Physics Lab Information

  • The start of Spring 2025 physics laboratory sessions for PHYS 1441 and PHYS 1442 is scheduled for Monday, January 27, 2025. Lab sessions for PHYS 1443 and PHYS 1444 will begin on Monday, February 3, 2025.

 

For all PHYS - 1441, 1442, 1443, and 1444 in-person labs:

If you registered for an in-person lab section, all labs will be held in person. We have eliminated the hybrid option for lab courses.

For all PHYS - 1441, 1442, 1443, and 1444 online labs:

If you registered for an online lab section, this information is for you. Your lab sessions will be 100% online, but they will be synchronous. You will meet with your Teaching Assistant (TA) on Microsoft Teams. The Teams link will be set up by your TA and made available on Canvas. 

 

Please carefully follow the following lab schedule:

Lab Calendar for PHYS 1441 - Spring 2025

Date Topic
Jan 27-Jan 31 Lab 1: Error and Uncertainty
Feb 3-Feb 7 Lab 2: Newton's Second Law
Feb 10-Feb 14 Lab 3: Composition and Resolution of Forces
Feb 17-Feb 21 Lab 4: Projectile Motion and Ballistic Pendulum
Feb 24-Feb 28 Lab 5: Conservation of Energy Lab through Animation (PHET)
Mar 3-Mar 7 Lab 6: Uniform Circular Motion
Mar 10-Mar 14 Spring Break
Mar 17-Mar 21 Lab 7: Rotational Equilibrium and Center of Gravity
Mar 24-Mar 28 Lab 8: Hook's Law and Simple Harmonic Motion
Mar 31-Apr 4 Lab 9: Archimedes Principle
Apr 7-Apr 11

Lab 10: Speed of Sound in Metal and Air

Apr 14-Apr 18 Lab Final Exam


Lab Calendar for PHYS 1442 - Spring 2025

Date Topic
Jan 27-Jan 31 Lab 1: Introduction to Laboratory Test Equipment
Feb 3-Feb 7 Lab 2: Electric Fields
Feb 10-Feb 14 Lab 3: Capacitance
Feb 17-Feb 21 Lab 4: D.C. Circuits
Feb 24-Feb 28 Lab 5: Current and Voltage Divider (Tinkercad)
Mar 3-Mar 7 Lab 6: Response of Passive Network Elements
Mar 10-Mar 14 Spring Break
Mar 17-Mar 21 Lab 7: Series A.C. Circuits
Mar 24-Mar 28 Lab 8: Reflection and Refraction
Mar 31-Apr 4 Lab 9: Diffraction and Interference of Light
Apr 7-Apr 11 Lab Final Exam

 

Lab Calendar for PHYS 1443 - Spring 2025

Date Topic
Feb 3-Feb 7 Lab 1: Error and Uncertainty
Feb 10-Feb14 Lab 2: Newton's Second Law
Feb 17-Feb 21 Lab 3: Composition and Resolution of Forces
Feb 24-Feb 28 Lab 4: Projectile Motion and Ballistic Pendulum
Mar 3-Mar 7 Lab 5: Conservation of Energy Lab through Animation (PHET)
Mar 10-Mar 14 Spring Break
Mar 17-Mar 21 Lab 6: Uniform Circular Motion
Mar 24-Mar 28  Lab 7: Rotational Equilibrium and Center of Gravity 
Mar 31-Apr 4 Lab 8: Hook's Law and Simple Harmonic Motion
Apr 7-Apr 11 Lab 9: Archimedes Principle
Apr 14-Apr 18

Lab 10: Speed of Sound

Apr 21-Apr 25 Lab Final Exam

 

Lab Calendar for PHYS 1444 - Spring 2025

Date Topic
Feb 3-Feb 7 Lab 1: Introduction to Laboratory Test Equipment
Feb 10-Feb 14 Lab 2: Electric Fields
Feb 17-Feb 21 Lab 3: Capacitance
Feb 24-Feb 28 Lab 4: D.C. Circuits
Mar 3-Mar 7 Lab 5: Current and Voltage Divider (Tinkercad)
Mar 10-Mar14 Spring Break
Mar 17-Mar 21 Lab 6: Response of Passive Network Elements
Mar 24-Mar 28 Lab 7: Series A.C. Circuits
Mar 31-Apr 4 Lab 8: Reflection and Refraction
Apr 7-Apr11 Lab 9: Diffraction and Interference of Light
Apr 14-Apr 18 Lab Final Exam