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Physics Laboratory Experiments
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PHYSICS LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS, Eighth Edition, offers a wide range of integrated experiments emphasizing the use of computerized instrumentation and includes a set of "computer-assisted experiments" to give you experience with modern equipment. By conducting traditional and computer-based experiments and analyzing data through two different methods, you can gain a greater understanding of the concepts behind the experiments, making it easier to master course material.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Ch 1: The Scientific Method and Thought
- Ch 2: Experimental Uncertainty (Error) and Data Analysis
- Ch 3: Measurement Instruments (Mass, Volume, and Density)
- Ch 4: (GL) Simple Pendulum Parameters (Angle, Mass, Length, and Damping)
- Ch 5: (TI-GL/CI) Uniformly Accelerated Motion: Measurement of g
- Ch 6: The Addition and Resolution of Vectors: The Force Table
- Ch 7: (TI-GL/CI) Newton's Second Law: The Atwood Machine
- Ch 8: (TI/CI) Conservation of Linear Momentum
- Ch 9: (GL) Projectile Motion: The Ballistic Pendulum
- Ch 10: Centripetal Force
- Ch 11: (TI/CI) Friction
- Ch 12: (GL) Work and Energy
- Ch 13: Potential Energy of a Spring
- Ch 14: (GL) Torques, Equilibrium, and Center of Gravity
- Ch 15: (GL) Simple Machines: Mechanical Advantage
- Ch 16: (TI/CI) Simple Harmonic Motion
- Ch 17: Standing Waves in a String
- Ch 18: Temperature and Thermometer Calibration
- Ch 19: The Thermal Coefficient of Linear Expansion
- Ch 20: Specific Heats of Metals
- Ch 21: Archimedes' Principle: Buoyancy and Density
- Ch 22: Fields and Equipotentials
- Ch 23: (TI/CI) Ohm's Law
- Ch 24: The Measurement of Resistance: Ammeter-Voltmeter Methods and Wheatstone Bridge Method
- Ch 25: The Temperature Dependence of Resistance
- Ch 26: (TI/CI) Resistances in Series and Parallel
- Ch 27: Joule Heat
- Ch 28: The RC Time Constant (Manual Timing)
- Ch 29: (TI/CI) The RC Time Constant (Electronic Timing)
- Ch 30: Reflection and Refraction
- Ch 31: Spherical Mirrors and Lenses
- Ch 32: (TI) Polarized Light (CI) Malus's Law
- Ch 33: The Prism Spectrometer: Dispersion and the Index of Refraction
- Ch 34: Line Spectra and the Rydberg Constant
- Ch 35: (TI) The Transmission Diffraction Grating: Measuring the Wavelengths of Light (CI) Single-Slit and Double-Slit Diffraction
- Ch 36: Detection of Nuclear Radiation: The Geiger Counter
- Ch 37: Radioactive Half-Life
- Ch 38: The Absorption of Nuclear Radiation
- Appendix A: Material Properties
- Appendix B: Mathematical and Physical Constants
- Appendix C: Absolute Deviation and Mean Absolute Deviation
- Appendix D: Standard Deviation and Method of Least Squares
- Appendix E: Graphing Exponential Functions