Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Laboratory Manual

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• ISBN13: 9780078659096
• ISBN10: 0078659094
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-16
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

Providing a total of 40 labs, theLaboratory Manualoffers a traditional and/or open-ended lab for every chapter inPhysics: Principles and Problems. Teachers may choose to add to labs offered in the student edition or use the Laboratory Manual in lieu of the text labs. It can also be used with any other physics program as a source of additional labs. ATeacher Editionis also available.

Table of Contents

To the Student	v
First Aid in the Laboratory	ix
Safety in the Laboratory	x
Safety Symbols	xi
Physics Reference	xii
Common Physical Constants	xii
Conversion Factors	xii
Color Response of Eye to Various Wavelengths of Light	xiii
Prefixes Used with SI Units	xiii
Properties of Common Substances	xiv
Rules for Using Meters	xvii
Preparing Lab Reports	xix
How does mass depend on volume?	1	(4)
Where will the vehicle be?	5	(4)
How does a ball roll?	9	(4)
What are the forces in a train?	13	(4)
How does an object move when two forces act on it?	17	(4)
How does a glider slide down a slope?	21	(4)
What keeps the stopper moving in a circle?	25	(4)
How fast is that other cart moving?	29	(4)
Is inertial mass equal to gravitational mass?	33	(4)
How can you measure mass?	37	(4)
Torques	41	(4)
What can set you spinning?	45	(4)
How can pulleys help you lift?	49	(4)
Is energy conserved?	53	(4)
How much energy does it take to melt ice?	57	(4)
Why does a rock feel lighter under water?	61	(4)
Why do your ears hurt under water?	65	(4)
What does wave reflection and refraction look like?	69	(4)
What does wave diffraction and interference look like?	73	(4)
What is a decibel?	77	(4)
How fast does sound travel?	81	(4)
How can you reduce glare?	85	(4)
Where is your reflection in a mirror?	89	(4)
Convex and concave lenses	93	(4)
How does light bend?	97	(4)
What is the wavelength?	101	(4)
What is a hologram?	105	(4)
How can you charge it up?	109	(4)
How can large amounts of charge be stored?	113	(4)
Is energy conserved in heating water?	117	(4)
How do parallel resistors work?	121	(4)
How can a current produce a strong magnetic field?	125	(4)
What causes the swinging?	129	(4)
What's the mass of an electron?	133	(4)
What is the relationship between color and voltage drop in LED?	137	(4)
What can you learn from an emission spectrum?	141	(4)
How can you measure the number of electron energy transitions?	145	(4)
How can my computer make decisions?	149	(4)
How can I protect myself from radioactivity?	153	(4)
How can I find the half-life of a short-lived radioactive isotope?	157