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Updated 29 December 2009.
Coordinator: Dr. Carr
Ref. no. 75329 --
Thursday 2:30-5:20 pm in SM 208 (Dr. Boueres)
Ref. no. 75330 --
Thursday 5:30-8:20 pm in SM 208 (Dr. Boueres)
Ref. no. 75331 --
Friday 2:30-5:20 pm in SM 208 (Dr. Boueres)
Ref. no. 76861 --
Saturday 9:00-11:50 am in SM 208 (Mr. Bolivar)
Textbook:
Physics Laboratory Manual, by David H. Loyd,
third edition (Brooks/Cole CENGAGE, 2008).
ISBN-13: 9780495114529
You must buy a NEW copy of the lab manual because we remove pages from
the book for use in the lab (pre-lab reports, data tables, calculations,
and post-lab report questions).
The lab manual is used for both semesters at TCC.
This is the first year we have used this lab manual, but both
Bill's Bookstore and the TCC Bookstore had adequate stock this past fall.
Contact Dr. Carr immediately if you have any problems getting a lab manual!
Important clarification of policies related to withdrawal from lecture
| Lab # | Date | Description | Manual Ref |
| 1/7-9 | Orientation, Lab Safety and Sig Figs | pp. 1-11 | |
| 0 | 1/14-16 | Uncertainties and Data Fitting | pp. 1-11 + Handout |
| 1 | 1/21-23 | Uniformly Accelerated Motion | pg. 53 |
| 2 | 1/28-30 | Projectile Motion on the Air Table | pg. 63 |
| 3 | 2/4-6 |
Newton's Second Law (computerized) |
pg. 85 + Handout |
| 2/11-13 | Lab Exam 1 | ||
| 4 | 2/18-20 |
Conservation of Spring and Gravitational Potential Energy |
pg. 127 |
| 5 | 2/25-27 |
Ballistic Pendulum and Projectile Motion |
pg. 137 + Handout |
| 6 | 3/4-6 | Torques and Rotational Equilibrium | pg. 105 |
| 3/11-13 | Spring Break (no labs) | ||
| 3/18-20 | Lab Exam 2 | ||
| 7 | 3/25-27 |
Moment of Inertia and Rotational Motion |
Handout |
| 8 | 4/1-3 | Simple Harmonic Motion | pg. 207 |
| 9 | 4/8-10 | Archimedes' Principle | pg. 189 |
| 10 | 4/15-17 | Standing Waves on a String | pg. 217 + Handout |
| 4/22-24 | Lab Exam 3 | ||
| Note: The initial set of pages used pictures taken in one day showing each of the lab setups. These have been updated over the past years, and information has been added on the use of some of the equipment. Some details may vary, but they do show the apparatus as it should look when you arrive and sometimes how it looks when in use. I will continue to update the pictures and add supplemental material. Suggestions are appreciated on what other photos or additional info could be helpful to you. |
Note: Extra handouts are kept in the lab room.
| Special thanks to the students whose hands appear in some photos. Sharing their work helps every student after them learn from what was done before and build on that to develop good lab technique. |
Official course description from the TCC Catalog
Note that PHY 2048
must be taken at the same time as PHY 2048L.
Info on Constants, SI Units, and Measurement Uncertainty (NIST)
Contact me
if you have any questions.