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Coulomb's Law
The dependence of the Coulomb force on charge and distance is explored and the Coulomb Constant is determined.
Telescope and Microscope
Students construct an astronomical telescope, a Galilean telescope, and a compound microscope on the optical bench. Using a viewing screen with grid, they...
Reflection and Refraction
Students experimentally derive the Law of Reflection for curved and flat mirrors. Snell’s Law is explored and the index of refraction for a piece of...
Mechanical Waves
Standing waves in strings and air columns are studied. Using a sine wave generator to drive a string vibrator, the driving frequency, length, density,...
Magnetic Forces on Current-Carrying Wires
The magnitude and direction of the force on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field is measured....
Speed of Light
This experiment uses the Foucault Method to determine the speed of light. Laser light passes through a series of lenses to produce an image of the light...
Archimedes' Principle
The buoyant force on several objects is measured by weighing the water displaced by the object as it is submerged. The buoyant force is also determined...
Shadows
The purpose of this experiment is to show the umbra (darker part) and the penumbra (lighter part) of the shadow.
Microscope
In this experiment, you will construct a microscope and determine its magnification.
Telescope
In this experiment, you will construct a telescope and determine its magnification.
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