Physics

In this lab, students will analyze the free fall of an apple.

In this lab, students will analyze the trajectory of a basketball free throw using the Digitizer.

In this lab, students will observe a cart as it rolls up and back down an inclined track. They will use the digitzer app to record the position (both horizontal and vertical coordinates) of the cart as a function of time.

In this lab, students will analyze motion on an inclined plane, including the effect of kinetics friction. A coffee mug is released from rest and slides down the plane.

In this lab, students will observe a toy soldier hanging from a parachute to study the transition between free fall and fall with terminal velocity.

In this lab, two solid spheres are released from rest at the same time and from the same height, allowing students to measure the kinetic and potential energy.

In this lab, students will study collisions between two sleds on a nearly frictionless air track.

In this lab, students will study a two-dimensional collision on a billiard table.

In this lab, students will observe two blocks attached to the ends of a rope, which is wrapped around a pulley, to study the moment of inertia.

In this lab, students will observe pendulum motion to observe an example of simple harmonic motion.

In this lab, students will use the Digitizer to analyze the spring's vertical motion to find the oscillation's rate of decay.

In this lab, students will examine two oscillators: sleds moving on a nearly frictionless air track and connected via springs to the outside walls.

In this lab, students will study motion with constant angular velocity on the example of a large wind turbine.

In this simulation, you will learn about density and different ways to calculate density.

This lab lets the students study the Doppler Effect in quantitative detail and allows for the extraction of the speed of a car passing a stationary observer.

In this lab, students learn about beats between pure sine waves of different frequency.

In this lab, students can do inquiry-based electricity experiments to learn about voltage, resistance, and direct current.

In this lab, students will learn about RC circuits and their time constants.

In this lab, students will perform a measurement of an unknown resistor by using two known resistors and a variable resistor, as well as a galvanometer.

This lab allows the students to study the Lorentz force in quantitative detail.

This lab examines two basic ways to induce a voltage in a wire loop, by (1) changing the magnetic field through the wire and (2) changing the area of the loop exposed to the magnetic field as a function of time.

This lab allows for the measurement of the impedance in a series RCL circuit.

This lab allows the students to study and visualize the photoelectric effect and asks them to measure the work function of different materials.

In this lab, students will use the mirror equation to determine the unknown focal length of a curved mirror.

In this lab, students will explore lenses and their curvatures to study image construction.

In this lab, students will use a semicircular prism, mounted on a protractor table, with a variable light source that can be moved continuously on a semicircle.

This lab is a basic optical bench with three linear polarizers; by changing their polarization planes, students can observe the transmitted light intensity as a function of the relative angles between them.

In this lab, students will use a green laser to illuminate a barrier with two slits with a variable center-to-center slit separation and variable slit width to study interference and diffraction.

In this lab, students will perform basic calorimetry measurements, using different liquids and solids to study thermal equilibration.