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Welcome to Physics 23 A! The line at the top of the page has links to several pages on the course website. The schedule of laboratory activities is posted below.

Power report

Homework solutions on Eres

Action shots

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Laboratory Schedule

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
August 28
Convocation 8/29
Speed of sound - Day 1 8/30
8/31
Speed of sound - Day 2
analysis using averages September 1

9/4
9/5
Speed of sound - Day 3
systematics and linear fitting 9/6
9/7
Experiment 2 - Day 1
lab notebooks turned in at end of period 9/8

9/11
9/12
Experiment 2 - Day 2
lab notebooks back 9/13
9/14
Experiment 2 - Day 3 9/15
Error analysis quizzes must be finished by 5 pm.
9/18
9/19
Experiment 2 - Day 4
Analyze data and prepare for oral report on projectile experiment.
Prepare analysis and figures for pendulum report. 9/20
9/21
Experiment 2 - Oral reports for the projectile experiment 9/22
Formal analysis with figures due for pendulum experiment
9/25
9/26
Experiment 3 - Day 1
Midterm 1 9/27
9/28
Experiment 3 - Day 2 9/29

10/2
10/3
Experiment 3 - Day 3 10/4
10/5
Experiment 3 - Day 4
Analyzing data and preparing figures for the technical report 10/6
Final report on pendulum experiment due
10/9
10/10
Experiment 3 - Oral reports for the projectile experiment.
Formal analysis with figures due for pendulum experiment. 10/11
10/12
Begin lab changeover - no meeting 10/13

10/16
Fall Break 10/17
Fall Break 10/18
10/19
Experiment 4 - Day 1 10/20

10/23
10/24
Experiment 4 - Day 2 10/25
Final reports on pendulum experiment due 10/26
Experiment 4 - Day 3 10/27

10/30
10/31
Experiment 4 - Day 4
Identify project team November 1
11/2
Experiment 5 - Day 1 11/3
Analysis section of Expt 4 due at 5 pm
11/6
11/7
Experiment 5 - Day 2
Explore project topic 11/8
11/9
Experiment 5 - Day 3 11/10

11/13
11/14
Experiment 5 - Day 4
Finalize project topic 11/15
11/16
Midterm 2 11/17

11/20
11/21
Project 11/22
Technical reports on experiment 4 due at 5 pm 11/23
Thanksgiving 11/24
Thanksgiving
11/27
11/28
Project 11/29
11/30
Project December 1

12/4
12/5
Project 12/6
12/7
Project presentations

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
August 28 Convocation	8/29 Speed of sound - Day 1	8/30	8/31 Speed of sound - Day 2 analysis using averages	September 1
9/4	9/5 Speed of sound - Day 3 systematics and linear fitting	9/6	9/7 Experiment 2 - Day 1 lab notebooks turned in at end of period	9/8
9/11	9/12 Experiment 2 - Day 2 lab notebooks back	9/13	9/14 Experiment 2 - Day 3	9/15 Error analysis quizzes must be finished by 5 pm.
9/18	9/19 Experiment 2 - Day 4 Analyze data and prepare for oral report on projectile experiment. Prepare analysis and figures for pendulum report.	9/20	9/21 Experiment 2 - Oral reports for the projectile experiment	9/22 Formal analysis with figures due for pendulum experiment
9/25	9/26 Experiment 3 - Day 1 Midterm 1	9/27	9/28 Experiment 3 - Day 2	9/29
10/2	10/3 Experiment 3 - Day 3	10/4	10/5 Experiment 3 - Day 4 Analyzing data and preparing figures for the technical report	10/6 Final report on pendulum experiment due
10/9	10/10 Experiment 3 - Oral reports for the projectile experiment. Formal analysis with figures due for pendulum experiment.	10/11	10/12 Begin lab changeover - no meeting	10/13
10/16 Fall Break	10/17 Fall Break	10/18	10/19 Experiment 4 - Day 1	10/20
10/23	10/24 Experiment 4 - Day 2	10/25 Final reports on pendulum experiment due	10/26 Experiment 4 - Day 3	10/27
10/30	10/31 Experiment 4 - Day 4 Identify project team	November 1	11/2 Experiment 5 - Day 1	11/3 Analysis section of Expt 4 due at 5 pm
11/6	11/7 Experiment 5 - Day 2 Explore project topic	11/8	11/9 Experiment 5 - Day 3	11/10
11/13	11/14 Experiment 5 - Day 4 Finalize project topic	11/15	11/16 Midterm 2	11/17
11/20	11/21 Project	11/22 Technical reports on experiment 4 due at 5 pm	11/23 Thanksgiving	11/24 Thanksgiving
11/27	11/28 Project	11/29	11/30 Project	December 1
12/4	12/5 Project	12/6	12/7 Project presentations

Updated 11/16/00 .