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Physics Labs

 

College Board Statement Concerning AP Physics Labs

Lab Policy

Additional Notes Concerning Lab Policy

Actual Labs

Virtual Labs

 

 

Lab Policy

¢ A minimum of 6 hands-on labs will be assigned per semester.

      These will be augmented by a number of virtual labs using software provided by the instructor

¢ Students work in pairs, but each student must submit a lab report which is turned in the day after the conclusion of each activity, then graded

      and returned.

¢ Each report must include the following specific sections - return the lab handout along with the recorded observations

 

       Ø Problem statement: Clear statement of what you are trying to do

       Ø Hypothesis: Suggested explanation of the observed phenomenon

       Ø Approach: Short summary of how you plan to solve the problem     

       Ø Data recorded: Data obtained from the experiment

       Ø Analysis of the data: What the data means

            Answer the questions provided on the handout - clearly labeled and using same numbering scheme 

       Ø Conclusion:

             ] What conclusions do you draw from the above analysis.

             ] Possible sources of error. What are some areas or sources for possible errors in your experiment. 

 

¢ Each student must have the data sheet initialed by the instructor before leaving the lab. The data sheet must include al measurements that you

      and your lab partner make during the lab, and must not be altered later.

¢ All students must ensure that, before they leave the lab, their lab area is clean and the experimental apparatus is orderly.

      I will not initial your lab sheet until this is accomplished.

¢ Do not misuse equipment.

¢ If you find that part of your equipment is faulty of missing, immediately notify me of this.

¢ All experiments must be performed.

 

Labs (preliminary list)

 

Lab

Title

1

Uniformly Accelerated Motion: Inclined Plane

2

Friction

3

Newton’s Second Law of Motion

4

Elastic Collisions

5

Inelastic Collisions

6

Vibratory Motion of a Spring

7

The Simple Pendulum

8                

Boyle’s Law

9

Standing Waves

10

The Electric Field

11

Resistors and Ohm’s Law

12

Resistors in Series and in Parallel

13

Diffraction

14

The Spectrum of Hydrogen and Plank’s Constant