Schedule Spring 2021
Schedule of Experiments
| Date | Section 1 (Monday) | Section 2 (Tuesday) | Notes |
| Jan 18 | MLK Day | ||
| Jan 25 | Oscilloscope: Yankang, Kevin, Carter
Chua Circuit Pt 1: Adam, Wesley |
Oscilloscope: Erika, Nicholas
Chua Circuit Pt 1: Ben |
Lab notebook due Feb 5 |
| Feb 1 | IN-PERSON
Speed of Light: Adam Poisson Statistics: Wesley REMOTE Chuas Circuit Short: Yankang, Kevin, Carter |
IN-PERSON
Speed of Light: Ben Balmer Series: Erika REMOTE Chua Circuit Short: Nicholas |
Lab notebook due Wed Feb 10 |
| Feb 8 | IN PERSON
Balmer Series: Carter Poisson Statistics: Kevin Speed of Light: Yankang REMOTE Chua Circuit Pt 2: Adam, Wesley
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IN PERSON
Speed of Light: Nicholas REMOTE Chua Circuit Short: Erika Chua Circuit Pt 2: Ben |
Lab notebook due Wed Feb 17 |
| Feb 15 | IN PERSON
Balmer Series: Wesley Poisson Statistics: Adam Speed of Light: Carter REMOTE Poisson Statistics Pt 2: Kevin Speed of Light Pt 2: Yankang |
IN PERSON
Balmer Series: Poisson Statistics: REMOTE Speed of Light Pt 2: Nicholas, Ben |
Lab notebook due Wed Feb 24.
Re-arranged schedule due to snow day for Tuesday session |
| Feb 22 | IN PERSON
Balmer Series: Adam Poisson Statistics: Yankang Speed of Light: Kevin REMOTE Poisson Statistics Pt 2: Wesley Speed of Light Pt 2: Carter |
IN PERSON
Balmer Series: Ben Poisson Statistics: Nicholas Speed of Light: Erika REMOTE Poisson Statistics Pt 2: Speed of Light Pt 2: |
Lab notebook due Wed Mar 3 |
| Mar 1 | IN PERSON
Balmer Series: Kevin Poisson Statistics: Carter Speed of Light: Wesley REMOTE Poisson Statistics Pt 2: Adam, Yankang |
IN PERSON
Poisson Statistics: Ben Speed of Light: REMOTE Poisson Statistics Pt 2: Nicholas Speed of Light Pt 2: Erika |
Lab notebook due Wed Mar 10 |
| Mar 8 | IN PERSON
Balmer Series: Yankang Poisson Statistics: Erika REMOTE Poisson Statistics Pt 2: Carter Speed of Light Pt 2: Adam, Kevin, Wesley |
IN PERSON
Balmer Series: Nicholas REMOTE Poisson Statistics Pt 2: Ben, Erika Speed of Light Pt 2: |
Lab notebook due Wed Mar 24 (after spring break) |
| Mar 15 | All experiments in person after spring break | Spring Break | |
| Mar 22 | Compton Scattering: Adam
Electron Diffraction: Kevin Ratio of e/m: Wesley Planck's Constant: Yankang Electron Spin Resonance: Carter |
Compton Scattering: Erika
Electron Diffraction: Nicholas Franck-Hertz: Ben |
Compton Scattering and Electron Diffraction will be shared between sections.
Electron Diffraction, Ratio of e/m, and Planck's constant are all light-sensitive. |
| Mar 29 | Same as Mar 22 | Same as Mar 29 | |
| Apr 5 | Compton Scattering: Yankang
Electron Diffraction: Carter Ratio of e/m: Adam Franck-Hertz: (Wesley) Electron Spin Resonance: (Kevin) |
Compton Scattering: Nicholas
Electron Diffraction: (Ben) Planck's Constant: Erika |
Compton Scattering and Electron Diffraction will be shared between sections.
Names in (parentheses) are tentative. Acoustic Impedance Spectroscopy and Charge of the Electron may also be available by Apr 5. |
| Apr 12 | Same as Apr 5 | Same as Apr 5 | |
| Apr 19 | |||
| Apr 26 | |||
| May 3 | |||
| May 10 | Finals Week |
Course Schedule
| Date | Lecture | Assignments | Notes |
| Jan 18 | none | MLK Day | |
| Jan 25 | Lecture 1 | Read syllabus, complete pre-class survey and Required_Safety_Trainings | |
| Feb 1 | Lecture 2 | Read through lab notebook grading rubric, example lab notebooks (links in lecture), review Uncertainty from Physics 1 | |
| Feb 8 | Lecture 3 | ||
| Feb 15 | Lecture 4 | Sign up for first talk with date and topic | |
| Feb 22 | Lecture 5 | Read through lab report guidelines | |
| Mar 1 | Ben (Balmer Series)
Carter (Balmer Series) Yankang (Speed of Light) Kevin (Poisson Statistics) |
Email with choices for first advanced lab by Friday March 5 at noon | |
| Mar 8 | Erika (Balmer Series)
Wesley (Balmer Series) Adam (Balmer Series) Nicholas (Speed of Light) |
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| Mar 15 | Spring Break | ||
| Mar 22 | Lecture 8 | ||
| Mar 29 | Lab Report 1 due Wed, Mar 31 by noon | ||
| Apr 5 | Lab notebook for lab 8 due Wed, Apr 7 by noon | ||
| Apr 12 | |||
| Apr 19 | Talk 2
Erika Wesley Adam Nicholas |
Lab notebook for lab 9 due Wed, Apr 21 by noon | |
| Apr 26 | Talk 2
Ben Carter Yankang Kevin |
Lab report 2 due Wed, Apr. 28 by noon | |
| May 3 | Lab notebook for lab 10 due Wed, May 5 by noon | ||
| May 10 | Talk 3 for all students during scheduled finals time: Friday, May 14, 12:30-2:30pm | Lab Report 3 due Wed, May 12 by 12pm | Finals Week |
