PHYSICS LAB TUTORIALS
Tutorials from Clemson University.
Tutorials from Illinois State University.
Excellent tutorials on basic lab skills including: measurement techniques, using Excel, graphing techniques, significant figures, linear regression, precision and accuracy, uncertainty, % error, % difference, and standard deviation.
Very thorough webpage from the University of Toronto on all aspects of error analysis. This page can be downloaded as a pdf file.
NC State University
Complete lab report tutorials for Pre-Lab, In-Lab and Post-Lab write ups.
PHYSICS LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
A listing of my AP Physics course lab experiments.
The AP Physics Web Guide includes links to labs for every single topic of the AP Physics (B and C) curriculum.
Brockport High School Science Department
Very good AP Physics B lab resources. Each lab is given with objectives, materials, background theory, analysis and questions.
Complete lab manual covering all topics of the AP Physics B syllabus. Each lab is in pdf format.
Excellent collection of labs in pdf or WORD format from the Rutgers University Physics and Astronomy Education Research (PAER) group.
Excellent labs for introductory level college physics. It includes mechanics, electricity and magnetism and waves and optics experiments for algebra-based and calculus based physics.
Over 600 lab ideas in several topics from the Institute of Physics.
Ohio State University
Contains 22 Mechanics experiments and 9 Electricity and Magnetism projects. Each experiment includes a brief intro, instructor's guidelines and equipment. All files can be downloaded as pdf.
Collection of over 50 experiments (mostly Mechanics) that use PASCO interfaces, sensors and computers.
Designed for an IB Physics curriculum. It contains lab experiments procedures with diagrams and suggested investigations for every topic
in an AP Physics B course.
PHYSICS LABS USING VIDEO ANALYSIS
Dr. Joel Bryan. Texas A&M University
A collection of 19 Mechanics downloadable videos with experiment suggestions.
Dr. Eugenia Katina and David Brooks. Rutgers.
Over 100 downloadable videos in all areas of AP Physics B that provide
a resource of ideas and methods for constructivist physics teaching
These resources include over 100 videos on all areas of Mechanics and SHM. There are applications in sports, human motion and amusement park rides. All videos are downloadable and can be used with LoggerPro.
Basic lab skills and lab report write up. 