Visual Physics 218 Lab and Tech. Writing (TW)
Faculty Lab Coordinator: Prof. Teruki Kamon (e-mail)

TAs (2008C)
& Sections		 Tristan Leggett (lead TA) (514, 518, 529)
  • Karie Badgley (515, 520, 532)
  • Shan Hu (201, 513, 516)
  • John Krause (202, 517, 530)
  • Kunj Prasad (203, 519, 531)
  • To All TA's

    		• Room: HELD 218 for both recitation and lab
    Lab Manuals: available online from this web site

    Textbook: University Physics, 12th ed., Young & Freedman

    Welcome to Visual Physics (VP) lab. The VP lab is one of two kinds of lab courses in PHYS 218 offered by Physics Department. Below are several highlights that are different from the other (= non-VP) lab.
    1. Free Lab Manuals:
      • All manuals for VP experiments are available online. [If you are taking non-VP lab, then the manual book is available at book stores.]
      • Scroll down and see the tentative schedule for recitation and laboratory sessions. Click a link to "Lab 0", "Lab 1", ... or "Lab 6".
    2. Lab Report Formats:
      • Lab Report Format in Dr. Peter McIntyre's class (Fall 2008): Template
      • Lab Report Format in other instructor's class: Technical Memo (TM) is the style of your report. The TM is developed for this VP lab report by Mrs. Cindy Raisor and Mr. Joe Brinkley, along with Prof. Teruki Kamon in spring 2004.
        1. TM template (general)
        2. Lab 2 report template
        3. Example of Technical Memo
        → How will your report be graded? Check Grading Rubric before submitting your report to TA. Your lab TA will grade your report using the rubric.
    3. Lab Journal:
      • You are required to maintain "Lab Journal" or "Logbook" for your experiments. Please click here (360 kB, PDF) for an example of my logbook for an experimental work.
    4. Check with your TA and instructor for grading policy of your lab work including the lab report and lab journal.
    5. Standard procedures to deal with the schedule conflict between PHYS218 Lab and MATH/ENGR Common Exams
    Below is a tentative recitation/lab schedule which may be changed by a request of the instructor: 
    Dr. George Kattawar (201-203)
Dr. Igor Roshchin   (513-516)
Dr. Yongseok Oh     (517-520)
Dr. Peter McIntyre  (529-532)
    Note: we have the first recitation and lab meetings in the first week of the semester. Meet your TA in HELD 218. If your meeting is cancelled because of a holiday or you miss with a university excuse, attend any of VP218 sections.
    Week Number
    (starting Monday)    		 Recitation for PHYS 218H (200 Sections) Recitation for PHYS 218 (500 Sections) Lab
    (Get the manuals online.)    		 Note
    1 (8/25) Ch.0 Calculus Ch.0 Calculus
    • Click HERE to get "Lab 0" manual (Tool and techniques)

    • Error Theory (by Sante R. Scuro) for students who want to solidfy your knowledge of the theory.
    		No Lab 0 report :-)
    2 (9/01) Ch.1 Estimate, Units, Dimensional Analysis Ch.1 Estimate, Units, Dimensional Analysis
    3 (9/08) Ch.2 Motion in 1D Ch.2 Motion in 1D Lab 1 Manual 1D Motion (Chap. 2)

    Quick Quiz: The figure on the left is from the textbook. This is a key figure to explain the motion of an object in 1D. You learned the kinematic equations to discribe the motion in class. Is your VP218 data on the motion of an object described by the kinematic equations?
    4 (9/15) Ch.3 Motion in 2D Ch.3 Motion in 2D No lab, but extended recitation for REVIEW. Lab 1 report is due at recitation.
    5 (9/22) Ch.4 Newton's Laws Ch.4 Newton's Laws Lab 2 Manual 2D Motion (Chap. 3)

    Quick Quiz: See the figure on the left. This is a key figure to explain the motion of an object in 2D. You learned the kinematic equations to discribe the motion in class. Is your VP218 data on the motion of an object described by the kinematic equations?

    Movie: Car Push (mpeg)

    		Exam 1 (200 & 500 sections)
    6 (9/29) Ch.5 Newton's Laws Ch.5 Newton's Laws Lab 3 Force and Newton's Laws (Chaps. 4, 5)

    Quick Quiz: See the figure on the left. This is a key figure to explain the motion of an object with force (Force Diagram or Free-Body Diagram). You learned Newton's Laws to discribe the motion in class. Is your VP218 data on the motion of an object described by Newton's Laws?

    Frictionless plane

    		Lab 2 report is due.
    7 (10/06) Ch.6 Work Energy Theorem; Partial Review for Exam 2 Ch.6 Work Energy Theorem; Partial Review for Exam 2 No Lab

    Work done by a horse

    		Lab 3 report is due at the recitation this week.
    8 (10/13) Ch. 7 Energy Conservation Ch. 7 Energy Conservation Lab 4 Energy and Momentum Conservation (Chaps. 6, 7, 8)

    Quick Quiz: See the figures on the left. They are key figures to explain the conservation of energy and momentum in collision of two objects. You learned how to apply the energy and momentum conservation laws in class. Is your VP218 data on the motion of two objects consistent with energy/momentum conservation laws?

    		Exam 2 (200 & 500sections).
    9 (10/20) Ch. 8 Momentum Conservation Ch. 8 Momentum Conservation No lab, but an extended recitation for REVIEW. Lab 4 report is due at the recitation this week.
    10 (10/27) Ch.9 Rotation I Ch.9 Rotation I Lab 5 Rotation (Chaps. 9, 10)

    Quick Quiz: Compare the figure on the left with the figure in Lab 3. Similar? Yes. But this figure can be used for the exam problem to test "rotation" of a solid object.

    Oct 31 LAST day to Q-drop LAST day to Q-drop LAST day to Q-drop LAST day to Q-drop
    11 (11/03) Ch.10 Rotation II; Partial Review for Exam 3 Ch.10 Rotation II; Partial Review for Exam 3 No Lab Lab 5 report is due at the recitation meeting this week.
    12 (11/10) Ch.11 Static Equilibirum; Ch.12 Gravity Ch.11 Static Equilibirum Exam 3 (200 sections)
    13 (11/17) Ch.13 SHM Ch.12 Gravity Lab 6 Oscillation (Chap. 13)

    SHM Animation

    Funny Gravity

    		Exam 3 (500 sections)
    14 (11/24) Ch.14 Fluid Dynamics; Review Ch.13 SHM; Review No Lab Thanksgiving Holidays Nov 27, 28
    15 (12/01) No Recitation No Recitation No Lab Lab 6 report must be given to your TA directly!!!!
    Dec. 5, 8-10 Final Exam Schedule