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These labs can be done any time during the week that they are available. Some of them involve working with physical devices which will be set up in room S415 ESC. Others are computer simulations. These labs can be done on any reasonably up-to-date computer with a web browser which supports java and javascript and which has a monitor resolution of at least 800x600 pixels. If the computer labs don't work you may need to download and install the latest build of the Java Runtime Environment version 1.4.2 which can be found at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html. Be sure to download the JRE (not the SDK or any of the other things you can get at this URL).
| Lab worksheets | Location |
| Lab #1 Pressure in a Fluid |
Physics walk-in lab (S415 ESC) |
| Lab #2 Heat Capacity of a Solid |
Physics walk-in lab (S415 ESC) |
| Lab #3 Dispersion |
This is a computer simulation lab. You can run the lab on any Java-capable computer. The lab can be run from this web page. |
| Lab #4 Standing Waves in a Wire |
Physics walk-in lab (S415 ESC) |
| Lab #5 Standing Waves in a Pipe |
Physics walk-in lab (S415 ESC) |
| Lab #6 Fourier Transforms |
This is a computer simulation lab. You can
run the lab on any Java-capable computer. The lab can be run from
this web page.
Note: this application is "signed" to let it get access to your microphone and speakers (Java doesn't let unsigned applications do this for security reasons). You must "accept" the signature for it to run. If you don't have a microphone or speakers, or if these functions don't work, you can still do the lab, but you will have more fun and learn more if you use a microphone and speakers. Note that most laptops have a built-in microphone and speakers. Most desktop systems have jacks for them --- for a few $$ you can get a cheap microphone and a set of headphones to plug into them. |
| Lab #7 The Telescope |
Physics walk-in lab (S415 ESC) |
| Lab #8 The Michelson Interferometer |
Physics walk-in lab (S415 ESC) |
| Lab #9 The Diffraction Grating |
Physics walk-in lab (S415 ESC) |
| Lab #10 Brewster's Angle worksheet coming soon |
Physics walk-in lab (S415 ESC) |
| Lab #11 Holography There is no worksheet for this lab --- just show up at time you signed up for.
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This lab will be done with the instructor (me) in small groups. Be sure to sign up for a time to work the lab. |