PHYS1961 Fall 2007 Honors Physics I

Laboratory Syllabus

Day

Date

Topic

Physics I Activity

Wed

29 Aug

"Milli-Can Oil Drop"


Wed

5 Sep

Constant acceleration in one dimension
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1: Doc

Wed

12 Sep

Two dimensional motion; Curve fitting

2: Phys I Doc
Video Clip
LP File

Wed

19 Sep

Inertial versus gravitational mass
Helpful article


Wed

26 Sep

Review for Exam #1


Wed

3 Oct

A mass hanging from a spring

10: Doc

Wed

10 Oct

Horizontal oscillations with varying mass


Wed

17 Oct

Impulse and momentum change

5: Doc

Wed

24 Oct

Review for Exam #2


Wed

31 Oct

Rotational inertia

13: Doc

Wed

7 Nov

Standing waves on a stretched wire


Mon

12 Nov

Preliminary laboratory books due


Wed

14 Nov

Coupled mechanical oscillations


Wed

21 Nov

No Laboratory (Thanksgiving)


Wed

28 Nov

Review for Exam #3


Wed

3 Dec

No Laboratory


Thur

6 Dec

Final laboratory books due