Physics 203
LAB: Fall, 2018
John Jay College of Criminal
Justice:
the City University of New York
Profs. D. Martens Yaverbaum, G. Lu, H. Walters & Q. Wu
LAST UPDATED...
6:00 am, Friday,
september 7, 2018
*(including overview of formal report structure)
REPORTS & FINDINGS: Some Resources re Writing in Physics |
JUSTIFICATION & UNCERTAINTY: Some Resources re Knowledge in Physics |
Lab Report Dos & Don'ts Sample Lab Report for Lab 1: 3rd Person Plural Sample Lab Report for Lab 1: All Passive Voice |
(includes an explanation of uncertainty vs. error, a full description of the absolute uncertainty-interval calculation method, and an overview comparison of the absolute and fractional calculation methods)
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LAB WEEK |
EXPERIMENT |
ASSIGNMENT |
PRINCIPLE |
Lab Day 1 |
1. Magnitude, Measurement & Motion the POST-LAB for LAB 1
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First Lab Period: No assignment due. |
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Lab Day 2 |
Lab 2: Free-Fall
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Skim & bring to class |
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Lab Day 3 |
Lab 2: Free-Fall
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Lab Day 4 |
FIRST: Complete THEN: Lecture in Lab |
Skim & bring to class |
Galileo's Principle of Relativity Form #4 |
* ROTATE LAB PARTNERS * Lab Day 5
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YOU MUST BRING GOGGLES FOR THIS LAB! |
Please note: there used to be some highglighted text in this cell about what sections were required for formal report 2.
That text was WRONG. The Rubric/Guide document linked above will tell you what sections to complete. |
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Lab Day 6 |
YOU MUST BRING GOGGLES FOR THIS LAB! |
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Lab Day 7 |
PART A: Effects. --> Prediction, Measurement and Acceleration. |
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Lab Day 8 |
PART B: Causes.
--> Interactions, Free-Body Diagrams, Coordinate Systems, Vector Components and Net Force. |
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Lab Day 9 |
The two samples are very different from each other, but note that they both have (1) a Data Collection section that is clear & thorough but does NOT go into calculations & analysis; (2) a detailed Analysis section in which they explain the logic behind their work & justify the assumptions they make. Sample Report 1 After you have read through the above examples, complete the post lab & formal report for lab 5. |
Galileo's Principle of Relativity Form #5: Unless acted on by a net external force, an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion at the same speed and in the same direction. |
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ROTATE LAB PARTNERS Lab Day 10 |
Day 1 (Period begins with midsemester review True/False assignment)
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Galileo's Principle of Relativity Form #6: If object A exerts a force on object B, then object B exerts a force on object A of equal magnitude and opposite direction. |
Lab Day 11 |
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Galileo's Principle of Relativity Form #7: Space is homogenous; Linear momentum is conserved.
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Lab Day 12
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Galileo's Principle of Relativity Form #8: Time is homogenous; Energy is conserved. |
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Lab Day 13 |
should be submitted along with lab report. |
Galileo's Principle of Relativity Form #9: Space is isotropic; |
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Lab Day 14 |
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There is no Lab on Last Day |
There is no final exam for lab. |
To ALL students writing lab reports for lab 7: you may have noticed that there are THREE suggested research questions listed in the instructions for the lab, but only the FIRST one is really a RESEARCH question. The other two are more like thinking questions. You should DEFINITELY think about them while writing your report, and talk about the issues they raise in your report, but only the FIRST one needs to be part of your official Research Question. |
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Note: All assignments are 1) highlighted, 2) DUE the day on which they appear and 3)