Introductory Mechanics Laboratory

Syllabus - Fall 2019

Aug 27 T  Introduction & Jupyter Notebook Tutorial
    28 W  Introduction & Jupyter Notebook Tutorial
    29 R  Introduction & Jupyter Notebook Tutorial
    30 F  Introduction & Jupyter Notebook Tutorial

Sep  2 m  Labor day
     3 T  Lab 0: Error Analysis
     4 W  Lab 0: Error Analysis
     5 R  Lab 0: Error Analysis
     6 F  Lab 0: Error Analysis

    10 T  Lab 1: Measurement Error
    11 W  Lab 1: Measurement Error
    12 R  Lab 1: Measurement Error
    13 F  Lab 1: Measurement Error

    17 T  Lab 2: Kinematics
    18 W  Lab 2: Kinematics
    19 R  Lab 2: Kinematics    
    20 F  Lab 2: Kinematics

    24 T  Lab 3: Acceleration and Freefall
    25 W  Lab 3: Acceleration and Freefall
    26 R  Lab 3: Acceleration and Freefall
    27 F  Lab 3: Acceleration and Freefall

Oct  1 T  Lab 4: Forces in Equilibrium
     2 W  Lab 4: Forces in Equilibrium
     3 R  Lab 4: Forces in Equilibrium
     4 F  Lab 4: Forces in Equilibrium

     8 T  Lab 5: Newton's First and Third Laws
     9 W  Lab 5: Newton's First and Third Laws
    10 R  Lab 5: Newton's First and Third Laws
    11 F  Lab 5: Newton's First and Third Laws

    14 M  Fall Break
    15 T  Fall Break
    16 W  No Labs
    17 R  No Labs
    18 F  No Labs

    22 T  Lab 6: Newton's Second Law and Friction
    23 W  Lab 6: Newton's Second Law and Friction
    24 R  Lab 6: Newton's Second Law and Friction
    25 F  Lab 6: Newton's Second Law and Friction

    29 T  Lab 7: Uniform Circular Motion
    30 W  Lab 7: Uniform Circular Motion
    31 R  Lab 7: Uniform Circular Motion
Nov  1 F  Lab 7: Uniform Circular Motion

     5 T  Lab 8: Linear Momentum and Collisions
     6 W  Lab 8: Linear Momentum and Collisions
     7 R  Lab 8: Linear Momentum and Collisions
     8 F  Lab 8: Linear Momentum and Collisions
    
    12 T  Lab 9: Simple Harmonic Motion
    13 W  Lab 9: Simple Harmonic Motion
    14 R  Lab 9: Simple Harmonic Motion
    15 F  Lab 9: Simple Harmonic Motion

    19 T  Lab 10: Gravitation and Dark Matter
    20 W  Lab 10: Gravitation and Dark Matter
    21 R  Lab 10: Gravitation and Dark Matter
    22 F  Lab 10: Gravitation and Dark Matter

    25 M  Make-up Lab: Archimedes' Principle and Buoyancy
    26 T  No Labs
    27 W  No Labs
    28 R  Thanksgiving Holiday
    29 F  Thanksgiving Holiday

DEC  3 T  Practicum
     4 W  Practicum
     5 R  Practicum
     6 F  Practicum
     

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