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.
If you do not watch the video, you may be required to work alone that week, since it is not fair to your partner if they are prepared for the experiment but you are not.
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. 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 1102-1120 Video Introductions - Richmond
Introduction to the Phys 1102-1220 Labs
- Optional Review: Creating a Typed Report (Note: Students who took Phys 1101/1120 in Surrey should watch this video.)
- Optional Review: Introduction to Using Excel
- Optional Review: Propagating Uncertainties Using Calculus
- Optional Review: Estimating Uncertainties
02 Thin Lenses
01 Prism Spectrometer
Video: How to find the angle of minimum deviation for the prism spectrometer
Intro Video: The Prism Spectrometer
03 Grating Spectrometer
Intro Video: The Grating Spectrometer
04 Michelson Interferometer
Intro Video: The Michelson Interferometer
08 Resistances in Black Boxes
Intro Video: Resistances in Black Boxes
07 IV Characteristics
Intro Video: IV Characteristics
09 DC Circuits
10 Introduction to the Oscilloscope and the RC Time Constant
Intro Video: Introduction to the Oscilloscope and the RC Time Constant
12 Determination of e/m
Intro Video: Determination of e/m
13 Current Balance
Intro Video: The Current Balance