Fysika-1A Physics Laboratory
This page contains draft resources to help Physics students as they move from High-School to University.
These materials are intended to be a demonstrator to illustrate our approach and not a complete laboratory which is still work-in-progress. The subject matter is Oscillations and Waves, though the waves material is only partially developed.
The resources include an interactive laboratory suitable for guided and discovery learning developed using Unreal-5. We have written our own physics engine and use Unreal for user interface. In addition there are student questions and instructor theory chapters.
You can find out rationale for our project here.
It is important for us to glean some feedback so we can continue developing the project (or bring it to a halt if such advice is received). Please email the lead investigator pric4@affiliate.worc.ac.uk .
Installation Download and install Fysika-1A executable for Windows. This is the
latest version 18-12-24.
Fysika-1A executable
Updates (Octave and .ini files)
Installation Instructions and short guide to
the apparatus.These are grouped into three sections (i) Short Questions with minimal guidance more suited to undergraduates, (ii) Long Questions which repeat most short questions, but with step-by-step guidance. These are more suited to High-School students. (iii) Conceptual Questions aimed at getting people to think about physics concepts.
Student Questions.
18-12-24For the purpose of this demonstrator, we have selected three out of the 20 or so experiments present in the lab; (i) Kapitza's pendulum, (ii) Rotating mass-spring oscillator (iii) Double potential-well oscillator showing simultaneous movement of the bob tethered to springs, and the potential of the bob. We intend these to be examples, and expect individual instructors to craft materials to support their own students
InvestigationsThese are presented as a series of book chapters written without any attention to coherence. There may well be errors; typos and bad numbering, but hopefully the physics is solid.
Kapitza Pendulum
Fluid Oscillators
Rotating Oscillators
Spring Pendulum
Mass-2-Spring Systems
Double Well Oscillator
Cockcroft Walton Experiment
