Lab Instructions and Materials

All lab instructions, data sheets, and report questions for every experiment are available on the CCNY Physics Labs website:

CCNY Physics Labs — PHYS 207 Materials

Textbook

Halliday, Resnick, and Walker, Fundamentals of Physics.

Experiments

• Experiment 1 — Measurements: Units, significant figures, uncertainty, and derived quantities.
• Experiment 2 — Force Tables: Vectors, equilibrium, graphical and analytical vector addition.
• Experiment 3 — Little g: Experimental determination of gravitational acceleration via graphing and fitting.
• Experiment 4 — Centripetal Force: Relationship among force, mass, radius, and speed in circular motion.
• Experiment 5 — Linear Momentum: Conservation of linear momentum in collisions.
• Experiment 6 — Simple Harmonic Motion: Mass–spring oscillator; relationship between mass, spring constant, and period.
• Experiment 7 — Buoyancy: Buoyant force, density, and Archimedes’ principle.

Contact

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