Physics 212 Lab Assignment 3 Fall 2008
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Due at the beginning of lab, October 1 or 2.
Reading:
Taylor, Chapter 5.1 – 5.4
Problems:
4.2 – be sure you know how to check your result with the built-in function on
your calculator
4.12 – a nice example of how one would calibrate a spectrometer before a series
of measurements
4.18 – a question that arises in planning an experiment all the time: How long to
average to get meaningful data. However, are errors ever truly random?
4.20 – using Excel or a similar program is a great way to do this problem. Better
to learn sooner rather than later; you will use it a lot in the future.
4.23 – a nice historical example