Introductory laboratory courses PHYS 151L, PHYS 152L, PHYS 170L, PHYS 272L Physics & Astronomy Department, University of Hawaii at Manoa Faculty supervisor: Philip von Doetinchem (email: philipvd@hawaii.edu) Please contact your teaching assistant or faculty supervisor if you require this content in an alternate format. |
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Fall 2019 There will be no labs in the first week of the semester. The labs will start on September 3, 2019. Frequently asked questions:
PHYS 151L, PHYS 170L: PSB108 and PSB110 PHYS 152L, PHYS 272L: PSB111 and PSB112 Text for PHYS 151L, 170L The mechanics labs use a zero-cost manual: Laboratory Manual for PHYS151L/170L Text for PHYS 152L, 272L The E&M labs will use a new zero-cost manual. It will be uploaded to this website while the semester progresses. Please check back regularly: Week 1 Chapter 1-2: General Course Information, Review of Important Concepts from the Prerequisite Course Chapter 3: Simple Electric Circuit with a LED Week 2/3 Chapter 4: Electric Field Mapping Chapter 5: Measuring Electric Deflection with a Cathode-Ray Tube Week 4/5 Chapter 6: Operation of an Oscilloscope Chapter 7: Ohm's and Kirchhoff's Laws Week 6 Chapter 8: Capacitor Week 7/8 Chapter 9: Magnetic Field Mapping Chapter 10: Charge-to-Mass Ratio of Electrons Week 9 Chapter 11: Inductor Week 10/11 Chapter 12: Natural Oscillations with a RLC Circuit Chapter 13: Driven Oscillations with a RLC Circuit Week 12/13 Chapter 14: Snell's Law and the Lensmaker's Equation Chapter 15: Refraction Studies with a Prism and Spectrometer All chapters in one document TA office hours in WAT421: Graphing software Free Analysis tool: SciDAVis (Windows, Mac, Linux) For Macs please make sure to download the dmg file from here Teaching assistants for the different sections
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