PH 216 Lab for PH203 or PH213

Lab Hours: 33
Credits: 1

Offers labs to accompany topics in PH 203 or PH 213 .

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 203 or PH 213 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
Circuit Lab(s) (one or more labs on these topics):
- Introduction to electronics
- Temperature dependence of resistance
- Ohm’s law
- RC Circuits
- AC Circuits
Magnetism and Induction Lab(s) (one or more labs on these topics):
- Magnetic fields
- Generators
Optics Lab(s) (one or more labs on these topics):
- Index of refraction
- Lens equation
- Diffraction