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III. Physics Labs Ideas
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A. Newtonian Mechanics
Measurements of Length, Mass, Volume, Density
Force Table and Vector Addition of Forces
Components of a Vector
Graphing a Linear Relationship
Function Relationships
Creating Motion Graphs
Velocity as a Function of Time and Distance at Constant Acceleration
Uniformly Accelerated Motion on the Air Track
Uniformly Accelerated Motion on the Air Table
Kinematics in Two Dimensions on the Air Table
Free Fall
Acceleration Due to Gravity
The Ballistic Pendulum and Projectile Motion
Newton's Second Law
Atwood's Machine
Coefficient of Static Friction
Kinetic Friction
Circular Motion
Centripetal Acceleration of an Object in Circular Motion
Centripetal Force
Newton's Law of Universal Gravitational Attraction
Angular Acceleration and Moment of Inertia
Torques and Rotational Equilibrium of a Rigid Body
Conservation of Angular Momentum
Torque, Inertia, and Mechanical Energy of Rotating Systems
Impulse and Conservation of Momentum
Conservation of Momentum on the Air Track
Conservation of Momentum on the Air Table
Conservation of Energy Using a Spring-Mass System
Conservation of Energy for a Pendulum
Conservation of Energy on an Inclined Plane
Conservation of Energy on the Air Table
Conservation of Spring and Gravitational Potential Energy
Elastic Forces/Hooke's Law
Simple Harmonic Motion of a Spring-Mass System
The Simple Pendulum
The Pendulum -- Approximate Simple Harmonic Motion
Simple Harmonic Motion -- Mass on a Spring
Physical Pendulum with Large Amplitudes
B. Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Physics
Linear Expansion Coefficient
Archimedes Principle
C. Electricity and Magnetism
Coulomb's Law
Electric Field Mapping
Equipotential and Electric Field
Voltage Measurements
Current and Resistance Measurements
Ohm's Law and Linear Resistors
Wheatstone Bridge
Voltmeters and Ammeters
Circuit Analysis Using Kirchhoff's Junction Rule
Parallel Plate Capacitor
Capacitor Circuits
RC Circuits
The RC Time Constant
RL Circuits
Non-Ohmic Devices
Rectifier Circuits
LC Circuits
Electromagnetic Induction
Gauss Law
Magnetic Induction of a Current Carrying Long Straight Wire
Bio-Savart Law and the Helmholtz Coil
Measurement of e/m for an Electron
D. Waves and Optics
Traveling Waves
Wave Motion/Vibrating Strings
Standing Waves on a String
Speed of Sound in Air and Resonance Tube
Reflection and Refraction
Concave and Convex Mirrors
Concave and Convex Lenses
Index of Refraction
Critical Angle
Single Slit
Double Slit
Diffraction Grating
E. Atomic and Nuclear Physics
Photoelectric Effect
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