PH 214 Lab for PH201 or PH211

Lab Hours: 3
Credits: 1

Offers labs to accompany topics in PH 201 or PH 211 .

Prerequisite: Placement into WR 115 (or higher), or completion of WR 090 (or higher); placement into MTH 251 (or higher), or completion of MTH 112Z (or higher); concurrent registration of PH 201 or PH 211 or successful completion of either course; or consent of instructor. (All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.)
Student Learning Outcomes:

Evaluate reliability and relevance of physical evidence gathered by self and others.
Apply mathematical and physical principles to observed, measured, and given physical data to make predictions and explain past observations.
Communicate results of work using scientific writing.

Content Outline

Science (included in some or all labs)
- Laboratory ethics
- Uncertainty estimation and propagation
- Hypothesis testing
- Scientific writing
Kinematics Lab(s) (one or more lab on these topics):
- 1-dimensional motion
- 2-dimensional motion
Dynamics Lab(s) (one or more lab on these topics):
- Newton’s laws of motion
- Energy, work and power
- Momentum and collisions
- Circular motion
Rotation Lab(s) (one or more lab on these topics):
- Rotational kinematics
- Rotational dynamics