Larry Smith's PHYS 2225 Class

PHYS 2225 Physics for Scientists and Engineers II Laboratory

Laboratory Experiments:

No.	Experiment Title	Notes and Links	Pictures
0	Instructions and Introduction	Excellent treatment of uncertainty	The Laboratory
1	Interference and Diffraction	Interference and Diffraction Instructions for Diffraction Slits Instructions for Diffraction Patterns	Diffraction Slits
2	Refraction and Snell's Law	Refraction Refraction Tutorial Refraction Applets Dispersion Dispersion Optics	Refraction of Liquids
3	Lenses and Image Formation	Image formation by a converging lens
4	Electrostatic Force		Coulomb Balance Coulomb Balance 2 Coulomb Balance from Above
5	Specific Heat	A similar lab Notes on taking temp	Specific Heat
6	Simple Circuits
7	Simple Circuits	CASTLE Student Guide Super Caps	CASTLE Components
8	RC Circuits	Read H&H on two circuits Derivation of Period Breadboard1 Breadboard2 Breadboard3 Breadboard Techniques What Works	Circuit Components MacBreadboard
9	Magnetic Force Between Currents	Similar Lab from FSU Similar Lab from Dartmouth Similar Lab from IWU Similar Lab from PSU Similar Lab from Rowan	Current Balance CENCO's balance
10	Earth's Magnetic Field		Tangent Galvanometer
11	Electrical Equivalent of Heat		Calorimeter
12	Coils and Transformers	Transformers do not work with DC. Coil Set Manual from PASCO	Coils
13	Charge to Mass Ratio of Electrons	Ajustmet to r given in "Correction for the radii of curvature for electron beam trajectories in CENCO's e/m apparatus" AJP, vol. 74, No. 12, pp. 1061-1065 e/m wiring diagram old apparatus e/m wiring diagram new apparatus	e/m Apparatus
14	Millikan Oil Drop	Oil Drop from Mech Univ Articles about Harvey Fletcher Sample data Sample data Software Instructions Sample Historgram Diagram and Theory	Millikan Apparatus Software Screen Shot
15	Absorption of Gamma Rays	Decay Scheme of Cs-137 (cf Figure 43.23 in Knight) Accepted Value of HVL Discussion of HVL Queen's University Radiation Safety Policy and Procedures	Geiger Counter