PHY151H1F Fall 2013 - Laboratories

Welcome to the first year physics laboratory! We hope that you will have an enjoyable and rich learning experience in labs. The experiments will enable you to grapple with many of the complicated and infuriating aspects of the real world, and begin to discern the connection between your theoretical studies and the rich and varied environment which they attempt, imperfectly, to describe.

The PHY151 Laboratory Coordinators are Jason Harlow and Brian Wilson.

Jason Harlow	Brian Wilson

To complete your registration in the course, you must register for one of each of the tutorial (T) and laboratory (P) sections. Laboratories are mandatory and are worth 15% of your mark in PHY151H1F. Laboratories meet in MP126 once every 2 weeks for 3 hours:

• P0311A: Wed. 2-5pm weeks 1, pod 1-6 Demo:  Ke Xu
• P0311B: Wed. 2-5pm weeks 1, pod 7-12 Demo: Arun Sadashivan
• P0411A: Thu. 1-4pm weeks 1, pod 1-6 Demo: Dominique Soutiere
• P0411B: Thu. 1-4pm weeks 1, pod 7-12 Demo: Xin Song
• P0511A: Fri. 1-4pm weeks 1, pod 1-6 Demo: Ali Khalatpour
• P0511B: Fri. 1-4pm weeks 1, pod 7-12 Demo: Kyle Manchee
• P0102A: Mon. 2-5pm weeks 2, pod 1-6 Demo: Kyle Manchee
• P0102B: Mon. 2-5pm weeks 2, pod 7-12 Demo: Ali Khalatpour
• P0312A: Wed. 2-5pm weeks 2, pod 1-6 Demo: Arun Sadashivan
• P0312B: Wed. 2-5pm weeks 2, pod 7-12 Demo: Ke Xu
• P0412A: Thu. 1-4pm weeks 2, pod 1-6 Demo: Xin Song
• P0412B: Thu. 1-4pm weeks 2, pod 7-12 Demo: Dominque Soutiere

Please Read: Laboratory Introduction
Also, you might like some: Teamwork Hints

Lab Schedule:

Item	Date	Topics	Links
Exp.1 (15%)	P0311: Sep.18 P0411: Sep.19 P0511: Sep.20 P0102: Sep.23 P0312: Sep.25 P0412: Sep.26	Data Studio Introduction Acceleration due to Gravity on an Inclined Plane (Air Track)	Exp.1 Write-up
Error Analysis Assignment (10%)	Tuesday, Oct. 1, by 5:00pm	Before the deadline you must hand in the filled in 3-page template to your Lab Demonstrator's drop-box in the MP basement under the bust of Newton.	Error Analysis Assignment 3-page answer template
Exp.2 (15%)	P0311: Oct.2 P0411: Oct.3 P0511: Oct.4 P0102: Oct.7 P0312: Oct.9 P0412: Oct.10	Projectile Motion Using Projectile Launcher	Exp. 2 Write-up
Exp.3 (15%)	P0311: Oct.16 P0411: Oct.17 P0511: Oct.18 P0102: Oct.21 P0312: Oct.23 P0412: Oct.24	Newton's Third Law (Toy Trucks with Force Sensors)	Exp. 3 Write-up
Measurement Project (15%)	Tuesday, Nov. 5, by 5:00pm	Before the deadline you must hand in the 2-page report to your Lab Demonstrator's drop-box in the MP basement under the bust of Newton.	Measurement Project Assignment
Exp.4 (15%)	P0311: Oct.30 P0411: Oct.31 P0511: Nov.1 P0102: Nov.4 P0312: Nov.6 P0412: Nov.7	Scrambling Teams!  You are assigned new partners today! Simple Harmonic Motion	Exp. 4 Write-up
Exp.5 (15%)	P0311: Nov.13 P0411: Nov.14 P0511: Nov.15 P0102: Nov.18 P0312: Nov.20 P0412: Nov.21	Error Analysis Follow-up Questionnaire (50 minutes) Conservation of Momentum and Energy (Collisions on the Air Track)	Exp. 5 Write-up

Scavenger Hunt!!

Where in MP is the "Bust of Newton"? And what language is the book beside him written in?