PHYS 113/213   Physics Lab I

Welcome to the ISU Physics Department's Physics Lab I web site. All labs begin the week of August 29th for the 2011 fall semester. You will need to download, print (on a high quality printer) and bring with you to the first (orientation) lab a copy of the syllabus and a lab schedule for either the fall or spring semester. Much of the material on this site is in Adobe PDF format. If you are using a computer in a campus computer lab the Acrobat Reader should already be installed (if not, a consultant will help you).  If you are using your home or any off-campus computer you can install the Acrobat Reader, free of charge, by following the directions below. Please visit the lab FAQ for more tips on downloading files, course procedures, etc. Lab finals begin the week of November 28th (see the lab schedule).

Enjoy the semester and good luck.

Important Notice: If your lab final is canceled due to University closure it will be rescheduled for the same time the following week.
 
All course notes and lab procedures posted at this site are copyright 1997- 2011 by Martin Hackworth, but may be copied freely by students enrolled in this course or by anyone with permission of the author.

You need Acrobat Reader for most of the information on this site.
Syllabus Schedule: Fall, Spring Please do not call the Physics Department or lab supervisor with questions about final grades or when grades will be posted. Only lab instructors have the information to answer questions about final grades.  113 MidTerm Scores
(fall 11)

213 Midterm Scores
(fall 11)

Lab FAQ Important Notice: If your lab final is canceled due to University closure it will be rescheduled for the same time the following week. 

 
Please download (or watch) the following material by the date indicated in the course schedule
Lab Video .wmv - Windows computers, .mp4 - most other computers and mobile devices
 
Orientation Introduction to Experimental Statistics (Please bring your syllabus and lab schedule with you to class for the orientation lab)  
Lab #1 Measurement & Experimental Statistics/Bouncing Ball Bouncing Ball .wmv, Bouncing Ball .mp4
Lab #2 Freely Falling Body (113), Freely Falling Body (113) New Procedure Freely Falling Body .wmv, Freely Falling Body .mp4
Freely Falling Body (213)  
Reaction Time (113 & 213) Reaction Time .wmv, Reaction Time .mp4
Lab #3 Vectors  
Lab #4 Projectile Motion Projectile Motion .wmv, Projectile Motion .mp4
Lab #5 Kinetic Friction/Free Body Diagrams, New Procedure Kinetic Friction .wmv, Kinetic Friction .mp4
Lab #6 Atwood's Machine, New Procedure Atwood's Machine .wmv, Atwood's Machine .mp4
Lab #7 The Ballistic Pendulum Ballistic Pendulum .wmv, Ballistic Pendulum .mp4
Lab #8 Standing Waves on a String Standing Waves on a String .wmv, Standing Waves on a String .mp4
Lab #9 Speed of Sound in Air by Resonance Speed of Sound in Air by Resonance .wmv, Speed of Sound in Air by Resonance .mp4
Lab #10 Calorimetry - Electric Joule Heating, New Procedure Calorimetry .wmv, Calorimetry .mp4
Appendices

Final Exam equation sheet