Athabasca University started employing the physics home lab concept in 1997. Dr. Connors' original versions (v.1.0-1.5 from 1997-2002) of the PHYS 200 Home Lab Guide/Manual were supported by the Office of Learning Technologies (OLT) of Human Resources Development Canada and the Mission Critical Research Fund of Athabasca University.
Since then, the use of home lab manuals has expanded. Athabasca University strives to improve the quality and efficiency of the students' lab experience developing new experiments and introducing new technologies in the lab kits. In addition, we continue to improve the quality of lab manuals by re-editing existing experiments, and producing multimedia content.
The authors gratefully thank, Elaine Goth-Birkigt, Rafael Hakobyan, and Rob Carmichael of Athabasca University Science Lab for their efforts to prepare and maintain the lab kits. Appreciation also extends to the physics tutors Leonid Braverman, Jon Johansson, Fuad Sarajov, Arzu Sardarli, and Bill Scott for their valuable suggestions that helped in developing these laboratory exercises.