PHYLAB 132 Lab 1 Section LS Date 09 20 2019 TA Sachin Shain Group Members 1 Alexa Fox 2 Andres Arenas 3 Erica Decourcy 4 Michelle Rabkin Part 1 Experimental Design 1 Describe your methods of measuring the dimensions of the library Length We measured how many white blocks there were along the length of the library then measured the dimensions of each block Width We did the same as for the length measured how many white blocks there were and the dimensions of each white block Height We used the idea of similar triangles We used a person as the smaller comparable height and found a spot far enough away from the library so that the ruler lined up with the top of the person s head also lined up with the top of the library We measured the height of the person Since the length and angle of the ruler remained the same we were able to find the height of the library 2 Calculate the volume of the library using the dimensions you measured and record them for the second part of this lab Volume 3335 02 3282 95 89 825 356 610 cm 3 More data and calculations in spreadsheet Part II Statistical Analysis Representing your data 3 Calculate the mean and standard deviation of each of the three dimensions length width height using the four measurements taken by your table using the same method
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