Department of Physics

10ΥΚΟ06  Basic Physics Laboratory II

Course webpage:  https://eclass.uoa.gr/courses/PHYS179

Course outline

Course content

Introductory lectures:

• Hypothesis testing. Testing mean value and variance of a sample. Testing mean value and variance of two independent samples. Testing mean value and variance differences in correlated samples.
• Correlation. Significance of linear correlation coefficient. Γραμμική παλινδρόμηση. Linear regression. Significance testing and confidence levels of regression variables.

Laboratory experiments:

• Study of harmonic oscillator.
• Study of Atwood engine (using photogates).
• 2^nd and 3^rd Newton laws. Impulse. Collisions.
• The Cavendish experiment.
• Study of rigid body rotation. Moments of inertia. Static and kinetic friction.
• Natural and rotational pendulum.
• Ideal gas processes using sensors and computers.
• Study of statistical distributions: Testing mean value and variance of a sample. Testing mean value and variance of two independent samples.