GENERAL
PHYSICS LAB MANUALS
by LOWELL T. WOOD,
ANGEL ALEJANDRO and RAY ROTTMANN
VOLUME
ONE
12th ed., August
2009, © 2010, 83 pages, $12.95
ISBN 978-0-89641-478-5
VOLUME
TWO
11th ed., August
2009, © 2010, 90 pages, $12.95
ISBN 978-0-89641-477-8
The experiments in the Twelfth Edition of Volume One and the Eleventh
Edition of Volume Two have been selected to complement the material
usually taught in the first semester of an algebra and trigonometry-based
introductory physics course for pre-professional students. Many
of the experiments have been revised to incorporate computer-based
data acquisition methods and analysis using modern computing techniques.
Each experiment
begins with
a brief introduction to the subject matter, followed by a short
discussion of the theory and basic principles relevant to the
experiment. All equations needed to analyze the experiment are
given. Rather than present the experiment in the standard format
of procedure, data and results, and calculations, the students
perform calculations and record results as data are taken. In
this way, students can better integrate the experimental techniques
and results with the theory. A second advantage is that errors
are detected before the experiment is performed in its entirety.
Questions designed to extend the students' understanding of the
lesson and show how the material relates to everyday phenomena
are included at the end of each experiment. Each experiment is
designed to be completed and submitted to the instructor within
the three-hour laboratory period.
The pages are spiral
bound for easy separation, and sufficient space has been included
for calculations to be shown; no additional paper is usually needed.
In the latest editions the graph paper has been removed to provide
ease and accessibility for students.
CONTENTS
VOLUME ONE
Experiments
- Density
of Solid
- Addition
of Vectors: Translational Equilibrium
- Circular
Motion: Centripetal Force and Acceleration
- Torque:
Equilibrium of a Rigid Object
- Simple
Harmonic Motion
- Rotational
Motion: Moment of Inertia
- Work
and Energy
- Conservation
of Momentum: Two-dimensional Collisions
- Motion:
Uniform Velocity and Acceleration
- Newton’s
Second Law of Motion
- Conservation
of Momentum: One-dimensional Collisions
- The
Vibrating String: Standing Waves
CONTENTS
VOLUME TWO
Experiments
- Reflection and
Refraction at a Plane Surface
- Image Formation
by Lenses and Mirrors
- Diffraction
- Polarized Light
- Electric Charge
and Electrostatics
- Magnetic Forces:
Forces between Current-carrying Wires
- Electric Circuits:
Part I
- Electric Circuits:
Part II
- Electromagnetic
Induction: Faraday’s Law and Lenz’s Law
- Nonohmic Circuits
- Interference
- Capacitance and
RC Circuits
- Potential Mapping