Physics 251:Fall 2008

Syllabus [ W : P ] : Schedule [ W : P ] : Assessable Learning Outcomes [ W : P ]

Notes on the lab writeup

Dates
Lab Number & Link Additional Laboratory Materials
October 27

Lab 01

Electrostatics

Problem Session

Helper for 01:  Coulomb's Law

Movies:

 Electrostatic Chime  : Goopy Glue (I :II) : Coulomb's Law

Images: Coulombs Law Lab

 

October 28

 

mx55 x1

FW#1

02:Electrostatic Field Mapping [ W : P ]

Helpers for 02: Field Map Helper

Images: Dipole  Lab      :   MX55-Dipole Lab

Experimental Notes: Toggle Input Impedance on MX55

Acquisition Program: Electrostatic Field Map

Field Map Image

 

November 03

mx55 x2

FW #2

03:Series & Parallel Resistance & Capacitances

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Helpers for 03:  Light Bulb : Ohmatic Resistor

Acquisition program: Ohm' s Law

Experimental Notes: Initialize MX55 Serial Interface

 

November 04

 

mx55 x 2

ABR

04:Measurement of the EMF from a source & the RC time Constant

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Helper for 04: Internal Resistance and RC Circuit

Movies: RC Circuit Charging & Discharging: Data

Data collected from the RC movie

Circuit Connections: Charging : Discharging

Acquisition program: RC Circuit

 

November 10

 

mx55 pb602-s

 

FW#3

05:The Current Balance

 

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Helper for 05: Current Balance & Spinner

Animation: Using Excel Solver

Images: Current Balance Setup : Spinner Setup

Acquisition programs:

Current Balance without spinner : Current Balance with spinner

Experimental Notes: Definition of Field Direction

 

November 11

 

mx55 pb602-s

ABR

06: Magnetic Levitation

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Helper for 06 : Magnetic Levitation

Animations: Magnetic Moment in an External Field (1 : 2)

Images: Ferromagnetic Levitation Setup

Acquisition programs:

DC Magnetic Levitation : AC Magnetic Levitation

 

 November 17

mx55 x2

TDS1002 x1

FW#4

 

07:  Solenoids, Transformers, Faraday's law & Lenz's Law

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Helper: Faraday's Law

TeK Setups:

8: for Magnet Drop

9: for Magnet Manual Entry into Coil

10: for Magnet on Spring

TEK for Faraday's Law (magnet-spring) waveform  [I:D]

TEK Screen Capturers:

Format[Drive]=> .ps[I:D] : .tif[I:D] : .pcx[I:D] : .bmp[I:D]

Acquisition programs:

AC xformer : DC xformer

 

November 17

TDS1002 x1

ABR

 

08:Oscilloscopes

LF, HF filters and RLC circuits

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Helper: Impedance Analysis

List of Frequencies to measure

Acquisition Program:

TeK Setup 5

TeK Frequency Analyzer

December 01

FW#5

 

09: Focal Length of Converging and Diverging Lenses

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Helper: Converging & Diverging Lenses

Java Applet:  Optics Bench

backup1(not working) : backup 2(not working) : backup 3 (bigger)

December 02

ABR

 

10: Reflection, Refraction, BrewstersAngle,  and the CriticalAngle [ W : P ]

Helper: Brewster, Refraction, Reflection

April 21, 22  

TBA