Welcome to ALEP¶
This website is based off of Advanced Level Experimental Physics, a textbook written by Bob Drach and Norman Price during their time teaching together at the Ruvuma Boys’ Secondary School in Songea, Tanzania.
The first edition was published in 1987. With the help of Max Drach, we published the current edition as a Github project under a Creative Commons Attribution License. Enjoy!
Preface¶
Practical Exercises¶
- A1-1: Measurements and Accuracy
- A1-2: Use of Books and Graph Drawing
- B1-1: Coefficient of Restitution
- B1-2: Tension in a String: Find an Unknown Mass Using Equilibrium of Forces Theory
- B3-1: The Moment of Inertia of a Cylinder
- B5-1: Determining \(g\) Using a Compound Pendulum
- B5-2: Experiments Using a Spiral Spring
- B5-3: Finding \(g\) Using a Loaded Test Tube
- C1-1: Finding the Surface Tension of Water
- C2-1: The Viscosity of Water Using Flow Through a Capillary Tube
- C3-1: Determining the Young’s Modulus of Wood Along the Grain Using a Cantilever
- C3-2: Determining Young’s Modulus for a Wire
- C3-3: Physical Properties of Solid Materials
- D1-1: Linear Expansivity
- D2-1: Specific Heat Capacity of Water: Electrical Method
- E1-1: The Frequency of Vibration of a Stretched String: Variation with Length and Tension
- E3-1: Finding the Wavelength of Sodium Light Using a Diffraction Grating and Spectrometer
- F1-1: Investigating Electric Fields
- F1-2: Charging Capacitors
- F2-1: Determination of the Internal Resistance of a Cell Using a Potentiometer
- F2-2: Ohmic and Non-Ohmic Conductors
- F2-3: The Temperature Coefficient of Resistance of Copper
- F2-4: Determination of the Resistivity of the Material of a Wire
- F5-1: Measuring the Magnetic Flux Density of a Permanent Magnet Using a Current Balance
- F5-2: Measurement of the Horizontal Component of Earth’s Magnetic Field
- F6-1: Self Inductance in AC Circuits
- F6-2: Mutual Inductance - Transformers
- G1-1: Measuring Triode Characteristics
- G2-1: Transistor Characteristics
- H3-1: Radioactive Decay
Past Exam Papers¶
- 77 ALT A-Q2: Surface Tensions by Rayleigh’s Formula
- 80 ALT B-Q1: Young’s modulus by Bar Bending
- 84-Q1: Moment of Inertia of a Bar
- 85-Q1: Relative Density of a Liquid
- 85-Q2: Surface Characteristics and Cooling
- 86-Q2: Newton’s Law of Cooling
- 86-Q3: Resistivity, Using a Wheatstone Bridge
- 87-Q1: Viscosity of Oil