Physci 101 Lab: Physical Science Laboratory Investigations
by Teresa Ciardi
This text introduces the non-science major to a survey of chemistry, and physics. Includes mechanics, heat, light, sound, motion, magnetism, electricity, atomic structure, chemical bonding, chemical reaction rates and their practical applications. Topics are developed with a minimum of mathematical presentation.
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- College of the Canyons
- Subjects
- Physics
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- Tweens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects
Contents
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- Front Matter
- TitlePage
- InfoPage
- Table of Contents
- Licensing
- 1: The Scientific Method
- 1.1: Interpreting Errors
- 2: Investigation 1 - Making a Hypothesis
- 2.1: Materials
- 2.2: Introduction
- 2.3: Pre-lab
- 2.4: Procedure
- 2.5: Analysis
- 2.6: General Question
- 3: Investigation 2 - Precision and Accuracy
- 3.1: Materials
- 3.2: Introduction
- 3.3: Pre-lab
- 3.4: Procedures
- 3.5: Analysis
- 3.6: General Questions
- 4: Investigation 3 - The Best Paper Towel
- 4.1: Materials
- 4.2: Introduction
- 4.3: Pre-lab
- 4.4: Procedures
- 4.5: Analysis
- 4.6: General Questions
- 5: Investigation 4 - Measuring a Wood Block
- 5.1: Materials
- 5.2: Introduction
- 5.3: Pre-Lab
- 5.4: Procedures
- 5.5: Analysis
- 5.6: General Questions
- 6: Investigation 5 - Walking at a Constant Speed
- 6.1: Materials
- 6.2: Introduction
- 6.3: Pre-Lab
- 6.4: Procedures
- 6.5: Analysis
- 6.6: General Questions
- 7: Investigation 6 - Falling Objects
- 7.1: Materials
- 7.2: Introduction
- 7.3: Pre-Lab
- 7.4: Procedures
- 7.5: Analysis
- 7.6: General Questions
- 8: Investigation 7 - Traveling in a Circle
- 8.1: Materials
- 8.2: Introduction
- 8.3: Pre-Lab
- 8.4: Procedures
- 8.5: Analysis
- 8.6: General Questions
- 9: Investigation 8 - Firing at a Distant Target
- 9.1: Materials
- 9.2: Introduction
- 9.3: Pre-Lab
- 9.4: Procedures
- 9.5: Analysis
- 9.6: General Questions
- 10: Investigation 9 - Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
- 10.1: Materials
- 10.2: Introduction
- 10.3: Procedures
- 10.4: Analysis
- 10.5: General Questions
- 11: Investigation 10 - Weight of Mass
- 11.1: Materials
- 11.2: Introduction
- 11.3: Pre-Lab
- 11.4: Procedures
- 11.5: Analysis
- 11.6: General Questions
- 12: Investigation 11 - High Flying Bottle Rocket
- 12.1: Materials
- 12.2: Introduction
- 12.3: Pre-Lab
- 12.4: Procedures
- 12.5: Analysis
- 12.6: General Questions
- 13: Investigation 12 - The Pressure on Your Feet
- 13.1: Materials
- 13.2: Introduction
- 13.3: Pre-Lab
- 13.4: Procedures
- 13.5: Analysis
- 13.6: General Questions
- 14: Investigation 13 - Mass vs Volume vs Density
- 14.1: Materials
- 14.2: Introduction
- 14.3: Pre-Lab
- 14.4: Procedures
- 14.5: Analysis
- 14.6: General Questions
- 15: Investigation 14 - Sinking and Floating
- 15.1: Materials
- 15.2: Introduction
- 15.3: Pre-Lab
- 15.4: Procedures
- 15.5: Analysis
- 15.6: General Questions
- 16: Investigation 15 - Two Wood Rafts
- 16.1: Materials
- 16.2: Introduction
- 16.3: Pre-Lab
- 16.4: Procedures
- 16.5: Analysis
- 16.6: General Questions
- 17: Investigation 16 - Magic Coins and Paperclips
- 17.1: Materials
- 17.2: Introduction
- 17.3: Pre-Lab
- 17.4: Procedures
- 17.5: Analysis
- 17.6: General Questions
- 18: Investigation 17 - Weight Lifting
- 18.1: Materials
- 18.2: Introduction
- 18.3: Pre-Lab
- 18.4: Procedures
- 18.5: Analysis
- 18.6: General Questions
- 19: Investigation 18 - Rolling Down a Hill
- 19.1: Materials
- 19.2: Introduction
- 19.3: Pre-Lab
- 19.4: Procedures
- 19.5: Analysis
- 19.6: General Questions
- 20: Investigation 19 -The Swing
- 20.1: Materials
- 20.2: Introduction
- 20.3: Pre-Lab
- 20.4: Procedures
- 20.5: Analysis
- 20.6: General Questions
- 21: Investigation 20 - Balancing a See-Saw
- 21.1: Materials
- 21.2: Introduction
- 21.3: Pre-Lab
- 21.4: Procedures
- 21.5: Analysis
- 21.6: General Questions
- 22: Investigation 21 – The Temperature of a Molecule
- 22.1: Materials
- 22.2: Introduction
- 22.3: Pre-Lab
- 22.4: Procedures
- 22.5: Analysis
- 22.6: General Questions
- 23: Investigation 22 - Heat Energy Transfer
- 23.1: Materials
- 23.2: Introduction
- 23.3: Pre-Lab
- 23.4: Procedures
- 23.5: Analysis
- 23.6: General Questions
- 24: Investigation 23 - Rates of Heat Conduction
- 24.1: Materials
- 24.2: Introduction
- 24.3: Pre-Lab
- 24.4: Procedures
- 24.5: Analysis
- 24.6: General Questions
- 25: Investigation 24 - Phase Change of Water vs Salt Water
- 25.1: Materials
- 25.2: Introduction
- 25.3: Pre-Lab
- 25.4: Procedures
- 25.5: Analysis
- 25.6: General Questions
- 26: Investigation 25 - Magically Moving Objects
- 26.1: Materials
- 26.2: Introduction
- 26.3: Pre-Lab
- 26.4: Procedures
- 26.5: Analysis
- 26.6: General Questions
- 27: Investigation 26 - Holiday Lights
- 27.1: Materials
- 27.2: Introduction
- 27.3: Pre-Lab
- 27.4: Procedures
- 27.5: Analysis
- 27.6: General Questions
- 28: Investigation 27 - Magnetic Field Patterns and Interactions
- 28.1: Materials
- 28.2: Introduction
- 28.3: Pre-Lab
- 28.4: Procedures
- 28.5: Analysis
- 28.6: General Questions
- 29: Investigation 28 – The Electromagnetic Connection
- 29.1: Materials
- 29.2: Introduction
- 29.3: Pre-Lab
- 29.4: Procedures
- 29.5: Analysis
- 29.6: General Questions
- 30: Investigation 29 - Energy of Sound and Speed of Light
- 30.1: Materials
- 30.2: Introduction
- 30.3: Pre-Lab
- 30.4: Procedures
- 30.5: Analysis
- 30.6: General Questions
- 31: Investigation 30 - Waves on a Very Long Spring
- 31.1: Materials
- 31.2: Introduction
- 31.3: Pre-Lab
- 31.4: Procedures
- 31.5: Analysis
- 31.6: General Questions
- 32: Investigation 31 - Bouncing Light
- 32.1: Materials
- 32.2: Introduction
- 32.3: Pre-Lab
- 32.4: Procedures
- 32.5: Analysis
- 32.6: General Questions
- 33: Investigation 32 - Bending Light
- 33.1: Materials
- 33.2: Introduction
- 33.3: Pre-Lab
- 33.4: Procedures
- 33.5: Analysis
- 33.6: General Questions
- 34: Investigation 33 - The Atomic Spectra of Neon Lights
- 34.1: Materials
- 34.2: Introduction
- 34.3: Pre-Lab
- 34.4: Procedures
- 34.5: Analysis
- 34.6: General Questions
- 35: Investigation 34 - Modeling Radioactive Half-Life
- 35.1: Materials
- 35.2: Introduction
- 35.3: Pre-Lab
- 35.4: Procedures
- 35.5: Analysis
- 35.6: General Questions
- 36: Investigation 35 - Identifying Chemical Changes
- 36.1: Materials
- 36.2: Introduction
- 36.3: Pre-Lab
- 36.4: Procedures
- 36.5: Analysis
- 36.6: General Questions
- 37: Investigation 36 - Mixing Solids and Liquids
- 37.1: Materials
- 37.2: Introduction
- 37.3: Pre-Lab
- 37.4: Procedures
- 37.5: Analysis
- 37.6: General Questions
- 38: Investigation 37 - Pattern in the Periodic Table
- 38.1: Materials
- 38.2: Introduction
- 38.3: Pre-Lab
- 38.4: Procedures
- 38.5: Analysis
- 38.6: General Questions
- 39: Investigation 38 - Building Models of Molecules
- 39.1: Materials
- 39.2: Introduction
- 39.3: Pre-Lab
- 39.4: Procedures
- 39.5: Analysis
- 39.6: General Questions
- 40: Investigation 39 - Melting Wax and Cooking Sugar
- 40.1: Materials
- 40.2: Introduction
- 40.3: Pre-Lab
- 40.4: Procedures
- 40.5: Analysis
- 40.6: General Questions
- 41: Investigation 40 - Dozens and Moles
- 41.1: Materials
- 41.2: Introduction
- 41.3: Pre-Lab
- 41.4: Procedures
- 41.5: Analysis
- 41.6: General Questions
- 42: Investigation 41 - Rates of Reactions
- 42.1: Materials
- 42.2: Introduction
- 42.3: Pre-Lab
- 42.4: Procedures
- 42.5: Analysis
- 42.6: General Questions
- 43: Investigation 42 - Magic Colors
- 43.1: Materials
- 43.2: Introduction
- 43.3: Pre-Lab
- 43.4: Procedures
- 43.5: Analysis
- 43.6: General Questions
- 44: Investigation 43 - Acids and Bases around the House
- 44.1: Materials
- 44.2: Introduction
- 44.3: Pre-Lab
- 44.4: Procedures
- 44.5: Analysis
- 44.6: General Questions
- 45: Investigation 44 - Chemistry in a Ziploc Bag
- 45.1: Materials
- 45.2: Introduction
- 45.3: Pre-Lab
- 45.4: Procedures
- 45.5: Analysis
- 45.6: General Questions
- 46: Investigation 45 - Fruit and Veggie Current
- 46.1: Materials
- 46.2: Introduction
- 46.3: Pre-Lab
- 46.4: Procedures
- 46.5: Analysis
- 46.6: General Questions
- 47: Appendix I - The Physical Science Tool Box of Units
- 47.1: Materials
- 47.2: Introduction
- 47.3: Procedures
- 47.4: Analysis
- 47.5: General Questions
- 48: Appendix II - Constructing and Interpreting a Graph
- 48.1: Materials
- 48.2: Introduction
- 48.3: Procedures
- 48.4: Analysis
- 48.5: General Questions
- 49: Appendix III - Manipulating Numbers in Scientific Notation
- 49.1: Materials
- 49.2: Introduction
- 49.3: Procedures
- 49.5: Analysis
- 49.6: General Questions
- Back Matter
- Index
- Glossary
- Detailed Licensing