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L01. Measuring the Speed of Sound (prelab)
L01. Measuring the Speed of Sound (con't)
L02. A Crude Measurement of the Earth's Gravitational Field
L03. Finding Acceleration by the Finite Difference Method
L04. Acceleration in a Long Fall
L05. Range of a Projectile
L06. The Nature of Static Friction
L07. Maximum Speed of a Pendulum Bob
L08. The Ballistic Pendulum
L09. Measuring the Acceleration Due to Gravity with a Simple Pendulum
L10. Investigations in Electrostatics
L10ext. Investigations in Electrostatics
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L11. Current, Voltage, and Resistance in Simple Circuits
L12. Batteries, Bulbs & Capacitors
L13. Series and Parallel Circuits
L14. Magnetic Fields
L15. Lenz's Law: Induced Current in a Coil (video version)
L15. Lenz's Law: Induced Current in a Coil (hands-on version)
L16. Standing Waves on a Helical Spring
L17. Refraction
L18. Focal Length of a Convex Lens
L19. Interference and Diffraction
L21. Archimedes' Buoyancy Challenges
L22. Characteristics of a Light Bulb
L23. Charge-to-mass Ratio of Electrons
L25. Electric Field and Potential Plotting

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L20. Simple Harmonic Motion of a Vertical Spring:  Part 1    Part 2    Part 3
L24. Newton's 2nd Law