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General Physics I Lab
PHY250L | 1 Credit
Take your physics coursework a step further with General Physics I Lab. You’ll complete at-home lab experiments and answer questions that will help you fulfill your lab requirements.
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What You’ll Learn
Complete at-home laboratory experiments, track and record results, answer lab-based questions reflected in graded lab reports, and complete lab-based assessments to meet your General Chemistry I lab requirement.
- Discuss uncertainty in measurement and significant digits
- Solve problems involving linear, projectile, and circular motion
- Explain Newton’s laws and how they apply to free body diagrams
- Discuss the difference between static and kinetic friction
- Compare and contrast types of energy
- Describe how momentum is conserved in elastic collisions
- Apply Archimedes’ principle by measuring buoyant force and displaced water weight
- Differentiate between specific and latent heat
- Distinguish between work done by systems and work done on systems
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General Physics I Lab is offered as an addition to our online General Physics I course. Gain a solid foundation for further study into laboratory sciences with labs provided by eScience Labs, a leading provider of at-home lab kits and online lab instructional materials and resources.
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Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
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Course Checkpoints
Measurements and Uncertainty
- Demonstrate the use of a Vernier scale and explain different reasons for error when reading scales
- Determine the uncertainty for a ruler, caliper, spring force scale, and stopwatch
- Determine the density of the material of the mass set
- Explain the reasons for error in calculations
Kinematics
- Distinguish between scalar and vector quantities
- Use kinematic equations to describe 1-D motion
- Interpret 1-D motion graphs
- Graph position, velocity, and acceleration vs. time
- Calculate average and instantaneous velocity or acceleration
- Relate vectors to projectile motion
- Determine the independent x and y components of a vector
- Use 1-D kinematics to describe projectile motion
- Determine which launch angle results in the greatest projectile range
Newton’s Laws
- Formulate the law of inertia
- Relate force and acceleration
- Describe forces as action-reaction pairs
- Draw and explain free body diagrams
Friction
- Explain the difference between static and kinetic friction
- Determine the dependence of the force of friction on the normal force
- Describe how the force of friction acts on objects on an incline
Circular Motion
- Use Newton’s Laws of Motion to describe the forces on an object in uniform circular motion
- Relate velocity, radius, and time period to uniform circular motion
- Explain the direction of acceleration during uniform circular motion
- Use Newton’s Law of Gravity to explain the motion of objects in orbit
- Compare the rates at which objects fall toward Earth
- Explain the relationship between the force of gravity and distance between two objects
- Determine the value of the gravitational constant “G”
Conservation of Energy
- Relate energy to work
- Determine the amount of work done by a force
- Compare and contrast types of energy
- Use the Law of Conservation of Energy to solve for potential and kinetic energy
Conservation of Momentum
- Use conservation of momentum to describe elastic collisions
- Explain how the rate of change of momentum is related to force and time
- Interpret graphs for elastic, inelastic, and completely inelastic collisions and “explosions”
Buoyant Force and Archimedes' Principle
- Predict the behavior of fluids based on their viscosity and density
- Explain why objects sink or float
- Measure buoyant force in terms of the weight of water displaced
- Apply Archimedes’ Principle to calculate the density of a material
Ideal Gas Law
- Determine the relationship between pressure and volume
- Determine the relationship between pressure and temperature
- Explain the value of absolute zero
Thermodynamics
- Use the First Law of Thermodynamics to confirm the Law of Conservation of Energy
- Distinguish between work done by systems and work done on systems
- Identify the different processes of heat transfer, including conduction, convection, and radiation
- Explain why the disorder of an isolated system must increase
- Mathematically describe the entropy of states for a simple system
- Determine the statistical probability of states
Assignments & Grading
Your score provides a percentage score and letter grade for each course. A passing percentage is 70% or higher.
Assignments for this course include:
- 10 Lab Exams
- 10 Lab Worksheets
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- Basic computer skills
- Any required course materials
- Custom Lab Kit from eScienceLabs.com (please use the “Have a code” button), which is $182; please enter this code [Kit2251] to ensure that you purchase the correct Lab.
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General Physics I Lab gives you a chance to get hands-on with the core ideas behind motion, energy, and forces — the laws engineers use all the time. Understanding these basics helps you come up with smarter and more efficient designs in your engineering career.
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- There are 195,000 job openings projected per year between 2023–2032 for engineers and architects.
- Learning physics will give you the tools to push innovation in fields like aerospace, robotics, and renewable energy.
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General Physics I Lab will allow you to put into practice the concepts covered in your physics courses. You’ll develop the technical skills that employers value and start earning credit toward your degree in engineering or another STEM field.
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