All of the labs are described in the Physics 1401 Laboratory Manual
available at the bookstore. Please read through each laboratory ahead of
time. The weekly laboratory assignment is in red. All laboratory sections meet in
SC 121. Be sure to check the important announcements before lab each week.
Laboratory 1: (Friday August 29, 2008)
Measuring Up
Laboratory 2:
Graph It Up
Distance-Velocity-Acceleration
Laboratory 3:
Push-Me-Pull-You
How Fast Are You?
Laboratory 4: Measuring g
Laboratory 5:
The Incredible Rotating Student
All Fall Down
Torque Wrench
How Stable Are You?
Do You Balance Out?
Laboratory 6:
The Gravity of the Situation
Phases of the Moon
Laboratory 7: The Scale of the
Solar System (Be sure to bring a
calculator) and check out the
Free Science Lecture video showing the
relative sizes of planets and some stars.
Laboratory 8: Sink or Float?...You Decide!
Laboratory 9: This Lab Is Just Hot Air!
Laboratory 10: Colder Than....Usual
(This table is needed for
the lab.)