20.309:Schedule
WEEK | LECTURES & RECITATIONS | LAB | READINGS & ASSIGNMENTS |
Electronics
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Thu, Sep. 6 Fri, Sep. 7 (LECTURE) |
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Tue, Sep. 11 Thu, Sep. 13 Fri, Sep. 14 (RECITATION) |
Mon, Sep. 10 - Fri, Sep. 14 |
Readings Impedance, frequency response, filters. This brief introduction to diodes will be helpful for working on the labs this week. |
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Tue, Sep. 18 Thu, Sep. 20 Fourier series & integrals; Fourier transform (continuous & discrete) Fri, Sep. 21 (RECITATION) MATLAB tutorial and Lab Report Guidelines |
Mon, Sep. 18 - Fri, Sep. 22 |
Readings Operational amplifiers. Matlab Tutorial file 1 (the basics) Matlab Tutorial file 2 (curve fitting, etc.)
HOMEWORK SET 1, DUE. |
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Tue, Sep. 25 Thu, Sep. 27 Fri, Sep. 28 |
NO LAB MONDAY SEP. 24 Tue, Sep. 25 - Fri, Sep. 28 |
Readings Tutorial 1: Overview of Fourier Transforms |
Mechanics
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Tue, Oct. 2 Thu, Oct. 4 Fri, Oct. 5 (RECITATION) |
Mon, Oct. 1 - Fri, Oct. 5 |
Readings One-page handout, with a few convolution clarification examples. A helpful link that discusses spectral leakage when doing spectral analysis. |
5 |
NO LECTURE TUESDAY, OCT. 9 Thu, Oct. 11 Fri, Oct. 12 |
NO LAB MON-TUE Wed, Oct. 10 - Fri, Oct. 12 Lab manual for weeks 5 - 7: The Atomic Force Microscope |
Readings
LAB REPORT #1 (Measuring DNA Melting Curves) DUE |
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Tues, Oct. 16 Thu, Oct. 18 Fri, Oct. 19 (RECITATION) |
Monday, Oct. 15 - Friday Oct. 19 Lab manual for weeks 5 - 7: The Atomic Force Microscope |
HOMEWORK SET 2, due Wednesday, 10/11 by 12:00 noon. Thursday, Oct. 19 (in class) |
Optics
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Tue, Oct. 23 Thu, Oct. 25 |
Monday, Oct. 23 - Friday, Oct. 27 Lab manual for weeks 5 - 7: The Atomic Force Microscope Image processing |
Readings Image Processing Readings (from Gonzalez & Woods): |
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Tuesday, Oct. 31 Thursday, Nov. 2 |
Monday, Oct. 30 - Friday, Nov. 3 |
LAB REPORT #2 (The Atomic Force Microscope) due Monday, Oct. 30 by 12:00 noon.
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Tuesday, Nov. 7 Thursday, Nov. 9 |
Monday, Nov. 6 - Friday, Nov. 9 NO LAB FRIDAY NOV. 10 |
Readings HOMEWORK SET 3.5 (PMT & photon counting) due Tuesday, Nov. 7 in class. |
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Tuesday, Nov. 14 Thursday, Nov. 16 |
Monday, Nov. 13 - Friday, Nov. 17 |
Thursday, Nov. 16 @ 8:00pm – Room 56-614 |
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Tuesday, Nov. 21 NO LECTURE THURSDAY, NOV. 23 |
Monday, Nov. 20 - Wednesday, Nov. 24 Papers referenced in the lab manual: NO LAB THU-FRI |
MATLAB scripts for calculating MSD and G* Three papers about peacock feathers: |
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Tuesday, Nov. 28 Thursday, Nov. 30 |
Monday, Nov. 27 - Wednesday, Nov. 29 Wednesday, Nov. 29 - Friday, Dec. 1 Preprint of AJP paper by Appleyard et al. on the 20.309 traps. |
Thursday, Nov. 30 @ 8:00pm – Room 56-614 |
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Tuesday, Dec. 5 Thursday, Dec. 7 |
Monday, Dec. 4 - Wednesday Dec. 6 Thursday, Dec. 7 - Friday, Dec. 8 |
LAB REPORT #3 (Fluorescence Microscope) due Monday, Dec. 4, by 12:00 noon. |
14 | Tuesday, Dec. 12 Thursday, Dec. 14 |
Monday, Dec. 11 - Wednesday, Dec. 13 |
LAB REPORT #4 (Optical Trapping) due Monday, Dec. 11, by 12:00 noon. Tuesday, Dec. 12 (in class) |