Physics 113

Laboratory Experiments 1996 - 1997

• General Information:

  1. General Instructions

  2. Purpose of the Physics labs

  3. How to carry out an experiment in the Physics labs

  4. How to write a lab report

  5. Writing science papers

  6. Writing a Phys. Rev. Lett.

• Experiments:

  1. Experiment # 1: Statistics

  2. Experiment # 2: Acceleration of Gravity

  3. Experiment # 3: Conservation of Momentum and Energy

  4. Experiment # 4: Moment of Inertia and Oscillations

  5. Experiment # 5: Mechanical Equivalent of Heat

• Appendices:

  1. Appendix A: Units

  2. Appendix B: Error Analysis

  3. Appendix C: Curve Fitting

  4. Appendix D: Exponential Decay

  5. Appendix E: The scientific Method