Physics Lab Information

  • The start of Fall 2025 physics laboratory sessions is scheduled for Monday, September 8, 2025 for all students enrolled in PHYS labs.

 

For all PHYS - 1441, 1442, 1443, and 1444 in-person labs:

If you registered for an in-person lab section, all labs will be held in person. We have eliminated the hybrid option for lab courses.

For all PHYS - 1441, 1442, 1443, and 1444 online labs:

 

If you registered for an online lab section, this information is for you. Your lab sessions will be 100% online, but they will be synchronous. You will meet with your Teaching Assistant (TA) on Microsoft Teams. The Teams link will be set up by your TA and made available on Canvas. 

 

Please carefully follow the following lab schedule:

Lab Calendar for PHYS 1441 - Fall 2025

Date Topic
Sept 8–Sept 12 Lab 1: Error and Uncertainty
Sept 15–Sept 19 Lab 2: Kinematics
Sept 22–Sept 26 Lab 3: Newton's Second Law
Sept 29–Oct 3 Lab 4: Composition and Resolution of Forces
Oct 6–Oct 10 Lab 5: Projectile Motion and Ballistic Pendulum
Oct 13–Oct 17 Lab 6: Uniform Circular Motion
Oct 20–Oct 24 Lab 7: Rotational Equilibrium and Center of Gravity
Oct 27–Oct 31 Lab 8: Hook's Law and Simple Harmonic Motion
Nov 3–Nov 7 Lab 9: Archimedes Principle
Nov 10–Nov 14 Lab 10: Speed of Sound in Metal and Air
Lab Final Exam Your lab final will be opened at the end of the final lab and will be open for 24 hours


Lab Calendar for PHYS 1442 - Fall 2025

 

Date Topic
Sept 8–Sept 12 Lab 1: Introduction to Laboratory Test Equipment
Sept 15–Sept 19 Lab 2: Electric Fields
Sept 22–Sept 26 Lab 3: Capacitance
Sept 29–Oct 3 Lab 4: D.C. Circuits
Oct 6–Oct 10 Lab 5: Current and Voltage Divider (Tinkercad)
Oct 13–Oct 17 Lab 6: The Potentiometer
Oct 20–Oct 24 Lab 7: Response of Passive Network Elements
Oct 27–Oct 31 Lab 8: Series A.C. Circuits
Nov 3–Nov 7 Lab 9: Reflection and Refraction
Nov 10–Nov 14 Lab 10: Diffraction and Interference of Light
Lab Final Exam Your lab final will be opened at the end of the final lab and will be open for 24 hours


Lab Calendar for PHYS 1443 - Fall 2025

Date Topic
Sept 8–Sept 12 Lab 1: Error and Uncertainty
Sept 15–Sept 19 Lab 2: Kinematics
Sept 22–Sept 26 Lab 3: Newton's Second Law
Sept 29–Oct 3 Lab 4: Composition and Resolution of Forces
Oct 6–Oct 10 Lab 5: Projectile Motion and Ballistic Pendulum
Oct 13–Oct 17 Lab 6: Uniform Circular Motion
Oct 20–Oct 24 Lab 7: Rotational Equilibrium and Center of Gravity
Oct 27–Oct 31 Lab 8: Hook's Law and Simple Harmonic Motion
Nov 3–Nov 7 Lab 9: Archimedes Principle
Nov 10–Nov 14 Lab 10: Speed of Sound in Metal and Air
Lab Final Exam Your lab final will be opened at the end of the final lab and will be open for 24 hours

 

Lab Calendar for PHYS 1444 - Fall 2025

Date Topic
Sept 8–Sept 12 Lab 1: Introduction to Laboratory Test Equipment
Sept 15–Sept 19 Lab 2: Electric Fields
Sept 22–Sept 26 Lab 3: Capacitance
Sept 29–Oct 3 Lab 4: D.C. Circuits
Oct 6–Oct 10 Lab 5: Current and Voltage Divider (Tinkercad)
Oct 13–Oct 17 Lab 6: The Potentiometer
Oct 20–Oct 24 Lab 7: Response of Passive Network Elements
Oct 27–Oct 31 Lab 8: Series A.C. Circuits
Nov 3–Nov 7 Lab 9: Reflection and Refraction
Nov 10–Nov 14 Lab 10: Diffraction and Interference of Light
Lab Final Exam Your lab final will be opened at the end of the final lab and will be open for 24 hours