Setup Page For PHYS141 Conservation Laws Lab
The setup is so basic there is no need for a photograph of it.
Carry over
Same pile of parts in the corner which has been used for the first two labs this quarter.
- Rods
- Clamps, including table edge clamps
- Galvanized steel tubing in ~4' lengths
- Rulers & meter sticks
- Protractors
- Calipers
- Masses of different types
- Mass scales
- String
- Scissors
- Taps
- C-clamps
- Ring stands
Additions
In addition to the general collection of components the following need to be setout for each sation.
- 2 IoLab devices.
- Connect each IoLab to the computer and ensure it is paired correctly with its associated dongle.
- Check batteries, should be above 2.8V when shown in software.
- Each IoLab box should include an eye bolt, screwdriver, rigid bumper and the spring attached to a screw. Do NOT include the 2“ long stretchy spring, students cannot resist playing with them and stretching them out past the point of failure.
- Ensure the string dispenser is not about to run out.