PH 215 Lab for PH202 or PH212

Lab Hours: 33
Credits: 1

Offers labs to accompany topics in PH 202 or PH 212 .

Prerequisite: Placement into WR 115 (or higher), or completion of WR 090 (or higher); placement into MTH 251Z (or higher), or completion of MTH 112Z (or higher); concurrent registration in PH 202 or PH 212 or successful completion of either course; or consent of instructor. (All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.)
Repeatable: 2

Student Learning Outcomes:

Estimate uncertainty in measurements
Propagate uncertainty in calculations
Apply common scientific writing conventions
Use spreadsheets to calculate and generate graphs
Use physics lab equipment safely and effectively
Vary and invent experiments using scientific methods
Demonstrate group work skills
Improve skills and knowledge primarily developed in lecture

Content Outline

Science (included in some or all labs)
- Laboratory ethics
- Uncertainty estimation and propagation
- Hypothesis testing
- Scientific writing
Archimedes’ Principle (one lab)
Oscillations and Waves Lab(s) (one or more labs on these topics):
- Pendulum
- Hooke’s law
- Sound
- Standing waves
Thermodynamics Lab(s) (one or more labs on these topics):
- Specific heat capacity
- Latent heat
- Thermal conduction
- Mechanical equivalent of heat
Electricity Lab(s) (one or more labs on these topics):
- Triboelectric effect
- Electrostatic field mapping