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Physics 152 Labs – Spring 2013
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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 Experiments with Static Electric Charges
  • Bring your text, Unit E, with you to lab this week!
  • 28 Jan The Field of an Electric Dipole
  • For this experiment, also print Using a Digital Multimeter. Bring this document with you each week!
  • 4 Feb Ohm’s Law
  • For this experiment, refresh your memory with Graphing & Curve Analysis Using KaleidaGraph.
  • 11 Feb Finding Systematic Error
    18 Feb Kirchhoff’s Circuit Laws
    25 Feb The Laws of Faraday and Lenz
    4 Mar Oscilloscopes – Instructions updated 5 March, 2013
    11 Mar No Lab – Spring Break!
    18 Mar Double Slit Interference: Measuring the Wavelength of Light – Instructions will be handed out in lab Happy St. Patrick's Day!
    25 Mar The Photoelectric Effect
    1 Apr Diffraction Gratings and the Hydrogen Spectrum Happy Easter!
    8 Apr Diffraction Gratings and the Hydrogen Spectrum – Continued
    15 Apr Lens Optics – Instructions updated 8 April, 2013
    22 Apr Measuring the Radioactivity of a Smoke Detector
  • Note: There will be no eating or drinking during this experiment!
  • 29 Apr Lab Practical

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