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Michigan State UniversityPHY 431 Optics at MSU

PHY 451 | Lecture Schedule and Notes

Spring Semester 2014 Lectures

Wk

Date

Day

Topic

Reading & Notes/Slides

Laboratory

0

01/08

Wed

introduction

Syllabus, Slides: Introduction to Exps.

 

No Labs

1

01/15

Wed

data and error analysis

lecture notes: data and error analysis

video: intro. to error analysis (from UC Berkeley)

references:
[EMP] Experiments in modern physics, Ch. 10
[Lyons] A practical guide to data analysis for physical science studies
[Berendsen] A student's guide to data and error analysis
(Please see LabArchive's "notes" folder.)

   

2

01/22

Wed

data and error analysis

see above!

   

3

01/29

Wed

experiments on quantization

EMP Ch. 1, EMP Ch. 3

Stern-Gerlach & Frank-Hertz Experiments

   

4

02/05

Wed

magnetic resonance experiments

Spin, magnetic resonance, and optical pumping

EMP Ch. 6.2 Zeeman effect

EMP Ch. 7 NMR

   

5

02/12

Wed

magnetic resonance experiments

see above 02/05

   

6

02/19

Wed

magnetic resonance experiments

see above 02/05

   

7

02/26

Wed

optical pumping

see above 02/05

   

8

03/05

Wed

Spring break. No class.


   

9

03/12

Wed

electrons in solids

EMP Ch. 2

   

10

03/19

Wed

quantum fluids - superconductors & superfluids      

11

03/26

Wed

optics experiments

EMP Ch. 5

   

12

04/02

Wed

scattering and coincidence

EMP Ch. 9

   

13

04/09

Wed

Presentations


   

14

04/16

Wed

Presentations


   

15

04/23

Wed

Presentations


   

16

04/30

Wed

Final exam week. No class.