Physics 145
Introduction to Experimental Physics I
Instructor: Karine Chesnel
Office: N319 ESC
Tel: 801- 422-5687
kchesnel@byu.edu
Office hours: on appointment
Class website:
http://www.physics.byu.edu/faculty/chesnel/physics145.aspx
Class organization
• Get the Manual at the bookstore (Phys 451 packet)
• Get your CID online (department website)
• Get your own lab notebook before the first lab!
Lecture (1 hour)
Tuesday 1pm
254 CB
Labs (3 hours)
S420 ESC
Wednesday
or Thursday
or Friday
Your lab assignments
1. Prepare by reading the introduction material
2. Answer quiz questions (within the first half hour) and
submit the sheet to your TA
3. Proceed to the experiments: L1.1, L1.2, etc…
4. Write a report of your findings for each experiment,
in your lab notebook (individual reports)
Grades
Lab report (20 pts)
• Reading quizzes: 5 pts
• Experiment, Data, observation: 10 pts
• Discussion / Conclusion: 3 pts
• Participation: 2 pts
Final Test: 20 pts
Lab 1
Geometric Optics
Waves Optics
Real Image Formation
Sign conventions
Lens
convex
f>0
Object:
do > 0 always
Image:
di > 0 if real,
concave
f<0
di < 0 if virtual
Magnification
Transverse
magnification
m=
ℎ𝑖
ℎ𝑜
=-
𝑑𝑖
𝑑𝑜
Angular
magnification
𝑚𝜃 =
𝜃𝑖
𝜃𝑜
Your lab assignments
A. Geometric Optics (using visible light)
• L1. 1: Measure focal length
• L1.2: Verify length equation and magnification
• L1.3: Determine minimum distance object- image
• L1.4: Create a simple telescope
B. Waves Optics (using microwaves)
• L1. 5: Measure polarization with antenna
• L1.6: Measure wavelength
Lab 6
AC-Circuit Theory
and Complex Numbers
Your lab assignments
• 6. 1: resistors, capacitors, inductors
• 6.2: AC Driven Series LRC Circuit
• 6.3: Complex Numbers
• 6.4: Euler’s Equation
• 6.5: Polar Format of Complex Numbers
• 6.6: Real vs Complex AC Quantities
• 6.7: LRC Circuits in Complex Notation
Exercises