Spring 2012 Semester Schedule of Labs

Week

 Dates:

Physics 2029

Physics 2229

Physics 2019/2219

1

 Jan. 2-6 

Refraction of Light

(222)

Introduction

(221)

Introduction

(225)

2

Jan. 9 - 13

Focal Length of Lenses

(221)

Refraction of Light

(222)

Position, Time, and Velocity

(225)

3

 Jan. 16 - 20

Diffraction and Interference

(222)

Focal Length of Lenses

(221)

Linear Motion with Constant Acceleration

(225)

4

Jan. 23-27

Introduction to Electricity

(221)

Diffraction and Interference

(222)

Falling Objects

(225)

5

Jan. 30 - Feb. 3

Electric Fields and Potentials

(222)

Introduction to Electricity

(221)

Force Vectors and Static Equilibrium

(225)

6

 Feb. 6-10

Voltage, Current, and Resistance

(221)

Electric Fields and Potentials

(222)

The Simple Pendulum

(225)

7

Feb. 13-17

DC Circuits:  Kirchhoff's Rules

(222)

Voltage, Current, and Resistance

(221)

NO LAB

8

 Feb. 20-24

Magnetic Fields

(221)

DC Circuits:  Kirchhoff's Rules

(222)

Collisions and Conservation

(225)

9

 Feb. 27 - Mar.3

The Oscilloscope and RC Circuits

(222)

Magnetic Fields

(221)

Rotational Dynamics

(225)

10

 Mar. 6 - 10

AC Circuits

(221)

The Oscilloscope and RC Circuits

(222)

Simple Harmonic Motion

(225)

March 13-17: No Class

Spring Break

11

 Mar. 20-24

The Photoelectric Effect

(222)

AC Circuits

(221)

Standing Waves on a String

(225)

12

 Mar. 27-31

Atomic Spectroscopy

(221)

The Photoelectric Effect

(222)

Sound Waves

(225)

13

 Apr. 3-7

Radioactivity

(222)

Atomic Spectroscopy

(221)

The Ideal Gas Law

(225)

14

 Apr. 10-14

Practical Exam

(222)

Radioactivity

(222)

Heat and Calorimetry

(225)

Finals

 Apr.17-21

 

Practical Exam

(221)

Practical Exam

(225)