Physical Measurements 1 is a measurement oriented basic physics laboratory course required of all sophomore students at the Colorado School of Mines. The course is intended to introduce students to the principles of measurement theory at a higher level than is common in an elementary physics lab. The subjects of error analysis, graphing, least‐squares analysis, experimental design, measuring instruments, and report writing are covered in a 1‐h/week lecture session. Experiments from mechanics and electricity and magnetism, that illustrate equally the principles of measurement theory and the principles of physics, are performed in 2‐h/week laboratory sessions. A workbook entitledConceptsofPhysicalMeasurementserves both as a textbook in measurement theory and a laboratory notebook.