Snell's Law
The purpose of this experiment is to determine the index of refraction of the acrylic trapezoid. For rays entering the trapezoid, you will measure the...
Reflection
In this experiment, you will study how rays are reflected from different types of mirrors. You will measure the focal length and determine the radius of...
Prism
The purpose of this experiment is to show how a prism separates white light into its component colors and to show that different colors are refracted at...
Color Addition
In Part 1 of this experiment, you will discover the results of mixing red, green, and blue light in different combinations. In Part 2, you will compare...
Conservation of Angular Momentum and Energy in a Ballistic Pendulum
In this experiment you will analyze the angular collision between a ball and a physical pendulum....
Inelastic Collisions
Compare how much energy is transferred to the pendulum in a completely inelastic collision compared to a partially elastic collision.
Path of a Projectile
The purpose of this experiment is to determine how the vertical distance a projectile drops is related to the horizontal distance the projectile travels...
Conservation of Momentum in Two Dimensions
In this experiment a ball hits another ball at a glancing angle and students confirm that momentum...
Conservation of Energy of a Ball Shot Straight Up
The purpose of this experiment is to confirm that the initial kinetic energy of a projectile shot...
Rotational Inertia of a Point Mass
The purpose of this experiment is to find the rotational inertia of a point mass experimentally and to verify that this value corresponds to the calculated...
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