The table below shows the experiment syllabus for Physics 002 in the SpringSemester of 2000. By clicking on the title of the experiment in the table below,one can obtain additional notes on the equipment and procedures for theindividual experiments. Thereis also a link which will connect you to examplesof good and bad lab reports which show not only an example of student work, butalso of the grading comments made on those particular reports.
| Date | Experiment Title | Relevant Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 1/24 | Electric Field Plotting | Electric field distribution around charged objects |
| 1/31 | Introduction to Electric Measurement | Ohm's Law, ammeters, voltmeters |
| 2/7 | Basic Circuits | Basic DC series and parallel circuits |
| 2/14 | Resistivity | Resistance characteristics of different conductors |
| 2/21 | RC Circuits | Capacitance, RC circuits |
| 2/28 | MIDTERMS | Make-up Labs may be scheduled |
| 3/6 | SPRING BREAK | NO LAB |
| 3/13 | Ray Tracing | Mirrors and lenses |
| 3/20 | Prism Spectrometer | Dispersion, index of refraction |
| 3/27 | Thin Lenses | Images made with converging lenses | 4/3 | Multiple Slit Optics A | Single and Double slit patterns |
| 4/10 | Multiple Slit Optics B | Grating Spectrometer |
| 4/17 | EASTER | NO LAB |
| 4/24 | Radioactivity | Half-life and sheilding |
| 5/1 | MAKE-UP WEEK | All labs must be in by 5/5!!! |
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