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Physics 104 Labs – Spring 2009
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:
19 Jan Electrostatic Charges
  • For this experiment, also watch this 3 minute video clip (Quicktime required): Large version (18M)Small version (7M).
  • 26 Jan The Potential Field of a Dipole
  • For this experiment, also print "Using a Digital Multimeter". Bring this document for the next two weeks!!
  • 2 Feb No Lab This Week
    9 Feb Ohm’s Law
    16 Feb Series & Parallel Circuits
    23 Feb Magnetic Fields
  • Strong magnets will be used. Be careful with your laptop, iPod or mp3 player!
  • 2 Mar The Laws of Faraday and Lenz
    9 Mar Optics I: Spherical Mirrors and Index of Refraction
    16 Mar No Lab – Spring Break! Happy St. Patrick's Day!
    23 Mar Optics II: Lenses – Instructions updated 17 March 2009!
    30 Mar Optics III: Diffraction and Interference
    6 Apr μ–Mesons in Flight
    13 Apr The Hydrogen Spectrum and Energy Levels
    20 Apr The Photoelectric Effect
  • For this experiment, you should also review Graphing & Curve Analysis Using Microsoft Excel© 2007 and the addendum to the Excel instructions (yes, there's still a bug in Excel 2007!).
  • 27 Apr No lab this week! Good luck on your finals!

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