Lab Supplies
Students are expected to purchase their lab supplies. You will be given a specific list in the Syllabus at the beginning of the semester. If you wish to purchase the supplies in advance, you can see the details here.
Physics 231 Lab Manuals
Lab Manuals v.2021 | Lab Manuals v.2019 | |
1 | Vectors (working with spreadsheets) | Velocity and Acceleration Pasco set up: Photogate and Picket |
2 | Velocity and Acceleration (data analysis) Plotting data, linear regression Working with Spreadsheets |
Force Table |
3 | Projectile Motion (Working with spreadsheets) | Newton’s Second Law Pasco setup: Photogate and Picket |
4 | Center of Mass (experiment) | Newton’s Second Law (scientific writing) |
5 | Torque and Equilibrium (experiment) | Conservation of Energy Pasco setup: Two Photogates |
6 | Linear Momentum (simulation) | Collisions and Linear Momentum |
7 | Torque and Equilibrium) (simulation) | Torque and Equilibrium |
8 | Buoyancy and Density (experiment) | Buoyancy |
9 | Simple Harmonic Oscillator (simulation) |
Simple Harmonic Motion |
10 | Measuring g with a Simple Pendulum (experiment) | Gas Laws Pasco setup: Pressure Sensor |
Lab Reports
Here are the Lab Report Guidelines and Grading.
Sample Lab Reports
Lab Safety
All students must abide by the Lab Safety Rules while present in the physics laboratory room.
All students must complete a Lab Safety Quiz posted in their Physics Lab Blackboard Site before they are allowed to enter the lab.