All of the labs are described in the Physics 1401 Laboratory Manual
available at the bookstore. It is your responsibility to read
through each laboratory ahead of
time. All laboratory sections meet in
SC 102. Be sure to check the important announcements before lab each week.
Laboratory 1:
(Friday 1/19) Measuring Up
Laboratory 2: (Friday
1/26)
Graph It Up
Distance-Velocity-Acceleration
Laboratory 3:
(Friday 2/02)
Push-Me-Pull-You
How Fast Are You?
Laboratory 4: (Friday 2/23
) Measuring g
Laboratory 5: (Friday 3/01)
The Incredible Rotating Student
All Fall Down
Torque Wrench
How Stable Are You?
Do You Balance Out?
Laboratory 6: (Friday 3/22)
The Gravity of the Situation
Phases of the Moon
Laboratory 7:
(Friday 3/29)
The Scale of the Solar System (Be sure to bring a
calculator) and check out this
video
as well as this video showing the
relative scale of our solar system.
Laboratory 8: (Friday 4/12) Sink or Float?...You Decide!
Laboratory 9:
(Friday 4/26)
This Lab Is Just Hot Air!