Revised 07/18/2016

Physics 2305 Laboratory Equipment List

Lab 4: Forces and Newton's Laws of Motion

Transition notes:

  1. Put away all of the equipment except the Large Universal Clamp
  2. Sweepy sweepy before it's too late!
  3. If the track was left out, pull it forward and secure it in place.

Equipment List:

  1. 850 Interface with the following sensors:
    • Motion Detector with Motion Detector Cord.
      yellow plug DG1, black plug DG2
    • Force Probe with hook mounted on Dynamics Cart[Plunger Cart] (Analog A)
    • Force Probe with hook mounted on Collision Cart(Analog B)
  2. Full constructed Cart Track with attached
  3. Track Angle Indicator
  4. Track Pulley
  5. 45 cm rod
  6. Medium Universal Clamp
  7. 1.75m String
  8. 0.75m String
  9. Copper Wire
  10. Hanging Mass Set
  11. with the following masses:
    • 2 x 2g mass
    • 1 x 5g mass
    • 1 x 10g mass
    • 2 x 20g mass
    • 2 x 50g mass
    • 1 x 100g mass
    • 2 x 200g mass
    • 1 x 500g mass
  12. 50g Mass Hanger
  13. Friction Pad Screw attached to the dynamics [Plunger] Cart
  14. Electronic Balance 1g readability

Notes and tests:

  1. Level the tracks.
  2. Start the test file “2305 Lab 4 test.cap” in the 2305 Test files. Move a cart back and forth in front of the motion detector, and push and pull on both force probes. Make sure the graphs reads position and Force correctly.
  3. The track should be set up so that the measuring tape is toward the front of the table.   The track should be set back from the front of the table about half the depth of the table.
  4. The elevation clamp and the pulley should be on the left side of the table.
  5. The track pulley should be in it's higher setting so that it does not need to be flipped upside-down.
  6. No friction pads are used in this lab.
Image of a full table set up of lab 4.

This is what your table should look like once set up. Subject to left/right relfection.

Additional Images below

Strings and copper required for the lab

Replace this image with just the strings used. the 0.75m string, 1.75m string, and copper "string"

The motion detector should be on the right side, set between two endstops

The motion detector should be on the right side, set between two endstops Loading...

Track Pulley attached to the left end of the track near the elevation clamp.

Track Pulley attached to the left end of the track near the elevation clamp.

The carts with Force Probes attached. Loading... and Loading...

with Loading... attached.

The Friction Pad Screw is used to attach string.