Aug 02, 2025  
The Elmira College Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025 Academic Year 
    
The Elmira College Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025 Academic Year [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PHY 2150L - PHYSICS LABORATORY I


credits: 1.0
This course is the first course in a two term sequence of laboratory courses coordinated with physics lecture courses. Emphasis will be placed on data collection, measurement uncertainty and propagation, modeling, analysis, and interpretation. Topics will include motion, energy, momentum, waves, heat, and temperature. Objectives: A) Collect data using a variety of measurement techniques; B) Calculate measurement uncertainty and include uncertainties in calculations; C) Model and analyze linear, quadratic, and inverse relationships; D) Quantitatively compare experiment results to theory; E) Draw appropriate conclusions from their data. Method of Instruction: Demonstration, lecture, and hands on laboratory data collection and analysis. This intended to be an active learning course. Method of Evaluation: Each lab is unique and requires a unique assessment. The grade is determined from weekly lab reports, questionnaires, and or worksheets. LAB FEE: $125.00.

Co-Requisite(s): WITH PHY 2100  OR PHY 2200 .



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