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Lab Lecture on Uncertainty (powerpoint in html format) |
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| EXPERIMENTS (in alphabetical order) | |
| Atwood's Machine | ATW |
| Collisions in One Dimension | Col1D |
| Collisions in Two Dimensions | Col2D |
| Falling Bodies | FB |
| Galileo's Pendulum | PEN |
| Introduction to Measurement | INTRO |
| Introduction to Measurement 2 | INTRO 2 |
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| MIP | |
| Projectile Motion | PM |
| Rolling Motion | RM |
| Rotational Motion | ROT |
| Simple Harmonic Oscillator - free | OSC_F |
| Simple Harmonic Oscillator - driven | OSC_D |
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| INFORMATIVE VIDEOS Quicktime format, 615kbps Real format, 225kbps Click links to begin streaming movies |
| Lab Introduction (1:30) [Quicktime] |
| Lab Rules (5:51) [Quicktime] [Real] |
| Printing in the Labs (4:14) [Quicktime] [Real] |
| Air Track Basics (5:36 min) [Quicktime] [Real] |
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| Atwood's Machine (ATW) | ||||
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Confirm the relationship between mass difference and acceleration; Estimate mass of pulley
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| Collisions in One Dimension (Col1D) | ||||
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Study elastic and inelastic collisions, test
for conservation of energy and momentum |
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| Collisions in Two Dimensions (Col2D) | ||||
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Video Demo (20:52) [Quicktime] [Real] |
Test for conservation of momentum and energy
in collisions between equal and unequal masses |
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| Falling Bodies/Picket Fence(FB/PF) | ||||
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Use a photo-gate to find velocity and acceleration
of a falling object |
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Find acceleration of gravity by dropping a "picket fence"
through a photo-gate |
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| Galileo's Pendulum (PEN) |  |
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Video Demo (17:30) [Quicktime] [Real] |
Prove that pendulum motion is sinusoidal using "curve fitting;" Find correct relationship between Time and Length by graphing results | ||
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| Introduction to Measurement (INTRO) | ||||
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| An open dial caliper | A closed dial caliper | |||
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Measuring lengths with a meter stick, a dial caliper and a sonic ranger. Finding the uncertainty in distances and volume. | ||
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| Introduction to Measurement 2 (INTRO 2) | ||||
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| Coffee Filtern and Motion Detector | Coffee Filter and Motion Detector | Displacement Jug | Granite Block | |
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| Mechanica Energy (ME) | ||||
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Finding the mechanical energy of a bouncing ball and a spring/pulley/weight system | ||
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| Motion on an Inclined Plane (MIP) | ||||
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Aerial View |
Raised Ramp |
Motion Ranger and Flag |
Length View | Width View |
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Video Intro (1:51 min) [Quicktime] [Real] |
Verify relationship between acceleration and
incline angle; Determine frictional force and acceleration |
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| Projectile Motion (PM) |  |
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Measuring the speed of the ball as it leaves the ramp |
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Video Demo (12:04) [Quicktime] [Real] |
Measure projectile transit time with photo-gates and calculate velocity; Create a histogram and find the mean, spread, sigma, etc; Predict range of projectile | ||
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| Rolling Motion (RM) |  |
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Video Demo (11:30) [Quicktime] |
Find Moment of Inertia for different objects rolling down an inclined plane; Test conservation of mechanical energy; How does acceleration vary with inclination angle? | ||
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| The set-up for rotational motion | The wheel with weights attached | Side-view of wheel set-up | ||
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Vary Moment of Inertia with added weights and test relationship between added mass and Moment of Inertia; Test conservation of mechanical energy | ||
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| Simple Harmonic Oscillator - free (OSC_F) | ||||
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Video Demo (10:13) [Quicktime] |
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| Simple Harmonic Oscillator - driven (OSC_D) | ||||
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Find natural resonance, driven resonant frequency, Plot phase difference between oscillator and driver as function of frequency | ||
| INSTRUMENTS | ||||
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| Photogate | Reading the micrometer | |||
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Last Updated by JP 06/16/06