Lab Manual

(Updated February 26, 2008)

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 The pdf documents linked to this page were produced using Acrobat Distiller. We cannot vouch for the accuracy of the results.  The printed manual is the official document for the course.

You must purchase the complete lab manual from the bookstore.

You may also find the Microsoft Word files used to create the manual on the Lab Server P: drive or under Programs in a directory MECH MANUAL. 

Introduction

Sermon

Lab#1: Uncertainties	Lab #5: Rotational Kinetic Energy
Lab#2: Inclined Plane	Lab #6: Simple Harmonic Motion
Lab #3: Conservation of Mechanical Energy	Lab #7A: Velocity of Sound in Air
Lab #4: Collisions -- Conservation of Momentum	Lab #7B: Standing Waves on a String

Appendicies

Appendix I - Notebooks

Appendix II - Reports

Appendix III - Computing

Appendix IV - ORIGIN

Appendix V - Uncertainties and Error Analysis

Appendix VI - Probability Distributions

Appendix VII - Graphs

Appendix VIII - Least Square Fitting

Appendix X - Sample Lab Notebook.pdf

Appendix XI - Sample Reports

Worksheets

UNC Worksheet

Error Analysis Worksheet

IP Fill in the Blank Report

COL Worksheet

Velocity of Sound Worksheet

Standing Waves