August 16, 2012

Electromagnetic Induction


                 It’s the 6th experiment for our 102.1 lab already, it’s called Electromagnetic Induction.  For this day, we were able to meet the objectives of our experiment. We demonstrated Faraday’s and Lenz’ Law and the right-hand rule using an electromagnetic induction set-up.  We were able to determine the relative strength and direction of the induced current and EMF using a galvanometer. We also determined the effects of different factors such as varying magnetic field strength and current on the induced current and EMF. Lastly, we related Faraday’s law to practical applications and this would be seen on our technical paper.
                
               The problem with this session is that the materials are not sufficient for every group, so what we did was to share materials with the other groups. Thus, we have the same experimental results but of course, we would have different approach to our analysis.
              
              We have 1 more experiment to go and we would have our creative work already! Looking forward to more physics FUN ^_^