This is an archived course. A more recent version may be available at ocw.mit.edu.

Labs

Experiments are carried out in group of 3 as part of the TEAL classroom. Students have access to laptops with DataStudio and other software; most experiments interface to laptops. A conceptual report is due at the end of the experiment.

SES # TOPICS NOTES EXPERIMENT FILES HANDOUTS REPORT FILES
L3 Introducing Data Studio   (PDF)   (PDF)
L4 Projectile Motion You will need to calculate the error in your measurement of the gravitational constant. Please read Error Analysis (PDF) (PDF)   (PDF)
L7 Modeling Forces   (PDF) (PDF) (PDF)
L10 Circular Motion Error Analysis (PDF) (PDF)   (PDF)
L12 Static Equilibrium   (PDF) (PDF) (PDF)
L14 Friction   (PDF) (PDF) (PDF)
L17 Conservation of Energy   (PDF) (PDF) (PDF)
L22 Collisions   (PDF) (PDF) (PDF)
L25 Physical Pendulum   (PDF) (PDF) (PDF)
L27 Angular Momentum   (PDF) (PDF) (PDF)
L32 Energy Transformations: Mechanical Equivalent of Heat Mechanical Theory of Heat (PDF) (PDF) (PDF)