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Physics 104 Labs – Spring 2013
Instructions: Click each link below, then click the “Print” button
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Important Documents:
Lab Syllabus
Introduction To Laboratory Practices
  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
  • For this experiment, also watch this 3 minute video clip (Quicktime required)
  • 28 Jan The Potential Field of a Dipole
  • For this experiment, also print "Using a Digital Multimeter". Bring this document with you for the next two weeks!!
  • 4 Feb Ohm’s Law
  • For this experiment, refresh your memory with Graphing & Curve Analysis Using Microsoft Excel
  • 11 Feb Series & Parallel Circuits
    18 Feb Electrocardiography-EKGNew!
    25 Feb Magnetic Fields
  • Strong magnets will be used. Be careful with your laptop, iPod or mp3 player!
  • 4 Mar The Laws of Faraday and Lenz
    11 Mar No Lab – Spring Break!
    18 Mar DC Motors Happy St. Patrick's Day!
    25 Mar Spherical Mirrors & Index of Refraction
    1 Apr Thin Lenses Happy Easter!
    8 Apr Diffraction and Interference
    15 Apr Measuring the Radioactivity of a Smoke Detector
  • Note: There will be no eating or drinking during this experiment!
  • 22 Apr The Photoelectric Effect
  • For this experiment, you should also review Graphing & Curve Analysis Using Microsoft Excel© 2010.
  • 29 Apr The Hydrogen Spectrum and Energy Levels – Instructions updated 29 April, 2013

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