Physics 123 and Physics 143

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: Speed of sound

  2. Experiment 2: Optics

  3. Experiment 3: Electromagnetic waves

  4. Experiment 4: The Hydrogen spectrum

  5. Experiment 5: The Franck and Hertz experiment

• 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