Physics 211 Laboratory

Fall 2009


 

The Laboratory portion of Physics 211 involves 9 8 labs in which physical phenomena associated with introductory classical mechanics will be studied, including: 1-dimensional and projectile motion; gravitational, spring, and frictional forces; work and energy; rotational motion; moments of inertia; simple harmonic motion; transverse waves on a string.

  Laboratory Schedule

  Laboratory Manual  (For Prelabs...see below)

  Lab 0
       Lab 1
       Lab 2
       Lab 3
       Lab 4
       Lab 5
       Lab 6
       Lab 7
       Lab 8

Physics 211 Laboratory Outline:

  Laboratory Orientation  (Lectures 1, 2)

Introduction to Phys. 211 lab equipment and procedures; simple 1-dimensional motion

  Lab #1:  Kinematics (Lectures 1, 2)

Particle kinematics with and without the influence of gravity; relationship between position, velocity, and acceleration  (PreLab #1)

  Lab #2:  Force and Newton's Laws (Lectures 4, 5, 6)

Newton's laws, gravitational, and spring forces  (PreLab #2)

  Lab #3:  Frictional Forces (Lectures 7, 8)

Static and kinetic friction; particle motion in the presence of dissipation (PreLab #3)

  Lab #4:  Energy (Lectures 9, 10, 11)

Kinetic energy, potential energy due to spring and gravitational forces, conservation of energy  (PreLab #4)

  Lab #5:  Collisions (Lectures 14, 15, 16)

Momentum conservation; elastic, impulsive, and elastic collisions (PreLab #5)

  Lab #6:  Rotational Dynamics I: Moments of Inertia (Lecture 17, 18, 19)

Rotation about a fixed axis, moment of inertia, rolling motion  (PreLab #6)

  Lab #7:  Rotational Dynamics II (Lectures 19, 20, 21, 22)

Rotational kinematics, rotational energy, torque, angular momentum (PreLab #7)

  Lab #8:  Simple Harmonic Motion (Lectures 24, 25)

Simple harmonic oscillation, conservation of energy during simple harmonic motion, damped harmonic motion  (PreLab #8)

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