Fundamentals of Physics Laboratory I PHYS 113 Fall 2009 INSTRUCTOR: Staff Office: CHCB Office Hours: (and by appointment) LABS: T 11:10 – 1:00 PM, 1:10 – 3:00 PM or W 1:10 – 3:00 PM or TH 11:10 – 1:00 PM, 1:10 – 3:00 PM, 3:10 – 5:00 PM WEBSITE: www.physics.umt.edu/labs/phys113/ MATERIALS (Document Download): Laboratory Techniques Guide PREREQUISITES: COREQUISITES: Working knowledge of high school algebra Phys 111 (Fund. Phys.) OVERVIEW: The goal of this class is to give you a sound introduction to classical experimental physics. This will include studying some basic concepts in physics, development of problem solving skills, and learning of laboratory techniques. It is essential that you keep up from the start as the concepts in this course build on each other. LABORATORY: There will be 12 two-hour labs during the semester. 11 of those labs will count towards your final grade. You will be required to attend the labs, take measurements, and keep a notebook for each lab. Each week before performing the next experiment you will be given an open notebook quiz on the previous week’s lab. In preparation for the course, you should go to the course web site to download the document: (1) Laboratory Techniques Guide, which explains how to handle error analysis, graphing, and other key issues that come up while keeping a laboratory notebook. Each week, a few days before your lab, you should download and print a copy of the current lab, read it and bring it with you to your lab meeting. Students are expected to have read the instructions prior to arriving at the lab. Labs are held Tues 11:10-1:00 pm, 1:103:00 pm or Wed 1:10-3 pm or Thurs 11:10-1:00 pm, 1:10-3:00 pm, or 3:10-5:00 pm in room CHCB 225 or 229. Lab quizzes are due before beginning the next experiment. There will be no make-up labs. GRADING: Laboratory Quizzes: 100% (10 pts each) This course can be taken for a traditional letter grade only A = 90%-100%, B = 80%-89%, C = 70%-79%, D = 60%-69%, F = 59% or less Physics 113 Laboratory Course Schedule Week 1. 8/24-8/28 Lab 12. 11/9-11/13 Measuring Instruments Measuring g Equilibrium Centripetal Force Hooke’s Law Elastic Collisions Ballistic Pendulum Angular Momentum Archimedes’ Principle Standing Waves Mechanical Equivalent of Heat No lab (Veteren’s Day–Wed) (No class Tues.) 13. 11/16-11/20 14. 11/23-11/27 Thermal Expansion No lab (Thanksgiving) (No class Wed. – Fri.) 15. 11/30-12/4 16. 12/7-12/11 Last Quiz No lab 2. 8/31-9/4 3. 9/7-9/11 4. 9/14-9/18 5. 9/21-9/25 6. 9/28-10/2 7. 10/5-10/9 8. 10/12-10/16 9. 10/19-10/23 10. 10/26-10/30 11. 11/2-11/6