PHYSICS 192
SPRING SEMESTER 2004

SCHEDULE


THE EXPERIMENTS:

Our list of experiments, given in the table below, covers topics in optics and modern physics.  As much as possible they will be self contained with no specific prior knowledge or experience assumed.  Note that three experiments (3, 6, and 10) will require two laboratory periods to complete and will be worth 40 points, where all the others are worth 20 points. In addition to the labs there is some assigned homework from the textbook An Introduction to Error Analysis by John R. Taylor listed here: Physics 192 homework problems.
 

Number

Week

Experiment

Points

1

Jan. 12

Orientation

--

 

Jan. 19 

No classes

 

2

Jan. 26

Optical Micrometer

20

3

Feb. 2

Diffraction & Interference I

40

3

Feb. 9

Diffraction & Interference II

--

4

Feb. 16

Optical Activity

20

5

Feb. 23

Grating Spectrometer

20

6

March 1

Electron Charge and Mass I

40

 

March 8

Spring Break

 

6

March 15

Electron Charge and Mass II

--

7

March 22

Introduction to Radiation

20

8

March 29

Absorption of Radiation

20

9

April 5

Half-Life Measurement

20

10

April 12

The Compton Effect I

40

10

April 19

The Compton Effect II

--

 

April 26

In-Lab Practical Exam

 40

 

 

TOTAL

280


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