If your lab instructor has asked you to watch these introductory videos, then you are required to do so for each experiment before the lab period begins.
Please note that most of the videos are too long to watch in the break between classes, so it's recommended that you not wait until the last minute to do so. Also note that the lab computers do not have speakers, so if you wish to watch the videos on the school computers, please remember to bring a set of headphones.
PHYS 1101-1120 Video Intros and Completion Forms - RICHMOND
Introduction to the Phys 1101-1120 Labs
- Introduction to the Labs (: minutes)
- Estimating Uncertainties on Measurements (11:50 minutes)
- Propagating Uncertainties (17:37 minutes)
- Introduction to Excel, Lab Resources, and How to Hand in Work Electronically (22:35 minutes)
- Understanding Agreement and Precision (12:55 minutes)
- Introduction to Graphing (23:08 minutes)
Lab Exam Information Video
- Information about the Lab Exam (3:07 minutes)
Practice Lab 1 - Resonance on a String
Week 1:
- Video Introduction to Practice Lab 1 (13:11 minutes) - Watch this first
- Video Completion Form - Fill this in afterward
Week 2:
- Introduction to Excel (22:35 minutes) - Watch this before second lab period
Homework to be completed for second lab period: Create a spreadsheet for Lab 1.
Useful Link: Example Spreadsheet for Practice Lab 1
Practice Lab 2 - Resonance of an Air Column
- Video Introduction to Practice Lab 2 (8:52 minutes)
- Video Completion Form
Useful Link: Example Spreadsheet for Practice Lab 2
Warning: The labs do NOT run in numerical order, please check the lab schedule, available here, to ensure you are preparing for the correct experiment.
Lab 1 - Uniform Linear Motion
- Video Introduction to Lab 1 (11:36 minutes)
- Video Completion Form
Useful Link: Example Spreadsheet for Lab 1
Lab 2 - Friction
- Video Introduction to Lab 2 (7:17 minutes)
- Optional: Calculating the uncertainty on the coefficient of kinetic friction (16:22 minutes)
- Video Completion Form
Useful Link: Example Spreadsheet for Lab 2
Lab 3 - The Ideal Spring
- Video Introduction to Lab 3 (8:41 minutes)
- Video Completion Form
Useful Link: Example Spreadsheet for Lab 3
Lab 4 - The Simple Pendulum
- Video Introduction to Lab 4 (8:23 minutes)
- Video Completion Form
Useful Link: Example Spreadsheet for Lab 4
Lab 5 - Collisions in One Dimension
- Video Introduction to Lab 5 (: minutes)
- Video Completion Form
Useful Link: Example Spreadsheet for Lab 5
Lab 6 - Collisions in Two Dimensions
- Video Introduction to Lab 6 (: minutes)
- Video Completion Form
Useful Link: Example Spreadsheet for Lab 6
Lab 7 - Uniform Circular Motion
- Video Introduction to Lab 7 (14:52 minutes)
- Video Completion Form
Useful Link: Example Spreadsheet for Lab 7
Lab 8 - Projectile Motion
- Video Introduction to Lab 8 (11:56 minutes)
- Video Completion Form
Useful Link: Example Spreadsheet for Lab 8
Lab 9 - Moment of Inertia
Note: We will be studying the THREE OBJECTS (not the block).
- Video Introduction to Lab 9 (13:50 minutes)
- Video Completion Form
Useful Link: Example Spreadsheet for Lab 9 (using three objects)
Lab 10 - The Physical Pendulum
- Video Introduction to Lab 10 (: minutes)
- Video Completion Form
Useful Link: Example Spreadsheet for Lab 10
Lab 11 - Canimals
- Video Introduction to Lab 11 (10:31 minutes)
- Video Completion Form
Useful Link: Example Spreadsheet for Lab 11
Lab 12 - The Leaning Ladder
- Video Introduction to Lab 12 (: minutes)
- Video Completion Form
Useful Link: Example Spreadsheet for Lab 12