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Physics LabOnline College Course
Physics you can measure at home — motion, forces, and energy, with real data and real error analysis.
What You'll Learn
A full semester of physics lab — completed at your own pace, with no deadlines or fixed class times.
What You'll Be Able to Do
- Take precise measurements with virtual laboratory instruments and report them with appropriate units, significant figures, and uncertainty
- Apply dimensional analysis and the kinematic equations to describe motion in one and two dimensions using experimentally collected data
- Construct and interpret free-body diagrams and apply Newton’s laws to analyze forces, friction, and motion
- Test the conservation of mechanical energy and account quantitatively for energy transformations in real systems
- Analyze oscillatory and wave phenomena, including pendulum motion and acoustic resonance, to extract physical constants
- Apply the principles of fluid statics and basic electric circuits to interpret measured and provided experimental data
- Perform and analyze various laboratory activities related to physics, including accurate measurement, data collection, and the use of laboratory tools and instrumentation
- Apply scientific methodology, in all its explicit steps, to solve complex problems that are part of the laboratory activities, and evaluate experimental results to identify sources of error and uncertainty
- Communicate experimental findings through formal laboratory reporting, presenting data, calculations, and conclusions clearly and accurately
Major Course Topics
Course labs and their steps
Physics Lab has 8 virtual labs across 55 instructional hours, as listed in the course syllabus. Expand any lab to see its steps.
- Labs
- 8
- Quiz questions
- 80
- Instructional hours
- 55 hrs
- Semester hour
- 1
Lab 1
Measurement, Significant Figures & Uncertainty
- Overview
- Pre-Lab
- Part A · Dimensions & Caliper
- Part B · Mass
- Part C · Glider Timing
- Calculations
- Post-Lab
- Lab Report
- Graded quiz · 10 questions
Lab 2
Vectors & Displacement Mapping
- Overview
- Pre-Lab
- Part A · Measure Segments
- Part B · Components
- Part C · Resultant
- Calculations
- Post-Lab
- Lab Report
- Graded quiz · 10 questions
Lab 3
Motion in One Dimension & Free Fall – Measuring g
- Overview
- Pre-Lab
- Part A · Position Data
- Part B · Velocities
- Part C · Graph & Slope
- Calculations
- Post-Lab
- Lab Report
- Graded quiz · 10 questions
Lab 4
Projectile Motion in Two Dimensions
- Overview
- Pre-Lab
- Part A · Launch & Height
- Part B · Predict Landing
- Part C · Launch & Test
- Calculations
- Post-Lab
- Lab Report
- Graded quiz · 10 questions
Lab 5
Newton's Laws & the Coefficient of Friction
- Overview
- Pre-Lab
- Part A · Slipping Angle
- Part B · Spring Scale
- Part C · Free-Body
- Calculations
- Post-Lab
- Lab Report
- Graded quiz · 10 questions
Lab 6
Work, Energy & Conservation on a Ramp
- Overview
- Pre-Lab
- Part A · Weigh & Measure
- Part B · Release Trials
- Part C · Energy Accounting
- Calculations
- Post-Lab
- Lab Report
- Graded quiz · 10 questions
Lab 7
Oscillations & Sound – Pendulum and Acoustic Resonance
- Overview
- Pre-Lab
- Part A · Pendulum
- Part B · Resonance
- Part C · Speed of Sound
- Calculations
- Post-Lab
- Lab Report
- Graded quiz · 10 questions
Lab 8
Fluids & Electric Circuits (Two-Part)
- Overview
- Pre-Lab
- Part A · Density & Buoyancy
- Part B · Ohm's Law
- Part C · Resistance & Power
- Calculations
- Post-Lab
- Lab Report
- Graded quiz · 10 questions
These labs come straight from the official course syllabus. Lab reports count for 70% of the grade and quizzes for 30%; there is no final exam.
Course Details
| Course | Physics Lab (PHYS 200L) |
|---|---|
| Format | 100% online |
| Learning Style | Self-paced — no deadlines or class times |
| Credits | 1 College Credit |
| Lab | This IS the lab — pairs with Physics I |
| Prerequisites | Physics I lecture (take together) |
| Assessment | 70% Lab Reports · 30% Quizzes · No Final Exam |
| Estimated Completion | Self-paced · no deadlines |
| Credit Recommendation | NCCRS Credit Recommended |
| Transfer Information | Transferable via the credit recommendation above — your registrar can confirm your school's policy |
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Physics you can measure at home — motion, forces, and energy, with real data and real error analysis.
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Everything You Need to Succeed
Video-Based Lessons
HD video lectures broken into short, focused modules. Watch at your own pace — pause, rewind, replay any time.
Lab Reports & Quizzes
Submit a graded lab report for every lab, then a 10-question quiz on it. Lab reports count for 70% of your grade and quizzes for 30%; there is no final exam.
Structured College-Level Course
Structured lessons covering every topic — designed as a standard Physics Lab college-level course.
Official Transcript
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