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Melissia Vigil
Physics
Course
Physics Labs 001-002 & 003-004
Description
In the lab portion of Physics 001-002 and 003-004,
students work in teams of two to study a set of eleven
physical situations each semester. Each team is assigned
a lab station equipped with the apparatus needed for
that week. These Physics labs have been using technology
as a part of their enterprise for over a decade. The
use of computerized data acquisition has allowed students
to study a variety of phenomena that were previously
beyond their reach. Some of these phenomena took place
too quickly to be studied using other methods. In
some cases, however, the biggest benefit from the
computer interfacing is that the student gets immediate
feedback in graphical form. Prior to the use of such
interfacing, students prepared graphs by hand and
would wait until the night before the lab is due to
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