General Physical Laboratory
Location | E11-2011 |
Technician | Chon Chio LEONG, Roy |
Telephone | (853) 8822-2778, 8822-4299 |
Open Access Reservation Period | Tue: 14:00 – 18:00 , Wed: 14:00 – 18:00 |
Objective
- Demonstrates the fundamental principles of Physics;
- Provides a modest experience that allows students to develop and improve his/her experimental technique and to develop some ability to analyze data.
Facilities
18 sets of college Physics experiments made by PHYWE in Germany.
Dynamics |
1. Air track rail |
2. Air blower |
3. Bearing rotary plate with angle |
Mechanical vibrations acoustics |
1. Kundt’s apparatus |
2. Vibration generator, brass |
3. Oscilloscope |
4. LF amplifier |
Optics |
1. Light velocity measuring apparatus |
2. Newton rings apparatus |
3. Laser, He-Ne 1.0mW 220V |
4. Michelson Interferometer |
Thermodynamics |
1. Gas laws apparatus |
2. Kinetic gas theory apparatus |
3. Stroboscope |
Electrostatics and Magnetostatics |
1. Capacitor plate with hole, D55mm |
2. Electric field meter |
3. Slide wire measurement bridge |
Electrodynamics |
1. Field coil, 750mm 485 turns/M |
2. Induction coils |
3. Function generator |
Experiments
- Introduction to Measurements
- Newton’s Laws
- Moment of Inertia and Angular Acceleration
- Mathematical Pendulum
- Vibration of Strings
- Determination of the Velocity of Sound using Knudt?s Tube
- Equation of State of Ideal Gases
- Thermal Expansion
- Maxwellian Velocity Distribution
- Electrical Field and Potentials in the Plate Capacitor
- Magnetic Induction
- Internal Resistance and Matching of Voltage Source
- Wheatstone Bridge
- Law of Lenses and Optical Instruments
- Newton’s Rings
- Diffraction of Single Slit
- Measuring the Speed of Light
- Michelson Interferometer
Courses Supported
PHYS120 | Physics I |
PHYS210 | Physics II |