Introduction One of the essential aspects of science, and physics in particular, is the close interplay between theory and experiment.
Theoretical concepts are just ideas until they are put to the test in a laboratory.
Thus, the importance of experiments and measurements cannot be overemphasized. In the introductory physics laboratories you will be doing experiments which are clearly not on the cutting edge of science. No theory will fall or rise on the strength of your results. Nevertheless, the importance of these laboratories should not be underestimated. You will, first of all, do experiments which will confirm laws you have discussed in lectures.