Role of the Lab in Teaching Introductory Physics

This publication contains an introduction to the philosophy and rationale for including a laboratory component in an introductory physics course. Camera-ready student directions are enclosed for more than 30 sample laboratory activities. Topics include: speed, centripetal force, motion of a pendulum, heating and cooling, Ohm’s law, magnetic fields, induced EMF, and more.
Other AAPT/PTRA Resource Books:
l Exploring Physics in the Classroom
l Role of Graphing Calculators in Teaching Physics
l Role of Toys in Teaching Physics
l Teaching About Color and Color Vision
l Teaching About Cosmology
l Teaching About D.C. Electric Circuits
l Teaching About Electrostatics
l Teaching About Energy
l Teaching About Impulse and Momentum
l Teaching About Kinematics
l Teaching About Magnetism
l Teaching About Lightwave Communications
l Teaching Physics for the First Time