Physics Educational Materials

Determine the time constant of an RC circuit, and calculate the resistance of an unknown resistor.

Analyze the displacement of an object with constant velocity and an object that is accelerating.

Measure the wavelength and threshold voltage of an LED and calculate Planck’s constant.

Determine the spring constant of a spring using two methods.

Observe how charges affect one another and propose an explanation in terms of charge distribution.

Determine the factors that affect the period and energy changes of a pendulum, then calculate g.

Determine the force on a current carrying wire in a magnetic field.

Measure the acceleration due to gravity three different ways.

Optimize the distribution of weights on a wheel, then determine g using a rotational apparatus.

Determine the coefficient of friction by measuring the minimum angle to keep a ladder from slipping.

Find the spring constant of a projectile launcher using the potential energy of its projectile.

Use the ideal gas law to determine the ambient pressure in the room.

Determine the speed of sound in air by investigating the resonance of a column of air.

Design and conduct an experiment that analyzes the motion of a conical pendulum.

Analyze the diffraction pattern of hydrogen and determine the Rydberg constant, R.

Determine the spring constant of a spring-powered launcher by analyzing the work done on a system.