SFSU Physics and Astronomy Department

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Physics 112 Section 2 & 3
Lab Schedule

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All Labs Meet in TH 118 

 
Lab#   Dates              Experiment                              
 
  1           2/3                         Registration; Data analysis on the PC
 
  2           2/10                       Understanding Motion
 
  3           2/17                       Velocity and Acceleration in Free Fall
 
  4           2/24                       Projectile Motion
 
  5           3/2                         F = ma
 
  6           3/9                         Centripetal Force
 
  7           3/16                       Inclined Plane – Forces and Energy
          
               3/23                       No Labs – Spring Break  
 
               3/30                       No Labs – Caesar Chavez Holiday
 
  8           4/6                         Collisions; Conservation of Momentum
 
  9           4/13                       Simple Harmonic Motion
 
 10          4/20                       Rotational Inertia
 
 11          4/27                       Archimedes’ Principle
 
 12          5/4                         Absolute Zero
 
 13          5/11                       Calorimetry
 
 14          5/18                       Wave Demonstrations; Lab Final

 

Laboratory Materials



You will need to bring the following materials, beginning with the second lab meeting.

1. A Hard Bound Lab Notebook, square-ruled, for recording lab work. National #43-591 and #53-108 or Roaring Spring #77475 are good.

2. General Physics Lab Manual – Phys 112 & 122, Sold in the bookstore and bundled with the Walker textbook for the lecture course. Older editions will not be adequate.

3. A Calculator with statistical functions.

4. A Ruler. A clear one works best.

5. A Glue stick.

 

6. Might be helpful: “Excel Spreadsheet Basics for College Students” by J. Orenberg; available in Chemistry textbook section of the bookstore.

Modified   05.02.2004