Physics 152: Principles of Physics
Westminster College
Spring 2011
Resources- Data analysis software
Data Studio, the software that we use to take and analyze data in the lab, is available for you to use on your own computer (this is legal because of the physics deparment's site license). To install Data Studio on your computer download the software from the manufacturer's website and request the site license codes from me. - Computer Modeling software
In the lab we also use visual python to make 3-D models of physical situations. This software is freely available and can be downloaded here. - Measurement uncertainty estimation and propagation methods.
| Date | Description | Documents |
| Date | Description | Documents |
| Jan. 18 | Interactions of Electric Charges | Lab. 1 |
| Jan. 25 |
Electric Fields from Point-like Objects 3 parts: vPython tutorial, vPython simulations of proton and dipole E-field | vPython instructions via email. |
| Feb. 1 | Electric Fields from Continuous Objects vPython simulations of line and ring charge E-fields |
vPython instructions via email And adjust your program to answer this Question |
| Feb. 8 | vPython via email | |
| Feb. 15 | Exam #1 | |
| Feb. 22 | Simple DC circuits Simple DC circuits-Background | Lab. 4 |
| Mar. 1 | RC circuits and Oscilloscopes | Lab. 5 |
| Mar. 8 | vPython: proton in a B-field
and in a cyclotron |
vPython
shell for force
vPython shell for cyclotron |
| Mar. 15 | Spring Break | |
| Mar. 22 | Charge to mass ratio for an
electron-
Formal Report Guidelines | Lab. 6 |
| Mar. 29 | Electromagnetic Demos and vPython: B-field of a moving proton | vPython via email |
| Apr. 5 | Exam #3 | |
| Apr. 12 | Period of an Oscillating object | Lab. 7 |
| Apr. 19 | Velocity of 1-D waves | Lab. 8 |
| Apr. 26 | Ray optics | Lab. 9 |
| May 2 | Interference Demonstrations | Lab. 10 |