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LAB SESSION # 3
Assessment Rubrics for GSC-103 Applied Physics
Method: Lab reports and instructor observation during Lab sessions
Outcome Assessed:
a. Ability to conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (P).
b. Ability to function in teams (A).
c. Ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice (P).
Performance Exceeds expectation Meets expectation Does not meet expectation Marks
(5-4) (3-2) (1-0)
1. Realization of Able to fully or moderately Able to somewhat understand Able to slightly or unable to
Experiment [a, c] understand the concepts related the concepts related to the understand the concepts related to
to the experiment and provide experiment and provide results the experiment and does not
excellent results. with minor errors. provide excellent results.
2. Teamwork [b] Able to fully or moderately Able to somewhat produce Able to slightly or unable to
produce end results and proper end results and improper produce end results and no
delegation of tasks. All delegation of tasks. Few delegation of tasks. One member is
members show responsibility members show responsibility working or no member show
and work for the part they are and work for the part they are responsibility or work for the part
assigned to do. assigned to do. they are assigned to do.
3. Procedural Able to fully or moderately Able to somewhat understands Able to slightly or unable to
Skills and understands lab work procedure lab work procedure and understands lab work procedure
Laboratory Safety and perform lab work. Displays perform lab work. Somewhat and perform lab work. Slightly
Rules [a, c] skills to act upon sequence of displays skills to act upon displays or does not displays skills
steps in lab work. Always or sequence of steps in lab work. to act upon sequence of steps in lab
often take precautions or use Occasionally take precautions work. Rarely or does not take
equipment with care. or use equipment with care. precautions or use equipment with
care.
4. Conducting Able to fully or moderately Able to somewhat initiate lab Able to slightly or unable to initiate
Experiment with initiate lab work. Capable to work. Somewhat capable to lab work. Slightly capable or
own initiative [a, c] perform experiment using perform experiment using incapable to perform experiment
procedural skills on his own. procedural skills on his own. using procedural skills on his own.
5. Use of Able to fully or moderately use Able to somewhat use lab Able to slightly or unable to use lab
Observation [a] lab work observation for work observation for analysis work observation for analysis and
analysis and calculations. and calculations. Somewhat calculations. Slightly displays or
Displays skills to perform displays skills to perform does not displays skills to perform
related analysis and calculations related analysis and related analysis and calculations
using the observation from lab calculations using the using the observation from lab
work. observation from lab work. work.
6. Modern Tool Able to fully or moderately Able to somewhat Able to slightly or unable to
Use [a, c] demonstrate the use of relevant demonstrate the use of demonstrate the use of relevant
tool. Displays skills to relevant tool. Somewhat tool. Slightly displays or does not
demonstrate the use of relevant displays skills to demonstrate displays skills to demonstrate the
tool for the lab work. the use of relevant tool for the use of relevant tool for the lab
lab work. work.
7. Ability to Able to fully or moderately Able to somewhat Able to slightly or unable to
troubleshoot troubleshoot experimental troubleshoot experimental troubleshoot experimental errors
errors and Resolve errors and resolve them without errors and somewhat resolve and slightly or unable to resolve
without guidance or supervision. them without guidance or them without guidance or
supervision [a] supervision. supervision.
Total
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Applied Physics (GSC: 103)

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EXPERIMENT NO # 3
LAB OBJECTIVE: Determination of the Ohmic value and tolerance of resistors using
color code

Name of Student :

Student ID :

Date :

Lab Assessment
Total Marks

Marks Obtained

Lab Engineer:
Name: Sir Mukesh Kumar___________
Signature: __________________
Date: __________________

Faculty: Ms Rabia Hassan____________

Name: __________________________
Signature: __________________
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EXPERIMENT # 3
RESISTOR COLOR CODES
Objective: Determination of the Ohmic value and tolerance of resistors using color
…………... code

Basic Concepts:

1. The three fundamental properties of every electrical circuit are Current (I), Voltage (V)
and Resistor (R)
2. The Ohm is the unit of resistance which is denoted by Ω.
Introductory Information:

The Ohm is defined as a resistance between two points of a conductor , when a constant
potential difference of 1 Volts applied to these points, produces in the conductor a current of
ampere.

Procedure:

How to read Resistor Color Codes

First the code

Black Brown Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Violet Grey White
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
The mnemonic:

• Bad Boys Ravish Only Young Girls But Violet Gives Willingly
• Barney Bears Rides On Your Green Bike Very Good Wow
• Better Be Right Or Your Green Big Venture Goes West
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How to read the code:

• First find the tolerance band, it will typically be gold

(5%) and sometimes silver (10%) or none (20%)
• Starting from the other end, identify the first band -
write down the number associated with that color: in
this case Blue is 6.
• Now read the next color, here it is read so write down a
‘2’ nest to the six (you should have ‘62’ so far).
• Now read the third or ‘multiplier exponent’ band and
write down that as the number of zeros.
• In this example it is two so we get ‘6200’ or ‘6,200’. If
the ‘multiplier exponent’ band is black (for zero) don’t
write any zeros down.
• If the multiplier exponent band is Gold, move the
decimal point one to the left.
• If the ‘multiplier exponent’ band is Silver, move the
decimal point two places to the left. If the resistor has
one more band past the tolerance band it is a quality
band.

Table 1: Resistors Color Coding Values:

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Zero-Ohm Resistor:

A zero-ohm resistor is a resistor that has almost no resistance at all; its resistance is near 0 ohms.
A zero-ohm resistor can be wire wound or it can be surface mount. For surface
mount resistors, there will be a '0' on it indicating it is a zero-ohm resistor. You can see this in
figure below.

Zero ohm resistors are used where the designer may want to modify the circuit after it is built. It
is easier to add or unsolder a surface-mount resistor than it is to bridge traces or cut a trace.

Figure. 1: Zero Ohm Resistor

Rheostat Resistor:

Rheostat is a type of variable resistor, whose resistance can be changed so as to change the
amount of current flowing through a circuit.

This device, was named “Rheostat” using two Greek words “rheos” and “statis” (meaning a
current controlling device), by an English Scientist Sir Charles.

It has two terminals, out of which one is fixed and the other one is a moving terminal. Some
rheostats have three terminals just like potentiometer, although only two terminals are used
(Only one of the two fixed terminals and the moving terminal are used).

Unlike potentiometers, these devices have to carry significant amount of current. Hence, wire
wound resistors are mostly used for the construction of rheostats.
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Figure. 2: Rheostat Symbol

Potentiometer:

A potentiometer is a three-terminal resistor with a sliding or rotating contact that forms an

adjustable voltage divider. If only two terminals are used, one end and the wiper, it acts as
a variable resistor or rheostat.

Potentiometers are commonly used to control electrical devices such as volume controls on
audio equipment. Potentiometers operated by a mechanism can be used as position transducers,
for example, in a joystick. Potentiometers are rarely used to directly control significant power
(more than a watt), since the power dissipated in the potentiometer would be comparable to the
power in the controlled load.

Figure. 3: Potentiometer Symbol

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Figure. 4: Potentiometer

Exercise:

Find the nominal resistance and the possible range of actual resistance values corresponding to
each of the following color codes.

(a) Yellow, Violet, Orange, Silver

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(b) Brown, Black, Red

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(c) Blue, Gray, Black, Gold

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