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 251 (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.)
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
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