Review for Lab Exam One
Reminder: The second and final exam will contain questions
pertaining to the lab.
- Addition of Waves: Obtained
graphically the resultant wave formed by the superposition of
two traveling waves.
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Standing Waves: Studied harmonics and
overtones in a vibrating string.
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Organ Pipe: Studied harmonics and overtones
in closed and open pipes.
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Spectrum: Observed the spectrum of
light emitted from various typed of incandescent materials.
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Ray Box: Studied
reflection and refraction of light.
Review for Lab Exam Two
Reminder: The final exam will contain questions pertaining
to the lab.
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Telescope & Microscope: real and virtual images, opera
glass, focal length
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Graphing: independent variable, dependent variable, slope,
equation of a line
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Additions of Vectors: head-to-tail method, resultant, equilibriant
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Linear Momentum: conservation of linear momentum, vector
nature of linear momentum
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Pendulum: the acceleration of gravity was calculated, the
period depended only on length and g
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Centripetal Force: studied the effect of rotational speed
on the centripetal force
How to Prepare for Laboratory Exams
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Know the purpose of each laboratory experiment.
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Study the introduction to each experiment.
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Know the basic principles of physics that are being used in each experiment. (This may require reviewing the lecture text.)
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Know the definition of physical terms used in each experiment.
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Know in general the procedures followed in each experiment.
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Don’t memorize the data obtained in the individual experiments, but do know how to get results from example data that might be given to you.
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Know how the results you obtained depended on the conditions set in the experiment.
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These suggestions are not meant to be all-inclusive, but following these should give you a reasonable chance of making a good grade on the laboratory exam.