General Physics A  (2048C) Laboratory Manual

Spring 2007

 

Week Lab
1 No lab
2 No lab
3 Vectors
4 Determination of  density      Introduction to EXCEL
5 Acceleration due to gravity   Take data
6 Acceleration due to gravity   Analyze data
7 Collisions and momentum
8 Centripetal force

Spring Break Mar 5 - 9

9 No Lab
10 Torques
11 Hooke's Law
12 Waves and resonances (I)
13 Specific heat
14 No lab

 

 

                           Appendices

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Estimates for the Reliability of Measurements

App I

App I

Elements of Statistical Inference

App II

App II

Least Squares Adjustment of Data

App III

App III

Log-Log Plotting

App IV

App IV

 

Here are a few places on the web that you can learn about using Excel:

 

EXCEL 97 (about the same as EXCEL 2000)

Getting Started With Microsoft Excel 97

Introductory Exercises In Microsoft Excel 97

Writing Formulae with Microsoft Excel 97  Example file - tut79.xls

Formatting Data in Microsoft Excel 97       Example file - tut80.xls

Charting in Microsoft Excel 97                   Example file - tut81.xls