Physics 204: Foundations of Physics 2

Laboratory - Spring 2008

Laboratory Manual in PDF format.

  • Section 1: Wednesday 1:00 - 3:50 p.m. with Dr. Susan Y. Lehman
  • Section 2: Thursday 1:00 - 3:50 p.m. with Dr. Todd C. McAlpine


  • Laboratory Schedule
    Date(s) Activity Topic/Title Related Text
    1/16 & 1/17 Lab 0 Warm Up Excel File
    1/23 & 1/24 Lab 1 Standing Waves 17.10 - 17.11
    1/30 & 1/31 Lab 2 Beats 18.6
    2/6 & 2/7 Review 1 Review for EXAM 1 Chapters 16 - 18, 22, & 23
    2/13 & 2/14 Lab 3 Coulomb Experiment 22.6 - 22.7
    2/20 & 2/21 Lab 4 Special Lecture - Gauss' Law 24.4 - 24.8
    2/27 & 2/28 Lab 5 Equipotential Mapping 25.3 - 25.4, 25.10
    3/05 & 3/06 Special Lecture Ohm's Law 26.4 - 26.6
    3/12 & 3/13 Spring Break Have Fun -
    3/19 & 3/20 Spring Break - -
    3/26 & 3/27 Lab 6 Ampere's Experiment 30.5 - 30.6
    4/2 & 4/3 Review 2 Review for EXAM 2 Chapters 24 - 30
    4/9 & 4/10 Lab 7 Faraday's Experiment 31.2 - 31.5
    4/16 & 4/17 Lab 8 Ray Optics Chapter 35
    4/23 & 4/24 Lab 9 Wave Optics Chapters 36 & 37
    4/30 & 5/1 Review 3 Review for Final Emphasis on Chapters 31 - 37