PH 283 - Lab for PH 282

Credit Hours: 1

Laboratory experiments designed to correlate with the topics of the PH 282 lecture concurrent with classroom instruction. Laboratory experiments include but are not limited to the topics of the use of electrical measuring instruments and their limitations, electric fields, electric potentials, current, resistance, electrical circuits, magnetic fields, inductance, EM oscillations, alternating currents, electromagnetic waves, error analysis, and the use of appropriate software for data analysis. This laboratory course is to be taken concurrently with the lecture course PH 282 (Physics for Science & Engineering 2).

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

explain the experimental procedures involved in the demonstration of some of the fundamental laws of nature;
collect experimental data using appropriate procedures;
use mathematical techniques to analyze numerical data and calculate experimental errors;
organize the collected data in a technical lab report; and
interpret data and draw intelligent conclusions.

Prerequisites: PH 281
Concurrent Registration: PH 282
F/S (C, N, S)