What to Bring
You should have the PHY 103M lab manual (available at the University Co-op), a
calculator and a USB drive on which to save your data for analysis outside of class. It may be useful to have a ruler,
and a protractor.
Hardware
PhysicsMicroComputer Lab (RLM 7.306)This facility is a computer lab for undergraduate students who are taking physics courses. The lab has Apple and Windows computers. To use the computers you must know your UT EID, and must obtain Bevo Bucks to print.
Software
Kaleidagraph (by Synergy)Kaleidagraph is a data analysis program that we will use quite frequently in this lab. It can perform statistical analyses on data, graph data in several ways, and perform user-defined curve fits. Most of the graphs and all the curve fits needed will be done on Kaleidagraph. Physics 103N also uses Kaleidagraph, so learning to use it now will be helpful later. A substantially functional demo version of Kaleiagraph may be available for downloading and use on your own computer.
Excel (by Microsoft)
Excel is Microsoft's spreadsheet program. We will use Excel mainly in Experiments 1 and 5. However, some students may find Excel useful for other Experiments.
ImageJ
ImageJ is a free program that performs various analyses on images. We will use NIH Image in Experiment 5 to analyze a digital image of the trajectory of an orbiting puck. This program is available on the web at http://rsb.info.nih.gov/ij/.
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