Spring Semester 2010

Physics Laboratory Schedule

Week

 Dates:

Physics 2029

Physics 2229

Physics 2019/2219

1

 Jan. 4-8 

Introduction
(222)

Diffraction & Interference
(221)

Introduction
(225)

2

Jan. 11 - 15

Diffraction & Interference
(221)

Refraction of Light
(222)

Position, Time, and Velocity
(225)

3

 Jan. 18 - 22

Refraction of Light
(222)

Focal Length of Lenses
(221)

Linear Motion with Constant Acceleration
(225)

4

Jan. 25-18

Focal Length of Lenses
(221)

NO LABS

Falling Objects
(225)

5

Jan. 22-29

NO LABS

Introduction to Electricity
(222)

Computational Lab
(225)

6

Feb. 1-5

Introduction to Electricity
(222)

Electric Fields and Potentials
(221)

Force Vectors and Static Equilibrium
(225)

7

 Feb. 8-12

Electric Fields and Potentials
(221)

Voltage, Current, and Resistance
(222)

The Simple Pendulum
(225)

8

Feb. 15-19

Voltage, Current, and Resistance
(222)

DC Circuits:  Kirchhoff's Rules
(221)

NO LABS

9

 Feb. 22-26

DC Circuits:  Kirchhoff's Rules
(221)

The Oscilloscope and RC Circuits
(222)

Collisions and Conservation
(225)

10

 Mar. 1-5

The Oscilloscope and RC Circuits
(222)

Magnetic Fields
(221)

Rotational Dynamics
(225)

11

 Mar. 8-12

Magnetic Fields
(221)

AC Circuits
(222)

Simple Harmonic Motion
(225)

March 15-19: No Class
Spring Break

12

 Mar. 22-26

AC Circuits
(222)

The Photoelectric Effect
(221)

Standing Waves on a String
(225)

13

 Mar. 29-Apr. 2

The Photoelectric Effect
(221)

Atomic Spectroscopy
(222)

Sound Waves
(225)

14

 Apr. 5-9

Atomic Spectroscopy
(222)

Radioactivity
(221)

The Ideal Gas Law
(225)

15

 Apr. 12-16

Radioactivity
(221)

NO LABS

Heat and Calorimetry
(225)

Finals

 Apr.19-23

Practical Exam
(221)

Practical Exam
(222)

Practical Exam
(225)