructor in the iCollege page for your section.

Table 2

Schedule, Handouts and other Lab Materials
Week

Dates

Pre-Lab

Lab: Introduction & Procedures

Other materials/information
1 1/07 -1/11 (M-F)   Finding Pi (Handout) Course Pack Introduction
2 1/14 - 1/18  (M-F)   Precision Measurement and Graphs (Handout)   Vernier Caliper (animation)
3 1/22 - 1/28(T-M)   The Force Table  (Course Pack 2) Drawing a Force Diagram
4 1/29 - 2/04(T-M)   Motion in One Dimension  (Handout)

5 2/05 - 2/11 (T-M)   Gravitational Acceleration  (Handout)  
6 2/12 - 2/18  (T-M)   Friction (Course Pack 5)  
7 2/20 - 2/26(T-M)   Midterm  
8 2/27 - 3/12 (W-T)   Work and Energy (Handout) Waterslide Video
9 3/13 - 3/19 (W-T)   The Ballistic Pendulum (Course Pack 6)
10 3/20 - 3/26 (W-T)   Torque and Equilibrium (Course Pack 7)  
11 3/27 - 4/02 (W-T)   Rotational Dynamics (Course Pack 8)  
12 4/03 - 4/09 (W-T)   Simple Harmonic Motion of Springs (CP 9)  
13 4/10 - 4/16(W-T)   Resonance in Air Columns  
14 4/17 - 4/23(W-T)   Lab Exam Lab exams are held during the last regular lab session.

Table 3

Other Information  
Format for Lab Notebook Lab Notebook
Guidelines for formal lab report Lab Report
Example Reports: Measurement

Measuring "g"

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