Bucknell University
Physics 211 Laboratory
Fall 2015
Experiment
Dates
1. Representing Motion
Aug. 24 thru Aug. 28
2. Static Equilibrium
Aug. 31 thru Sept. 4
3. Newton’s 2nd Law
Sept. 7 thru Sept. 11
4. Air Drag on a Falling Object
Sept. 14 thru Sept. 18
5. Numerical Solution: Air Drag
Sept. 21 thru Sept. 25
6. Intro to Oscilloscope
Sept. 28 thru Oct. 2
7. Statistical Uncertainties
Oct. 5 thru Oct. 9
No Labs Oct. 12 & Oct. 13 (Break)
8. Relativistic Momentum & Energy
Oct. 14 (Wed) thru Oct. 20 (Tue)
9. Speed of Sound & Light
Oct. 26 thru Oct. 30
10. Constant Volume Gas Thermometer and Absolute Zero
Nov. 2 thru Nov. 6
No Labs Nov. 9 & Nov. 10
11. Entropy
Nov. 11 (Wed) thru Nov. 17 (Tue)
No Labs Nov. 23 thru Nov. 27 (break)
12. Measurement of “g”
Nov. 30 thru Dec. 4
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2015
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