Physics Educational Materials

Use the ideal gas law to determine the ambient pressure in the room.

Determine the speed of sound in air by investigating the resonance of a column of air.

Analyze the diffraction pattern of hydrogen and determine the Rydberg constant, R.

Determine the spring constant of a spring-powered launcher by analyzing the work done on a system.

Design and conduct an experiment that analyzes the motion of a conical pendulum.

Study rays refracting through various transparent media, then determine the focal length of a lens.

Create maps of equipotential lines and the electric fields that exist between two charged surfaces.

Observe how charges affect one another and propose an explanation in terms of charge distribution.

Determine the coefficient of friction by measuring the minimum angle to keep a ladder from slipping.

Find the spring constant of a projectile launcher using the potential energy of its projectile.