Course Number and Title: PHYSICS 73.

1 ELEMENTARY PHYSICS LABORATORY III

Course Learning Outcomes:

After completing this course, you should be able to …
1. understand and appreciate the basic concepts of thermodynamics and modern physics and their application to simple systems;
2. reinforce basic experimental skills and the practice of learning as a group; and
3. present scientific findings formally both in oral and written forms.

Week Topics Target Learning Outcomes Learning Resource/s and Additional Resources
(specify sub-topics) Assessment tools
After studying this topic, you should be
able to …

1 1. Know the course outcomes and the Course Syllabus
Course Introduction
- discussion of syllabus
and course policies
2 Activity 1 Laboratory Manual
Activity 1: Temperature
Measurement
Orientation video
flow of the course.
2. Familiarize with the course
policies and guidelines
Thomsen, Volker.
1. Explain the measurement "Response time of a
mechanisms of different Assessment tool: Worksheet 1 thermometer." The
temperature sensors
Physics Teacher 36.9
2. Determine the thermal time
constant of different temperature (1998): 540-541.
sensors
Temperature Sensors
3. Calculate the minimum waiting
time before reading measurements Explained." Youtube,
of temperature sensors uploaded by The
4. Characterize the response of Engineering Mindset,
different thermal sensors with 11 July 2019,
temperature https://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=w3Hfj2kMr
Go

3 Activity 2 Laboratory Manual
1. Determine the heat capacity ratio
of air Rüchardt’s method.
2. Compare the heat capacity ratio
obtained experimentally with the
Activity 2: Heat Capacity Ratio model of air made up of diatomic
gas particles.
3. Show that the surrounding air is
made up of mostly diatomic
particles.
4 Activity 3 Laboratory Manual
1. Understand the concept of thermal
conductivity.
2. Determine the thermal
conductivity of brass.
Activity 3: Heat Conduction
Assessment tool: Worksheet 2
Assessment tool: Worksheet 3
Urone, P. P., &
Hinrichs, R. (2012, June
21). College Physics.
Temperature. Retrieved
from
https://openstax.org/boo
ks/college-
physics/pages/13-1-
temperature
PHY324: Ratio of
Specific Heats."
Youtube, uploaded by
UTM Physics, 29
August 2014,
https://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=vXZdp230n
c0
Urone, P. P., &
Hinrichs, R. (2012, June
21). College Physics.
Conduction. Retrieved
from
https://openstax.org/boo
ks/college-
physics/pages/14-5-
conduction
5 1. Determine the relationship
Activity 4: Gas Laws
6 Activity 5 Laboratory Manual
Activity 5: Heat Engine
7 Activity 6 Laboratory Manual
Activity 6: Determination of
Planck’s Constant
between thermodynamic state
variables (pressure, volume, and
temperature) for an ideal gas.
2. Calculate the number of particles
in a gas using the ideal gas
equation.
1. Identify the thermodynamic
processes involved in the Ericsson
cycle.
2. Calculate the net thermodynamic
work done in a heat engine cycle.
3. Establish the connection between
the mechanical work done by a
heat engine in lifting a mass and
the net thermodynamic work done
during a cycle.
1. Determine the turn-on voltage of
light-emitting diodes from their IV- Assessment tool: Worksheet 6
curve.
2. Relate the turn-on voltage of a
diode to the bandgap energy.
3. Determine Planck’s constant from
the turn on voltage versus
frequency plot.
Activity 4 Laboratory Manual
Assessment tool: Worksheet 4
Assessment tool: Worksheet 5
DUE: Activities 1-5 Worksheets
and data analysis
Chem.fsu.edu.
2020. Gas Laws.
[online] Available at:
https://www.chem.fsu.ed
u/chemlab/chm1045/gas
_laws.html [Accessed 13
August 2020].
Urone, Paul Peter, and
Roger Hinrichs. "The
First Law of
Thermodynamics and
Some Simple
Processes." College
Physics (2012).
Urone, Paul Peter, and
Roger Hinrichs. "Photon
Energies and the
electromagnetic
spectrum." College
Physics (2012).
8 Activity 7 Laboratory Manual
Activity 7: Determination of
Grating Constant
9 1. Present scientific findings formally Assessment tool: Oral exam via
Oral exam for Activities 1-5
10
Workshop on Technical Writing
11 Submission of the draft versions
of technical paper
1. Differentiate continuous and
discrete line spectra of light
sources
2. Identify the basic parts of a
spectrometer
3. Compute the wavelength of the
incident light from the angular
readings of a spectrometer
4. Determine the grating constant of
a diffraction grating
in oral form.
1. Present scientific findings formally Video about technical writing
in written form.
2. Use the appropriate format in
presenting scientific data
Urone, Paul Peter, and
Roger Hinrichs.
Assessment tool: Worksheet 7 "Multiple slit
diffraction" College
Physics (2012).
Receive feedback of Activities 1-5
and schedule of the oral exam.
Urone, Paul Peter, and
Roger Hinrichs.
"Quantization of
Energy." College
Physics (2012).
video call or phone call
DUE: Activities 6-7 Worksheets
and data analysis
Receive activity assignments for
technical paper.
DUE: Draft version of the technical
paper (optional)
 12 Return of the reviewed draft Revise technical paper based on the Receive feedback for draft versions
versions of technical paper feedback received. of technical paper

13 Submission of the final version DUE: Final version of technical

of the technical paper. paper

GRADING SYSTEM Grade Equivalent

92.00 ≤ x < 100.00 1.00 72.00 ≤ x < 76.00 2.25
Worksheets 70%
88.00 ≤ x < 92.00 1.25 68.00 ≤ x < 72.00 2.50
Technical Reports 20%
Oral Exam 10% 84.00 ≤ x < 88.00 1.50 64.00 ≤ x < 68.00 2.75
Total 100%
80.00 ≤ x < 84.00 1.75 60.00 ≤ x < 64.00 3.00

76.00 ≤ x < 80.00 2.00 50.00 ≤ x < 60.00 4.00

0 ≤ x <50.00 5.00

GENERAL GUIDELINES

1. All worksheets, technical papers and oral exams will be done INDIVIDUALLY.

a. Worksheets
i. The student must acknowledge the honor code included in each activity manual. He/She shall affix his/her e-signature above his/her printed
name.
ii. All requirements should be submitted on or before the scheduled deadlines. The student is encouraged to submit the completed worksheets
on a weekly basis if he/she can easily access the UVLe course. Requirements submitted after the deadline will be marked as late and will
 incur a 25% deduction from the maximum score after two weeks from the set deadline (e.g. if the maximum score of the requirement is 100,
the modified score is 100(1- 0.25) = 75). Beyond the two-week post-deadline date, submissions will merit a score of zero.

b. Technical paper
i. The topic or activity for the technical paper is to be assigned on the scheduled date of the technical writing workshop
ii. Technical papers should follow the format given by the instructor.
iii. If the technical report is plagiarized, the student will be subject to disciplinary action.

c. Oral Exam
i. The student is given three to five questions to answer orally. The questions will come from the physical concepts and topics covered by
activities 1-5. The exam will be conducted either via video call or phone call, in accordance to the student’s preference.
ii. The oral exam’s grade will be based from the rubric given by the Instructor.

2. A grade of “DRP” is given upon the INITIATION OF THE STUDENT ONLY. The student must inform the instructor at least 2 days before
the deadline of dropping.
3. A student granted a LOA will only be given a grade of either DRP or 5.00. A grade of 5.00 is given if the LOA is granted after the deadline for
dropping has lapsed and the student’s class standing is failing; otherwise, a grade of DRP is given.
4. A grade of “4.00” implies that the student should retake the course. THERE IS NO REMOVAL EXAM.

CHEATING
1. Any form of cheating in examinations or any act of dishonesty in relation to studies, such as plagiarism, shall be subject to disciplinary action.

IMPORTANT DATES
Activity Week Dates
Opening of classes 0 September 10, 2020
Last day of submission of worksheets and data analysis 7 October 30, 2020
for activities 1-5
Oral exam and last day of submission of worksheets and 9 November 13, 2020
data analysis for activities 6-7
 Technical writing workshop and activity assignments for 10 November 20, 2020
technical paper
Submission of the draft version of the technical paper 11 November 27, 2020
(optional)
Submission of final version of the technical paper 13 December 11, 2020

COURSE REFERENCES
1. Young, H and R. Freedman, University Physics, 12th ed., Addison‐Wesley, 2008.
2. Tipler, P. Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 4th ed., W.H. Freeman and Co./Worth Publishers, Inc., 1999.
3. Urone, P. P., & Hinrichs, R. (2012, June 21). College Physics. Retrieved from https://openstax.org/details/books/college-physics.