Physics 117 Labs, Spring 2008

Thursdays:  9:00-11:00 AM  &  4:00-6:00PM

Professor James Griffin,

(301-405-6118/griffin@physics.umd.edu)

& Teaching Assistant: (T.B.A.).

 

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Dates

Lab #

Lab Title

1

Jan 31

0

Lab Warm-Up Session: No Experiment

2

Feb 7

I

Graphs, Functions & Motion, Part I

3

Feb 14

II

Graphs, Functions & Motion, Part II

4

Feb 21

III

Motion Under a Varying Force: Springs

5

Feb 28

IV

Spring Osc.: Hooke’s Law & Newton’s II Law

6

Mar 6

V

Period  of a Pendulum, T vs. L and M

7

Mar 13

I-V

Make-up Labs: I-V

 

Mar 17-21

 

Spring Break: No Labs this week

8

Mar 27

VI

Centripetal Force and Acceleration

10

Apr 3

VII

Sensing and Mixing Hot and Cold

11

Apr 10

VIII

Specific Heat of Copper vs. Water

12

Apr 17

IX

Change of State: Freezing and Melting

13

Apr 24

X

e/m experiment

14

May 1

XI

Elem. Particle Physics - Cloud Chamber

15

May 8

VII-XI

Make-up Labs: VI-XI

 

 

 

 

16

May 12

 

Last Physics 117 Class

16

May 13

- -

Last Day of Classes

16

May 14

- -

Pre-Exam Study Day

17

May 15 - 21

- -

Final Exams

17

May 20 (Tue.)

 

117 Final Exam: 8:00 – 10:00 AM(Check Where)

18

May 22

- -

Main Commencement Ceremony