Time of Flight Versus Initial Speed
The purpose of this experiment is to determine whether time of flight of a ball launched horizontally off a table remains constant as the initial launch...
Soil Moisture Field Study
In this field study, students use a soil moisture sensor and an on-board GPS sensor on their mobile device to determine the ability of soil to hold and...
Hydrogen Emission and Absorption Spectra
Students use a spectrometer, fiber optics cable, a hydrogen gas spectrum lamp, and the sun to compare...
Kinetic Friction and Energy Conservation
In this lab, a cart is launched down a ramp while riding on a friction block. The initial elastic...
Rackets, Bats, and "Sweet Spots"
The position on the bat corresponding to the maximum energy transfer is called the “sweet spot.” There is another position on the bat where no shock...
Measuring the Spring Constant
The cart has a spring plunger that can be used for producing relatively elastic collisions and providing a reproducible launch velocity. In this lab, you...
Newton's Second Law
In this lab, a small mass, m, will be connected to the cart by a string. The string passes over a pulley at the table’s edge so that the cart accelerates...
Coefficient of Friction
In this lab, a cart will be launched over the floor using the cart's plunger. The cart will decelerate over the floor under the combined action of rolling...
Average versus Instantaneous Velocities
In this lab, a cart will be used to investigate one-dimensional accelerated motion. The cart will...
Equilibrium of Sugar Mutarotation
Students use a polarimeter to determine the α- and β-anomer concentrations of a D-glucose solution at equilibrium, and calculate the equilibrium constant.
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