Physics 1570 Lab Schedule

Fall 2026

Physics 1560 & 1570: Physics for the Twenty-First Century

Section

Day & Time

Faculty

01 - Lecture

Monday & Wednesday, 1:40 PM - 2:55 PM

Karine Le Bris

01 - Lab

Monday, 10:55 AM - 1:25 PM

Jose Rodriguez

02 - Lab

Tuesday, 1:50 PM - 4:20 PM

Desiree Rose

03 - Lab

Wednesday, 1:50 PM - 4:20 PM

Wei Jun Pan

04 - Lab

Wednesday, 10:55 AM - 1:25 PM

Desiree Rose

Student Holidays (No Labs)

Monday, September 7, Labor Day (Week 3)
Wednesday, November 11, Veterans Day (Week 12)
Monday - Saturday, November 23-28, Fall Recess (between Weeks 13 and 14)

Experiment Schedule

Week of Semester

Experiment Title

1

Lab Orientation

2

Measurement Theory & Density of a Block 

3

Ticker Tape/ Velocity & Acceleration

4

Linear Motion on Air Track

5

Accelerated Motion on Air Track 

6

Acceleration of a Freely Falling Body 

7

Ballistic Pendulum 

8

Hooke's Law 

9

String Resonances

10

Specific Heat of Metals 

11

Electrical Elements 

12

Refraction Index and Lenses 

13

Diffraction of Atomic lines 

Fall Recess/Thanksgiving Week

No Labs

14

Radioactivity 

15

Wrap-Up