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Larry Smith's PHSX 221L Class

PHSX 222L University Physics II Laboratory

Syllabus and Overview

Laboratory Experiments:
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 Instructions and Introduction    The Laboratory  .pdf
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 Electrical Equivalent of Heat    Calorimeter  .pdf
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 Electrostatic Force    Coulomb Balance  Coulomb Balance 2  Coulomb Balance from Above  .pdf
3
 Millikan Oil Drop  Oil Drop from Mech Univ
 Harvey Fletcher's article  Sample data  Histogram of data
 Millikan Apparatus
 Software Screen Shot
 .pdf
4
 Simple Circuits  CASTLE Student Guide
 Super Caps
 CASTLE Components  .pdf
5
 RC Circuits  Read H&H on two circuits  Derivation of Period
 What Works
 Circuit Components  Breadboard  MacBreadboard  .pdf
6
 Magnetic Force between Currents    Current Balance  .pdf
7
 Earth's Magnetic Field    Tangent Galvanometer  .pdf
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 Magnetic Hysteresis      .pdf
9
 Charge to Mass Ratio of Electrons    e/m Apparatus
 e/m wiring diagram
 .pdf
10
 Coils and Transformers  Transformers do not work with DC.  Coils  .pdf
11
 Specific Heat    Specific Heat  .pdf
12
 Refraction and Snell's Law    Refraction of Liquids  .pdf
13
 Lenses and Image Formation      .pdf
14
 Interference and Diffraction  Instructions for Diffraction Slits
 Instructions for Diffraction Patterns
 Diffraction Slits  .pdf
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 Absorption of Gamma Rays  Decay Scheme of Cs-137
 Accepted Value of HVL
 Geiger Counter  .pdf
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