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Andrew H. Volk

PHYS 201L / 231L · Fall 2026

Physics Lab 1

Sections 004 and 005 meet Tuesdays, at 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Each prelab quiz is due in Canvas when your lab starts, and the lab report is due the next day at 4:00 p.m. Canvas and the syllabus are the official record for due dates and grades.

Open Canvas

Measurement and motion

Exp 1: Experimental uncertainty and data analysis Lab 1 · Prelab quiz Tue, Sep 1 · Report Wed, Sep 2
Exp 2: Measurement instruments Lab 2 · Prelab quiz Tue, Sep 8 · Report Wed, Sep 9
Exp 3: Addition and resolution of vectors (the force table) Lab 3 · Prelab quiz Tue, Sep 15 · Report Wed, Sep 16
Exp 4: Uniformly accelerated motion (measuring g) Lab 4 · Prelab quiz Tue, Sep 22 · Report Wed, Sep 23
Exp 5: Newton's second law (the Atwood machine) Lab 5 · Prelab quiz Tue, Sep 29 · Report Wed, Sep 30

Energy, rotation, and oscillation

Exp 8: Work and energy Lab 6 · Prelab quiz Tue, Oct 6 · Report Wed, Oct 7
Exp 7: Projectile motion (the ballistic pendulum) Lab 7 · Prelab quiz Tue, Oct 20 · Report Wed, Oct 21

Slides and handouts

Exp 9: Torques, equilibrium, and center of gravity Lab 8 · Prelab quiz Tue, Oct 27 · Report Wed, Oct 28
Exp 6: Simple pendulum parameters Lab 9 · Prelab quiz Tue, Nov 3 · Report Wed, Nov 4
Exp 10: Simple harmonic motion Lab 10 · Prelab quiz Tue, Nov 10 · Report Wed, Nov 11

Sound and heat

Exp 11: Air column resonance (the speed of sound) Lab 11 · Prelab quiz Tue, Nov 17 · Report Wed, Nov 18
Exp 12: Specific heats of metals Lab 12 · Prelab quiz Tue, Dec 1 · Report Wed, Dec 2