Physics 145: Foundations of Electromagnetism and Optics



Laboratory Handouts

PH145 Laboratory meets Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons from 2:00 - 4:50, and Thursday morning from 9:00 - 11:50 in Mudd 322. Bound laboratory experiment guides are available at the Colby bookstore.

Lab Information: Laboratory Syllabus Laboratory General Information


Click on the links below to get pdf versions of the advanced reading questions that are due at the beginning of each laboratory.

Experiment Week: Advanced Reading Questions
Laboratory #1: Feb. 9 - Feb. 13 Speed of Light
Laboratory #2: Feb. 16 - Feb. 20 Electroscope
Laboratory #3: Feb. 23 - Feb. 27 Electric Field Plotting
Laboratory #4: Mar. 9 - Mar. 13 Resistance and Resistivity
Laboratory #5: Mar. 16 - Mar. 20 Circuits
Laboratory #6: Mar. 30 - Apr. 3 Oscilloscope
Laboratory #7: Apr. 6 - Apr. 10 Earth's Magnetic Field
Laboratory #8: Apr. 13 - Apr. 17 Faraday's Law
Laboratory #9: Apr. 27 - May 1 Thin Lenses
Laboratory #10: May 4 - May 8 Diffraction and Interference


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