Physics Laboratory Experiments

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

• ISBN13: 9780618382590
• ISBN10: 0618382593
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-05
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

The market leader for the first-year physics laboratory course, this manual offers a wide range of class-tested experiments designed explicitly for use in small to mid-size lab programs. The manual provides a series of integrated experiments that emphasize the use of computerized instrumentation. The Sixth Edition includes a set of "computer-assisted experiments" that allow students and instructors to use this modern equipment. This option also allows instructors to find 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 manual includes 14 new integrated experiments--computerized and traditional--that can also be used independently of one another. Ten of these integrated experiments are included in the standard (bound) edition; four are available for customization. Instructors may elect to customize the manual to include only those experiments they want. The bound volume includes the 33 most commonly used experiments that have appeared in previous editions; an additional 16 experiments are available for examination online. Instructors may choose any of these experiments--49 in all--to produce a manual that explicitly matches their course needs. Each experiment includes six components that aid students in their analysis and interpretation: Advance Study Assignment, Introduction and Objectives, Equipment Needed, Theory, Experimental Procedures, and Laboratory Report and Questions.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction	xi
Why We Make Experimental Measurements	xi
General Laboratory Procedures	xi
Experiments available in the bound volume
Experimental Uncertainty (Error) and Data Analysis	1	(20)
Measurement Instruments (Mass, Volume, and Density)	21	(14)
(TI/CI) Uniformly Accelerated Motion (Includes third method at the end of the traditional and computer components that uses free-fall spark timer apparatus, 53)	35	(24)
The Addition and Resolution of Vectors: The Force Table	59	(10)
(TI/CI) Newton's Second Law: The Atwood Machine	69	(18)
(TI/CI) Conservation of Linear Momentum	87	(22)
Projectile Motion: The Ballistic Pendulum	109	(12)
Centripetal Force	121	(14)
(TI/CI) Friction	135	(20)
Work and Energy	155	(10)
Torques, Equilibrium, and Center of Gravity	165	(12)
(TI/CI) Simple Harmonic Motion	177	(20)
Standing Waves in a String	197	(10)
The Thermal Coefficient of Linear Expansion	207	(10)
Specific Heats of Metals	217	(10)
Archimedes' Principle: Buoyancy and Density	227	(12)
Fields and Equipotentials	239	(10)
(TI/CI) Ohm's Law	249	(18)
The Measurement of Resistance: Ammeter-Voltmeter Methods and Wheatstone Bridge Method	267	(14)
The Temperature Dependence of Resistance	281	(12)
(TI/CI) Resistances in Series and Parallel	293	(24)
Joule Heat	317	(8)
The RC Time Constant (Manual Timing)	325	(8)
(TI/CI) The RC Time Constant (Electronic Timing)	333	(18)
Reflection and Refraction	351	(10)
Spherical Mirrors and Lenses	361	(16)
(TI) Polarized Light; (CI) Malus's Law	377	(20)
The Prism Spectrometer: Dispersion and the Index of Refraction	397	(8)
Line Spectra and the Rydberg Constant	405	(10)
(TI) The Transmission Diffraction Grating: Measuring the Wavelengths of Light; (CI) Single-Slit and Double-Slit Diffraction	415	(24)
Detection of Nuclear Radiation: The Geiger Counter	439	(10)
Radioactive Half-life	449	(8)
The Absorption of Nuclear Radiation	457	(12)
Appendix A Material Properties	469	(6)
Appendix B Mathematical and Physical Constants	475	(3)
Appendix C Standard Deviation and Method of Least Square	478	(2)
Appendix D Graphing Exponential Functions	480
Experiments available only in customized orders
The Scientific Method: The Simple Pendulum
(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
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