Physics II Laboratory

Catalog description

PHY2026 is an introductory calculus-based physics laboratory class that meets three hours per week. It is an inquiry-based laboratory course coordinated with PHY2022 Physics II. Small teams of students work together to solve practical Newtonian physics problems by conducting a sequence of observations and tests. Students are responsible for developing their own experiments and task assignments as they work within collaborative team structures, using the collected data to construct original models of physical phenomena. Students practice skills employed by professional engineers and scientists. The laboratory exercises reinforce theories discussed in class, including error analysis, heat transfer, electric and magnetic fields, circuits, digital instruments and optics.