Physics 211 Laboratory

Summer 2012


 

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

  Old Laboratory Manuals  (For Prelabs...see below

The new versions of the lab manuals are not available online, but will be handed out in lab. They are similar to the old versions available here.

  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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