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Physics 104 Labs – Spring 2008
Instructions: Click each link below, then click the “Print” button
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Introduction To Laboratory Practices:
Short Version: The abridged version.
Full Version: Contains all the details.
  Lab report examples:
Well written
“Don't do this!”
The documents above are the same as last semester, and well worth reviewing!


Week of: Experiment:
21 Jan Electrostatic Charges
28 Jan The Potential Field of a Dipole
  • For this experiment, also print "Using a Digital Multimeter". Bring this document for the next two weeks!!
  • 4 Feb No Lab This Week!
    11 Feb Ohm’s Law
    18 Feb Series & Parallel Circuits
    25 Feb Magnetic Fields
  • Strong magnets will be used. Be careful with your laptop, iPod or mp3 player!
  • 3 Mar The Laws of Faraday and Lenz
    10 Mar Optics I: Spherical Mirrors and Index of Refraction
    17 Mar No Lab – Spring Break! Happy St. Patrick's Day!
    24 Mar Optics II: Lenses
    31 Mar Optics III: Diffraction and Interference
    7 Apr μ–Mesons in Flight – Note Change in Schedule!
    14 Apr The Hydrogen Spectrum and Energy Levels
    21 Apr The Photoelectric Effect
    28 Apr No Lab This Week! Good Luck on Your Finals!

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