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Physics Lab Basics
Mechanics, and Newton's Equation of Motion
Rotational Mechanics, and Rigid Body
Periodic Motions, Pendulum and Spring
Waves and Sounds
Electromagnetism
Electronics
Thermal Physics
Optics, Diffraction Phenomena, and Spectroscopy

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Physics Lab Basics

Kinematics and Vectors (Conceptual)
Least Squares Fit (Computer Spread Sheet)
Experimental Uncertainty (Density of Solids)
Addition of Vectors (Force Tables)
Gravitational Acceleration (Conceptual)
Acceleration of a Freely Falling Body
Projectile Motions (Software Simulation)
Advanced Lab for Gravitational Acceleration
Historical Science Experiments (Conceptual)

Mechanics, and Newton's Equation of Motion

Newton's Equation of Motion (Conceptual)
Uniformly Accelerated Motion
Coefficients of Friction
Centripetal Force
Conservation of Energy (Conceptual)
Work and Energy
Momentum and Impulse (Conceptual)
Conservation of Linear Momentum
Conservation of Linear Momentum (Simulation Lab with PhET®)
Advanced Lab for the Conservation of Linear Momentum

Rotational Mechanics, and Rigid Body

Rotational Motions (Conceptual)
Uniform Circular Motions
Centripetal Force
Equilibrium of Torques
Rotational Inertia
Rotational Kinetic Energy

Periodic Motions, Pendulum and Spring

Periodic Motions (Conceptual)
Spring Motion
The Simple Pendulum
Advanced Lab for the Simple Pendulum
Period Synchronization of Harmonic Motions

Waves and Sounds

Waves and Terms (Conceptual)
Standing Waves on a String
Standing Waves in an Air Column
Analysis of Wave Phenomena and an Air Tube
Excel Spreadsheet and Simulation (Modeling of Wave Phenomena)
Introduction to Excel Simulation with Waves

Electromagnetism

Coulomb's Law
Electric Fields and Potentials
Resistance and Ohm's Law
Capacitor (Simulation Lab with PhET®)
Diode and RC Circuits
The Magnetic Field and its Properties (Conceptual)
Magnetic Fields I
Magnetic Fields II
Charge of an Electron
Electromagnetic Induction (Simulation Lab with PhET®)

Electronics

Electronics (Conceptual)
Electronics Test Equipment (for engineers & physicists)
Electronics Test Equipment (for non-engineering majors)
Resistance and Ohm's Law
Ohm's Law and Circuits (A simpler version)
Diode and RC Circuits
Charge of an Electron
Digital Electronics (If you want to split this into two parts,...  Digital Electronics I  Digital Electronics II)

Thermal Physics

Introduction to the Laws of Thermodynamics (Units in calories and grams)
Introduction to the Laws of Thermodynamics (SI-Unit Version, joules and kilograms)
Heat Transfer
Specific Heats
Latent Heats

Optics, Diffraction Phenomena, and Spectroscopy

Lenses and Mirrors (Conceptual)
Geometrical Optics
Geometrical Optics (This is the paper & software simulation.)
Thin Lenses
Thin Lenses (Simulation Lab with PhET®)
Optical Principle of Eye
Diffraction Phenomena (Conceptual)
Interference and Diffraction
Diffraction Spectroscopy
Laser Applications
Laser Applications (The short version)
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