| PHY 2811 Physics Laboratory I (2009) | |
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General Information |
| How to study physics? (Univ. of Texas at Austin)
(Sept. 8, 2008) |
| Introduction to 1st-year lab courses
(Sept. 2, 2009) |
| How to write your lab reports?
(Sept. 4, 2009) |
| Another sample report (revised TA's report on free fall experiment)
(Sept. 4, 2009) |
| Marking scheme for grading lab reports
(Sept. 8, 2009) |
Error Analysis |
| Short Notes on Error Analysis (revised in 2009) by H.K. Wong
(Aug 14, 2009) |
| Examples on error analysis (Free fall experiment)
(Aug 27, 2009) |
| Excel file for "Short Notes on Error Analysis": (1) Free fall experiment
(Aug 15, 2008) |
| Excel file for "Short Notes on Error Analysis": (2) Simple pendulum experiment
(Aug 25, 2008) |
| Data Analysis Notes by Dr. F.C. Chen (1969)
(Aug 15, 2008) |
Test & Lab schedule |
| Schedule for Exp. 8 (Vibrating string) Group A (Nov. 23, 2009) ***
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| Schedule for Exp. 8 (Vibrating string) Group B (Nov. 24, 2009) ***
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| Schedule for Exp. 8 (Vibrating string) Group C ((Nov. 25, 2009) ***
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| Schedule for Test 2 (Equipment) Group A (Nov. 30, 2009)
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| Schedule for Test 2 (Equipment) Group B (Dec. 1, 2009)
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| Schedule for Test 2 (Equipment) Group C (Dec. 2, 2009)
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| Schedule for Exp. 6 (Rolling friction) Group A (Nov. 9, 2009)
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| Schedule for Exp. 6 (Rolling friction) Group B (Nov. 10, 2009)
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| Schedule for Exp. 6 (Rolling friction) Group C (Nov. 11, 2009)
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| Schedule for Short Test on Error Analysis: Group A: Sept. 14, 2009 (Monday) Group B: Sept. 15, 2009 (Tuesday) Group C: Sept. 16, 2009 (Wednesday) SC 213, 4:00pm-4:45pm |
Test |
| Content of Test 2. ***
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| Sample test paper for Test 1.
(Aug. 25, 2009) |
| Test 1 paper (Group A).
(Sept. 18, 2009) |
| Test 1 solution (Group A).
(Sept. 18, 2009) |
| Test 1 paper (Group B).
(Sept. 18, 2009) |
| Test 1 solution (Group B).
(Sept. 18, 2009) |
| Test 1 paper (Group C).
(Sept. 18, 2009) |
| Test 1 solution (Group C).
(Sept. 18, 2009) |
Demo |
| Demo for Exp. 1 (Falling water drop)
(Sept. 3, 2008) |
| Water drop picture taken from a book by W. Wick, "A Drop of Water" (1997)
(Sept. 10, 2008) |
| Demo for Exp. 4 (Torsional pendulum)
(October 10, 2008) |
| Demo for Exp. 5 (Cavendish's Experiment)
(October 24, 2008) |
| Demo for Exp. 6 (Frictional force on rolling objects)
(October 16, 2008) |
Data Sheets |
| Exp. 1 Data Sheet
(Aug. 18, 2009, Sept. 19, 2009) |
| Exp. 2 Data Sheet
(Aug. 18, 2009) |
| Exp. 3 Data Sheet
(Aug. 18, 2009) |
| Exp. 4 Data Sheet
(Aug. 18, 2009) |
| Exp. 5 Data Sheet
(Aug. 18, 2009) |
| Exp. 6 Data Sheet
(Aug. 18, 2009) |
| Exp. 7 Data Sheet
(Nov. 18, 2009) |
| Exp. 8 Data Sheet
(Aug. 18, 2009) |
Prelab Questions & Solutions |
| Exp. 1
(Aug. 18, 2009) |
| Exp. 2
(Aug. 18, 2009) |
| Exp. 3
(Aug. 18, 2009) |
| Exp. 4
(Aug. 18, 2009) |
| Exp. 5
(Aug. 18, 2009) |
| Exp. 6
(Aug. 18, 2009) |
| Exp. 7
(Aug. 18, 2009) |
| Exp. 8
(Aug. 18, 2009) |
Others |
| Smart Timer user manual
(Oct. 20, 2008) |
| MathCad program for calculation of resonance curve
(Nov. 11, 2008) |