Each partnership of two students will carry out 9 experiments. Complete instructions for building and testing all of the experiments can be found in the experiment manual. All necessary materials can be acquired from an online electronics supply source.
Experiment Manual
In One File (PDF - 5.4 MB)
Jerry Wilson received his physics degrees from Ohio University (B.S., Ph.D.) and Union College in Schenectady, New York (M.S.). In addition to co-writing PHYSICS LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS, he is one of the original authors of the first edition of AN INTRODUCTION OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE (published in 1971) and has several other physics textbooks to his credit. Jerry Wilson received his physics degrees from Ohio University (B.S., Ph.D.) and Union College in Schenectady, New York (M.S.). In addition to co-writing PHYSICS LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS, he is one of the original authors of the first edition of AN INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL SCIENCE (published in 1971) and has several other physics textbooks to his credit. (Lattice formation comes into play in the freezing of water. Because of the lattice structure of ice, it is less dense that liquid water and floats.) (Mixture results for alcohols. List of Limitations and improvements of Physics Lab experiments 1. For measurement of vertical height 2. For Oscillation experiments 3. Deflection of meter rule when mass is placed on it (S11Q32Q33) Limitations Improvements 1. Two readings (of d and l) not enough/only two readings/ too few readings. Take more readings and plot a.
By Chapters
About the Experiments (PDF)
Experiment ES - Estimating a Second (PDF)
Making Clip Leads - CLK - About Soldering (PDF)
Exercise MM - About the Multimeter (PDF)
Physics Laboratory Experiments Free Pdf
Building the LVPS - Low Voltage Power Supply (PDF)
Experiment FO - Falling Object (PDF)
Experiment FM - Force Between Magnets (PDF)
Experiment CF - Centripetal Force (PDF)
Experiment ET - Energy Transformations (PDF)
Experiment VS - Vibrating Systems (PDF)
Experiment AM - Angular Momentum (PDF)
Experiment FL - Flow (PDF - 2.5 MB)
Red Box and Tool Kit Contents (PDF)
Kit Parts List (PDF)
Experiment Questions
EXPERIMENT QUESTIONS | SOLUTIONS | DUE DATES |
---|---|---|
Estimating a Second (ES) (PDF) | (PDF) | L5 |
Low Voltage Power Supply (LVPS) (PDF 1) (PDF 2) | (PDF) | L8 |
Falling Object (FO) (PDF) | (PDF) | L10 |
Force Between Magnets (FM) (PDF) | (PDF) | L15 |
Centripetal Force (CF) (PDF) | (PDF) | L17 |
Energy Transformations (ET) (PDF) | (PDF) | L22 |
Vibrating Systems (VS) (PDF) | (PDF) | L27 |
Angular Momentum (AM) (PDF) | (PDF) | L29 |
Flow (PDF) | (PDF) | L34 |
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