PHYS 1111L Syllabus

Subject Code

PHYS

Course Number

1111L

Course Title

Introductory Physics I Lab

Prerequisites

MATH 1111

Corequisites

PHYS 1111

Terms Offered

Spring semester

Credit Hours

(0-3-1)

Course Description

This course includes selected laboratory exercises that parallel the topics introduced in PHYS 1111. The laboratory exercises include units of measurement, Newton's laws, work energy and power, momentum and collisions, one- and two-dimensional motion, circular motion and law of gravity, rotational dynamics and static equilibrium, elastic theory, harmonic motions, the theory of heat and heat transfer, thermodynamics, wave motion, and sound.

Course Outcomes

Laboratory Safety
Order		Description
1		Discuss and apply laboratory exercises encompassing the appropriate practice of laboratory precautions and laboratory safety.
Units and Measurements
Order		Description
1		Perform and apply laboratory exercises encompassing units and measurements.
Newton’s Law and Static Equilibrium
Order		Description
1		Perform and apply laboratory exercises encompassing Newton’s law and static equilibrium.
Work, Energy and Power
Order		Description
1		Perform and apply laboratory exercises encompassing work, energy and power.
Momentum and Collisions
Order		Description
1		Perform and apply laboratory exercises encompassing momentum and collisions.
One-and Two-Dimensional Motion
Order		Description
1		Perform and apply laboratory exercises encompassing one- and two-dimensional motion.
Elastic Theory and Harmonic Motion
Order		Description
1		Perform and apply laboratory exercises encompassing elastic theory and harmonic motion.
Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
Order		Description
1		Perform and apply laboratory exercises encompassing thermodynamics and heat transfer.
Mechanical Waves
Order		Description
1		Perform and apply laboratory exercises encompassing mechanical waves.