Physics Laboratory Experiments

by Wilson, Jerry D.; Hernández-Hall, Cecilia A.

• ISBN13: 9780547227481
• ISBN10: 0547227485
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-11
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

This market-leading manual for the first-year physics laboratory course offers a wide range of class-tested experiments designed specifically for use in small to mid-size lab programs. A series of integrated experiments emphasizes the use of computerized instrumentation and includes a set of "computer-assisted experiments" to allow students and instructors to gain experience with modern equipment. This option also enables instructors to determine the appropriate balance between traditional and computer-based experiments for their courses. By analyzing data through two different methods, students gain a greater understanding of the concepts behind the experiments. The Seventh Edition is updated with the newest information and techniques involving state-of-the-art equipment, and a new Guided Learning feature addresses the growing interest in guided-inquiry pedagogy. Fourteen additional experiments are also available through custom printing.

Table of Contents

Experimental Uncertainty (Error) and Data Analysis

Measurement Instruments (Mass, Volume, and Density)

(GL) The Scientific Method: The Simple Pendulum

(TI-GL/CI) Uniformly Accelerated Motion (Includes TI free-fall spark timer apparatus method at end of experiment)

The Addition and Resolution of Vectors: The Force Table

(TI-GL/CI) Newton's Second Law: The Atwood Machine

(TI/CI) Conservation of Linear Momentum

(GL) Projectile Motion: The Ballistic Pendulum

Centripetal Force

(TI/CI) Friction

(GL) Work and Energy

(GL) Torques, Equilibrium, and Center of Gravity

(GL) Simple Machines: Mechanical Advantage

(TI/CI) Simple Harmonic Motion

Standing Waves in a String

The Thermal Coefficient of Linear Expansion

Specific Heats of Metals

Archimedes' Principle: Buoyancy and Density

Fields and Equipotentials

(TI/CI) Ohm's Law

The Measurement of Resistance: Ammeter-Voltmeter Method and Wheatstone Bridge Method

The Temperature Dependence of Resistance

(TI/CI) Resistances in Parallel and Series

Joule Heat

The RC Time Constant (Manual Timing)

(TI/CI) The RC Time Constant (Electronic Timing)

Reflection and Refraction

Spherical Mirrors and Lenses

(TI) Polarized Light; (CI) Malus's Law

The Prism Spectrometer: Dispersion and Index of Refraction

Line Spectra and Rydberg Constant

(TI) The Transmission Grating: Measuring the Wavelengths of Light; (CI) Single-Slit and Double-Slit Diffraction

Detection of Nuclear Radiation: The Geiger Counter

Radioactive Half-Life

The Absorption of Nuclear Radiation

Experiments available only in customized orders

(TI/CI) Rotational Motion and Moment of Inertia

Conservation of Angular Momentum and Energy: The Ballistic Pendulum

Elasticity: Young's Modulus

Air Column Resonance: The Speed of Sound in Air

(TI) Latent Heats: Heats of Fusion and Vaporization of Water; (CI) Latent Heat of Fusion for Water

Newton's Law of Cooling: The Time Constant of a Thermometer

The Potentiometer: emf and Terminal Voltage

The Voltmeter and Ammeter

Resistivity

Multiloop Circuits: Kirchhoff's Rules

The Earth's Magnetic Field

Introduction to the Oscilloscope

(TI/CI) Phase Measurements and Resonance in ac Circuits

(TI/CI) Electromagnetic Induction

The Mass of an Electron: e/m Measurement

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