PHYS 211L -  Physics With Calculus Laboratory    Fall 2010

Laboratory:     R  2 - 4:50 PM, Sims 205
                           All Phys 211 Students need to register for one of the PHYS 211L  lab sections 
 
                            Office Hours: M, W, F: 10-10:50 or by appointment.          

e-mail: sebhatum@winthrop.edu    Voice Mail: 323 -4935

Course Objectives:

• Learn how to perform introductory physics experiments.
• Learn to  test as well as verify physics concepts.
• Learn how to use computers for data collection and analysis.
• Draw conclusions for the experiments and write laboratory reports with clear conculudions.

*  You must read the lab hand-out as well as relevant sections from the textbook before the lab period.

* Bring the textbook and your calculator to the laboratory.

* Do not miss any laboratory. You will receive "0" for all missed laboratories.

* Lab reports are due at the end of the lab period.

PHYS 211L Tentative Lab Schedule       

Exp t  #	Week	Experiment	Pre-Lab Quiz
1	Aug. 31-Sept. 3	Graphing with Excel	Clemson Tutorial on Excell.   Plot the Given Data and detemine p
2	Sept. 7-10	Density	Problem #22, Chap-1, Page 10
3	Sept. 14-17	Vectors	Problem #56, Chap-3, Page 56
4	Sept. 21-24	Data Collection with a PC	Problem #53, Chap-5, Page 111.
5	Sept.28-Oct-1	Friction	Pre-Lab on Friction
6	Oct. 5-8	Energy	Pre-Lab on Energy
7	Oct. 12-15	Ballistic Pendulum	Pre-Lab on BP
	Oct. 15-18	Fall Break.
8	Oct. 19-22	Torque	Pre-Lab on Torque
9	Oct. 25-29	Rotational Motion	Pre-Lab on RM
10	Nov. 1-5	Hooke's Law and Simple Harmonic Motion	Pre-Lab on SHM
11	Nov. 8-12	Archimedes' Principle	Pre-Lab on AP
12	Nov. 15-18	Vibrating String	Pre-Lab on Strings
13	Nov. 29-Dec. 2	Speed of sound in air	Pre-Lab on Sound

Include the following in the same order for your lab reports:

1) Laboratory hand-out.

2) Graphs, calculations, answers for questions, etc.

3) Conclusion.

4) Staple the report at the top left corner making sure nothing is hidden under the staple.

Rules for the laboratory

        1. Do not come late.

        2.     Most of the time You will work in a groups of no more than three.  All  partners should         actively take part   in  collecting the  data and the experimental process.

3. At the end of your lab work you need to return all the laboratory equipment to the appropriate places where you took them.

 

4. You need to handle the equipment carefully, giving special attention when warranted.

5. When you leave the laboratory, you need to make sure the laboratory table is clean and free of any materials.

Guidelines for conclusion

Conclusion should state tasks that focus on the purpose of the experimental  investigation. Your conclusion  should be concise (about  half a page) and clear. Obviously,  you cannot write your conclusion without completing your experiment or investigations. A general statement like "I have determined the densities of given solids" is not acceptable. You need to refer to your data, methods, and results in your conclusion. First you may state if your results satisfy   the purpose of the experiment. Then you may discuss  the errors and their possible causes. Describe your reasoning using physics terminology and principles.   While we encourage you to discuss your physics experiments with your partners, your written lab report must be your own work. Partners will have the same data and graphs but should not have a word for word copies of each others discussions and conclusions.
 
 
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