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Course Outline

Physics is an experimental science; that is, the nature and validity of the theoretical framework that physicists use is informed by the outcomes of experiments which can be performed repeatably.

Phys 132L is the laboratory accompanying Phys 132. In this course you will conduct experiments and make observation on various physical systems.

• Course Number: PHYS 132L
• Instructor: Prof. David Collins, Physics
• Contact Information:
  • Wubben 228B
  • Telephone: 248-1787
  • Email: [email protected]
• Class Times: F 1:00pm - 2:45pm (section 001), F 3:00 - 4:45pm (section 002).
• Classroom: Wubben 214
• First Class Meeting: Friday 25 August 2017
• Syllabus: Pdf Format

Course Structure

Class will meet once during each of the weeks listed in the schedule on the last page. During each meeting you will be given specific laboratory activities, tasks and assignments. Some of the laboratories consist of traditional experiments; in these you will set up an apparatus, gather and analyze data and reach conclusions about the underlying physics based on your analysis. In other laboratories you will conduct qualitative, computational or ``thought'' experiments; these are accompanied by a worksheet consisting of a series of questions that you will answer.

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