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PHY1033

Discovering Physics Laboratory

Soon there will be links to my lab handouts and to instructions for your lab reports.

General instructions for your lab reports.
Newton's laws.
08/25-27:  First week of classes. Read the syllabus before class.
09/01-03:  Lab #1.   Motion in one direction.
09/08-11:  Lab #2.   Acceleration due to gravity.
09/15-17:  Lab #3.   Pendulum.
09/22-24:  Lab #4.   Wavelength of light.
09/29-01:  Test 1 on Tuesday September 29.

Sound, light electricity and magnetism
10/06-08:  Lab #5.   Pinhole physics.
10/13-15:  Lab #6.   Index of refraction.
10/20-22:  Lab #7.   Simple lens.
10/27-29:  No Lab.

Special relativity
11/03-05:  Lab #8.   Size of a molecule.
11/10-12:  Lab #9.   Absolute zero.
11/17-19:  Test 2 on Thursday.
11/24-26:  Normal class followed by a general makeup lab on Tuesday. Thanksgiving vacation on Thursday.

Interesting applications of physics
12/01-03:  Cumulative make-up test on Tuesday.
12/08     :  Last class on Tuesday.

Final Exam
12/17     :  Thursday, Final exam, 5:30pm-7:30pm, group 17E, usual