PHYS 1111L - Introductory Physics Laboratory I
Laboratory Schedule


The laboratory schedule for PHYS 1111L, Introductory Physics Laboratory I, is provided in the table below. This lab schedule is linked to the laboratory advanced sheets. Laboratory advanced sheets provide instructions for completing lab experiments. Additionally, they often contain data tables to assist the student in organizing his or her efforts in the lab. Students should read the laboratory advanced sheets before the lab is conducted, print them out, bring them to lab, and pay particular attention to the requirements for the associated lab report described within them.

Laboratory Date Topic
  Jan 9 no lab - Drop/Add
1 Jan 16 Measurement
Introduction to the ExcelTM Spreadsheet Program
2 Jan 23 Acceleration Due to Gravity
Graphing with the ExcelTM Spreadsheet Program
3 Jan 30 Projectile Motion
4 Feb 6 Newton's Second Law
Feb 13 no lab
 5 Feb 20 Conservation of Energy
6 Feb 27 Collisions
Feb 28 Last day to withdraw without academic accountability
7 Mar 13 Ballistic Pendulum
Mar 20 no lab
8 Mar 27 Simple Pendulum
 9 Apr 3 Rolling Motion
10 Apr 10 Oscillatory Motion
11 Apr 17 Standing Waves
12 Apr 24 Final Examination


Last update: December 13, 2002