Written by James T. Shipman and Clyde D. Barker (Ohio University). Contains numerous experiments with an introduction, learning objectives, required apparatus, detailed procedures, and related questions for each experiment. Safety is stressed throughout the manual.
Dr. James T. Shipman was a long-time physics educator at Ohio University, his alma mater, and was Professor Emeritus until his passing in 2009.
Jerry Wilson received his physics degrees from Ohio University (B.S., Ph.D.) and Union College in Schenectady, New York (M.S.). In addition to co-writing PHYSICS LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS, he is one of the original authors of the first edition of AN INTRODUCTION OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE (published in 1971) and has several other physics textbooks to his credit. Wilson is currently Emeritus Professor of Physics at Lander University in Greenwood, South Carolina.
Dr. Aaron W. Todd retired from Middle Tennessee State University. He passed away in 2007.