PHY 132 - Physics I Lab

Prof. Denicoló is NOT teaching this course this semester.

Announcements

Posted by G. Denicoló on August, 2009

If you miss more than 2 lab reports you will fail the course (see Course Outline). Lab attendance is based on the completion of the experiment and the required lab report.

 

Course Documents

This material is intended for students of Suffolk County Community College ONLY.
Do NOT use/copy/reproduce it otherwise.

Course Syllabus and Grading Guidelines

Course Outline Section 100 (CRN 91347) and Section 101 (CRN 92515)

Do you need graph paper? Choose (10 lines/cm, 5 lines/cm, 8 lines/inch) and print.

Are you confused about error propagation? Or graphs? Have a look at this short compilation of a lab tutorial for PHY132.

LABS:

1) One dimensional horizontal motion (x and v versus t)

2) One dimensional vertical motion (ball toss, get g)

3) Motion in an incline plane (get g again)

4) Two dimensional motion (projectile motion)

5) Newton's second law (air tracks)

6) Coefficient of static and kinetic friction (force sensor)

7) Work and energy (force sensor and motion detector)

8) Impulse and momentum (force sensor and motion detector)

9) Types of collisions (air tracks)

10) More collisions (two motion detectors, two carts)

11) Determining the centripetal force (special apparatus)