
Laboratory for Introductory Physics (II)
PHY 122, L90, Spring 2026
PHY 122, L90, Spring 2026
About
This is the calendar of experiments for the L90 "Studio" version of PHY122 for Spring 2026.
Manuals and Course Schedule
- Week of January 26 - January 30: No lab
- Lab 1 (February 06): Diffraction
- Lab 2 (February 13): Refraction
- Lab 3 (February 20): Geometric Optics with Lenses and Mirrors
- Lab 4 (February 27): Electric Field Plotting 3-D E Field Plotting 3-D Data Sheet Excel for 3-D Plots
- Lab 5 (March 6): Resistance and Ohm's Law
- Lab 6 (March 13): Series and Parallel DC Circuits
- Lab 7 (March 27): Magnetic Force
- Week of March 31 - April 3: Make up Labs
- Lab 8 (April 10): e/m Ratio of the Electron
- Lab 9 (April 17): Faraday's Law
- April 24: Class meets, No Lab
- May 1: Make up Labs
- Final deadline for all lab reports (May 8)
Reference Documents and Tools
Here are some documents you will find helpful.
Guide to Uncertainty and Error Analysis (Quick Reference)
Google Sheets TutorialGuide to Making and Using Plots
Here is a link a plotting tool we might use to make our graphs in this class: