Cover: iOLab Version 2.0, 1st Edition by Mats Selen; Tim Stelzer

iOLab Version 2.0

First  Edition©2015  Mats Selen; Tim Stelzer

ISBN:9781319174835

ISBN:9781319396558

ISBN:9781319174811

About

iOLab is a portable, wireless device that helps you see physics in action. You can collect data, view real-time graphs, and run experiments from almost anywhere—your lab, your dorm, your kitchen, or anywhere you have your device and a laptop.

Designed to make learning physics more interactive, iOLab connects with web-based software that makes it easy to explore key concepts through hands-on activities. You’ll gain experience in real-time data collection and analysis while developing a stronger understanding of how physics works in the real world.

The iOLab device is available for individual purchase, individual rental, or department purchase (bulk discounts available). For more information on these options, contact your local Macmillan sales representative. For students wishing to rent an iOLab device, we recommend choosing a rental period that covers the entire physics course sequence over multiple terms. If students are unsure, they may want to check with their instructor. Macmillan now also offers rental extensions of 3 and 6 months. Pleease click here to purchase a 3 month extension or 6 month extension. Contact customer support if you have additional questions.

Students in the United States and Canada can purchase or rent the device using this page. For students in the European Union, UK and other countries, we recommend working with a local campus bookstore to have the device shipped to you or consider working with a re-shipping company.

To accompany the iOLab device, there is an e-textbook lab manual available with 22 experiments: iOLab for Scientists and Engineers. A separate components kit can also be purchased that goes along with the lab manual and contains all accessories for the experiments (components in this kit are listed here). Both can be purchased under the Scientists and Engineers Lab Manual page.

By clicking on Study Extras, students can purchase replacement accessory packs that include the spring, screws, and stick-on felt that come with the device, or a replacement dongle. A small accessory kit for Electricity & Magnetism experiments are also available for purchase (components in this kit listed here).

Click here for information about the iOLab warranty.

Table of Contents

The iOLab device comes with an accessory pack that includes the below components:

  • two pieces of adhesive felt 
  • eye bolt with M3 threading
  • flat metal plate with M3 threading
  • spring attached to screw with M3 threading
  • spring

This Accessory pack can also be purchased separately under "Study Extras"
 
The iOLab Accessory Pack for Electricity and Magnetism is a small accessory pack for electricity and magnetism experiments It contains the components in the table below.
 
Item Name (Quantity)

  • 1 ohm 1/4 watt 5% axial resistor (6)
  • 100 ohm 1/4 watt 5% axial resistor (2)
  • 1k ohm 1/4 watt 5% axial resistor (2)
  • 2k ohm 1/4 watt 5% axial resistor (2)
  • 4.7k ohm 1/4 watt 5% axial resistor (2)
  • 10k ohm 1/4 watt 5% axial resistor (2)
  • 56uf 25V 20% radial electrolytic capacitor (2)
  • 22uf 25V 20% radial electrolytic capacitor (2)
  • 220uf 25V 20% radial electrolytic capacitor (2)
  • Red LED, Radial (1)
  • Green LED, Radial (1)
  • Diode, silicon, axial (4)
  • Wire w/ Alligator Clips  (10)
  • 22 AWG Magnet Wire (6 Feet)
  • Polarizing Sheets (7cm x 7cm) (2)
  • Small Magnet with Hook (1)
  • Small Prototype Breadboard (1)

Mats Selen

Mats Selen earned B.Sc.(82) and M.Sc.(83) degrees in physics at the University of Guelph, and M.A.(85) and Ph.D.(89) degrees in particle physics at Princeton University. After a four year post-doc at Cornell he joined the faculty at the University of Illinois Department of Physics in 1993, where he is now the Associate Head of Undergraduate Programs. After 25 years of studying elementary particles he is shifting his research focus to understanding and improving the way students learn physics. With Illinois colleagues he developed the iclicker classroom response system, the smartPhysics learning framework, and most recently IOLabs.　

Mats Selen won US professor of the Year 2015. Awarded by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and sponsored by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the awards recognize professors for their influence on teaching and commitment to undergraduate students.

 

Tim Stelzer

Tim Stelzer is an associate professor of physics, and distinguished teacher-scholar at the University of Illinois. He received a B.S in physics from St. Johns University in 1988 and a Ph.D. in theoretical particle physics from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1993. His particle physics research has focused on physics at hadron colliders such as the Tevatron at Fermi National Accelerator Laborarory and the LHC in Geneva Switzerland. Several of his papers are among the top cited in high energy physics.

Tim worked on the award winning transformation of the introductory physics courses at the University of Illinois and is a founding member of their Physics Education Research group. His education research has focused on making appropriate use of technology to improve student learning. He is a co-inventor of the iclicker personal response system and is coauthor of the "smartPhysics" learning system. Tim is a regular on the University’s　 "Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked Excellent by Their Students," and received the 2013 Excellence in Education Award from the American Physical Society .