Lab Coordinators: 253 / 255 A - Shane Stadler 253 / 255 B - Ruth Ann Levinson
General Syllabi
253 / 255 A general syllabus - See your instructor for a class specific syllabus.
253 / 255 B general syllabus - See your instructor for a class specific syllabus
Tentative Lab schedules:
253 / 255 A - LAB SCHEDULE: (*This is tentative and subject to change)
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Week |
Date |
Activities |
Topic |
Type |
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1 |
08/21 – 08/25 |
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Orientation |
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2 |
08/28 – 09/01 |
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Motion in one dimension |
Computer |
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3 |
09/05 – 09/08 |
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Position, Velocity, and Acceleration |
Computer |
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4 |
09/11 – 09/15 |
Quiz 1 |
Projectile Motion Parts 1 and 2 |
Computer |
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5 |
09/18 – 09/22 |
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Newton’s 2nd Law Parts 1 and 2 |
Computer |
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6 |
09/25 – 09/29 |
Quiz 2 |
Newton’s 3rd Law Parts 1 and 2 |
Computer |
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7 |
10/02 – 10/06 |
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Work and Energy |
Computer |
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8 |
10/09 – 10/13 |
Quiz 3 |
Impulse vs. Change in Momentum |
Computer |
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9 |
10/16 – 10/20 |
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Conservation of linear momentum Part 1 |
Computer |
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10 |
10/23 – 10/27 |
Quiz 4 |
Conservation of linear momentum Part 2 |
Computer |
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11 |
10/30 – 11/03 |
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Rotational Motion |
Computer |
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12 |
11/06 – 11/10 |
Quiz 5 |
Simple Harmonic Motion: Mass on a Spring |
Computer |
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13 |
11/13 – 11/17 |
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Buoyant Force |
Computer |
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14 |
11/20 – 11/24 |
Thanksgiving Break
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15 |
11/27 – 12/01 |
Quiz 6 |
Superposition |
Computer |
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16 |
12/04 – 12/08 |
Final Exam
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253 / 255 B - LAB SCHEDULE:
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Week |
Date |
Activities |
Topic |
Type |
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1 |
08/21 – 08/25 |
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Orientation |
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2 |
08/28 – 09/01 |
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Electroscope Basic Magnetism |
SIU Lab Manual - T |
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3 |
09/05 – 09/08 |
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Electric Fields |
SIU Lab Manual - T |
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4 |
09/11 – 09/15 |
Quiz 1 (over weeks 2 & 3) |
Deflection of Electrons |
SIU Lab Manual – T |
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5 |
09/18 – 09/22 |
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Ohm’s Law |
C & J Lab Manual – C |
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6 |
09/25 – 09/29 |
Quiz 2 (over weeks 4 & 5) |
DC Series DC Parallel |
C & J Lab Manual – C |
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7 |
10/02 – 10/06 |
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Wheatstone Bridge |
SIU Lab Manual – T |
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8 |
10/09 – 10/13 |
Quiz 3 (over weeks 6 & 7) |
RC Circuit |
C & J Lab Manual – C |
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9 |
10/16 – 10/20 |
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Magnetic Field Around a Wire |
C & J Lab Manual – C |
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10 |
10/23 – 10/27 |
Quiz 4 (over weeks 8 & 9) |
Magnetic Field of a Solenoid |
C & J Lab Manual – C |
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11 |
10/30 – 11/03 |
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Faraday’s Law |
C & J Lab Manual – C |
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12 |
11/06 – 11/10 |
Quiz 5 (over weeks 10 & 11) |
Rays, Mirrors |
SIU Lab Manual – T |
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13 |
11/13 – 11/17 |
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Polarization |
C & J Lab Manual – C |
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14 |
11/20 – 11/24 |
Thanksgiving Break
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15 |
11/27 – 12/01 |
Quiz 6 (over weeks 12 & 13) |
Diffraction of Light |
C & J Lab Manual – C |
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16 |
12/04 – 12/08 |
Final Exam
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Note: T = traditional lab
C = computer lab
C & J = Cutnell and Johnson
FAQs
Why do I need a flash drive? - Most of the labs are done on computers. If you have a flash drive, you can save your lab to the flash drive as you go. This will save a lot of time if you have a problem with the lab and need to go back to your last good save. It is recommended that you save your lab often. You can also print your lab to a .pdf file and save it to your flash drive to be able to read it later. This may be more convenient than printing out extra copies. The flash drive is recommended and not required because you may choose to work with a partner and save to their flash drive, or you may choose not to save your labs at all.
Why is my printout so small? - The labs are printed 2 pages per sheet to save paper. That will make the print out a little small, but should still be readable. If the printout is too small to read, it is probably the result of the lab window being reduced. To get full size printouts, make sure the lab screen is maximized.
I plugged extra devices into the USB ports and now nothing works. - The power supplies on the computers in the labs are very small. There is only enough power to run the lab equipment and a Flash drive. In some cases if you plug in an extra flash drive, or extra equipment, there is not enough power to drive anything. Fix this by disconnecting what is not needed.