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Michigan State UniversityPHY 192 at MSU

PHY 192 | Spring 2015 Lab Schedule

All sections will meet in room 1263
of the BioMedical and Physical Sciences Building

Lab

Week of

Experiment

Recommended Problems * (in Taylor)

-

Jan. 12

Intro lab; print reference guide; buy lab book, text

 

-

Jan. 19

MLK day, no class (makeup for intro: during section 6,7)

 

1a

Jan. 26

Geometrical Optics

4.9, 4.15; 3.27 (try both abs of eq 3.20 and eq 3.23)

1b

Feb. 2

Optical Activity

4.17, 4.25

2a

Feb. 9

Diffraction & Interference I

3.17, 3.23, 3.45, 3.47

2b

Feb. 16

Diffraction & Interference II

3

Feb. 23

Grating Spectrometer and diagram of controls

4.7, 4.11

4a

Mar. 2

e/m I : Electron Charge to Mass Ratio Measurement

5.18 (5.19e) , 5.35

Mar. 9

Spring Break

4b

Mar. 16

e/m II: Assessment of Measurement Uncertainty

5a

Mar. 23

Radioactivity of Atomic Nuclei I

6.5, 7.1, 11.17, 11.19, quick check 11.2

5b

Mar. 30

Radioactivity of Atomic Nuclei II

6

Apr. 6

Half-Life Measurement

8.1, 8.15 for squared paper, google "squared paper" or "grid paper"

7a

Apr. 13

The Compton Effect I

7b

Apr. 20

The Compton Effect II

8ab

Apr. 27

In-Lab Practical Exam (15% of lab grade)

* Recommended Problems are not to turn in, but to check understanding of error calculations. Odd numbered problems have answers in the back of the book.