Physics307L:Schedule
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Course Format
The course consists of one 50 minute lecture per week (Monday 1 pm to 1:50 pm) and one 3 hour lab period per week (either Monday or Wednesday, 2 pm to 4:50 pm).
Week 1, August 20 & 22
Week 1 agenda
- Lecture, 1 pm Monday August 20th: Everyone meets in P&A Room 184. We will introduce ourselves, and go over administrative details. Assignments will be given to prepare everyone for the beginning of lab work in the second week.
- There will be no lab sessions during the first week of classes So, it's crucial to attend Monday at 1 pm.
Week 2, August 27 & 29
Week 2 agenda
- Lecture, 1 pm Monday August 27th: TBD. Probably 1/2 of lecture will deal with administrative stuff and re-introductions, and the rest will be the beginning of technical stuff related to the labs.
- Monday lab session 2:00-4:50 pm: Oscilloscope lab for everyone.
- Wednesday lab session 2:00-4:50 pm: Oscilloscope lab for everyone.
Week 3 September 3 and 5, Classes canceled for Labor Day
- Since Monday Lecture and Lab are canceled for Labor Day, the Wednesday lab will also be canceled.
Week 4 September 10 and 12
- Beginning this week, students will be working on different labs from each other (because usually only one setup is available). There will be a sign up process on the wiki.
Experiments performed in 2006 course
Experiment | Preliminary Koch notes | Links |
The oscilloscope | ||
e/m Ratio for Electrons (dark) | ||
Electron Diffraction (very dark, and works marginally) | ||
Balmer Series (dark) | ||
Planck’s Constant (dark) | MIT OpenCourseWare Planck's Constant exp. (A different setup) | |
Excitation Levels of Neon | ||
Electron Spin Resonance | ||
Poisson Statistics (MCA) | ||
Mass of the Electron (MCA) | ||
Speed of Light (MCA) |
More details of the experiments can be found in the 2006 lab manual.