PHYS 111A LAB COURSE SYLLABUS
PHYS 111A LAB COURSE SYLLABUS FOR SPRING 2026
COURSE SYLLABUS PHYSICS 111A – all sections SPRING 2026
INSTRUCTOR | Name: TBA, E-mail: TBA |
OFFICE HOURS | Hours and Location: TBA |
TEXTBOOK | Physics 111A Laboratory Manual 1st Edition, sold by NJIT bookstore |
DESCRIPTION | This physics I laboratory course involves experiments which demonstrate the principles of Elementary mechanics including rectilinear and circular motion; equilibrium and Newton's laws of motion; work, energy, momentum; the conservation laws. |
NOTE | To take the laboratory course, PHYS 111A, a student must take concurrently the lecture course, PHYS 111, unless the student passed the lecture course previously. Withdrawal from either course will cause a simultaneous withdrawal from both courses. |
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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DELIVERY MODE | Face-to-Face: |
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GRADING POLICY |
Attendance (20%); Participation (20%); Laboratory Report (60%)
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GRADING SCALE | 90 - 100 % = A, 85 - 89 % = B+, 80 - 84 % = B, 75 - 79 % = C+, 65 - 74 % = C, 50 - 64 % = D, 0 - 49 % = F |
LAB COURSE SCHEDULE
Week | Period | Experiment |
1* | 1/20(T) - 1/26(M) | Introduction and Error Analysis |
2 | 1/27(T) - 2/2(M) | Lab 103: Translational Static Equilibrium ---Force Table |
3 | 2/3(T) - 2/9(M) | Lab 109: One-Dimensional Motion--Velocity as a Function of Time and Distance at Constant Acceleration |
4 | 2/10(T) - 2/16(M) | Lab 111: Projectile Motion |
5 | 2/17(T) - 2/23(M) | Lab 112: Newton's Second Law |
6 | 2/24(T) - 3/2(M) | Lab 106: Static and Kinetic Frictions |
7 | 3/3(T) - 3/9(M) | Lab 6a1: Work and Energy |
8** | 3/10(T) - 3/23(M) | Lab 125: Conservation of Energy in Spring-Mass System |
9 | 3/24(T) - 3/30(M) | Lab 126: Conservation of Momentum and Impulse-Momentum Theorem |
10*** | 3/31(T) - 4/6(M) | Lab 114: Uniform Circular Motion |
11 | 4/7(T) - 4/13(M) | Lab 9a1: Moment of Inertia and Energy in Rotational Motion |
12 | 4/14(T) - 4/20(M) | Lab 127: Torque and Rotational Inertia |
13 | 4/21(T) - 4/27(M) | Lab 121: Rotational Static Equilibrium---Forces on a Strut |
14**** | 4/28(T) - 5/5(T) | Lab 7: Archimedes' Principle and Density |
* | 1/26 (Monday) Last Day to add/drop a class |
** | 3/15 (Sun) through 3/21 (Sat.) NJIT Spring Recess. No Classes. |
*** | 4/3 (Fri.) Good Friday. No Classes. |
*** | 4/6 (Mon.) Last Day to Withdraw |
**** | 5/5 (Tue.) Friday classes meet. Lab experiment in Week 10 (which was skipped on Good Friday) will be performed. |
Physics Laboratory Safety
Food and drink are not permitted during class in the lab at any time.
Wear safety glasses all the time during lab experiments.
Do not come into the lab room early unless the instructor is present.
Do not wear loose hair or clothing around moving equipment.
Do not set equipment too close to the edge of the table.
Do not activate any electric circuit or apparatus until the instructor inspects it.
Never touch a possibly live circuit and do not touch electrical equipment with wet hands.
Only use laboratory equipment for the instructional purpose for which they were intended.
Never look directly at the beam of a laser and light from a lamp used for experiment.
All trash and waste materials should be disposed of in the proper container. Do not pour chemicals into the laboratory sink.
Do not shorten the electrical leads on any equipment.
Any equipment except computers not in use should be turned off.
Do not take apart any apparatus or piece of equipment.
All damaged equipment and chemical spills should be immediately reported to a laboratory instructor or laboratory staff.
Accidents and emergencies must be immediately reported to the laboratory instructor. (NJIT Emergency call number: 911)
Be aware that fire extinguishers are in Rooms 406T and 407T.