Physics 1420 – Spring 2012 – Online Laboratory Manual

Lab Grading Rubric

General Laboratory Instructions

Dates

Lab

Module 1

01/23-01/24

1.1: Speed of Sound

Module 2

01/25

2.1: Thermal Expansion

01/30-01/31

2.2: Latent Heat of Phase Transition

02/06-02/07

2.3: Heat Conduction and The Law of Cooling

02/08

2.4: Oral Presentation

02/13-02/14

2.5: Ideal Gas Law

Module 3

03/05-03/06

3.1: Electrostatic Potential and Electrostatic Field  

03/19-03/20

3.2: Capacitance

Module 4

03/26-03/27

4.1: Ohm’s Law

04/02-04/03

4.2: Charging a Capacitor

04/16-04/17

4.3: Magnetic Field of the Earth

04/16-04/17

4.4: Peer Review

Module 5

04/23-04/24

5.1: Simple Lenses

04/30-05/01

5.2: Wavelength of Light

You can only arrange the lab makeup during the same week as the actual lab occurs. In addition, one makeup of any lab will be possible on Tuesday April 10th. All makeup work has to be scheduled in advance.