The first two lab sessions are devoted to preliminary experiments which will familiarize you with the concepts, apparatus, and procedures, including computing tools, you will use in the experiments that follow.
*Your work on the preliminary experiments will be graded for feedback, but will not count towards the final course grade.
| Week # | Week of | Lecture | Lab | Due | |
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| 1 | January 15 | MLK HOLIDAY NO LECTURE |
Equipment intro lab |
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| 2 | January 22 |
Introduction to Physics 401 Transients and oscillations in RLC circuits |
Transients in RLC circuits |
Equipment* | |
| 3 | January 29 |
Transients and oscillations in RLC circuits: Part C How to Write an Effective Lab Report |
Report writing workshop |
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| 4 | February 5 | Torsional oscillator I Slides |
Torsional oscillator I Writeup Damping analysis notes |
Transients in RLC circuits | |
| 5 | February 12 | Torsional oscillator II Slides |
Torsional oscillator II Same writeup as above |
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| 6 | February 19 | Frequency domain analysis of linear systems Slides |
Frequency domain analysis of linear circuits using synchronous detection I Writeup |
Torsional oscillator | |
| 7 | February 26 | Synchronous detection Slides |
Frequency domain analysis of linear circuits using synchronous detection II Same writeup as above |
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| 8 | March 7 |
Pulses in transmission lines Improving your report writing |
Pulses in transmission lines |
Frequency domain analysis | |
| 9 | SPRING BREAK | ||||
| 10 | March 24 |
Error & Noise Lab Oral Presentatuon |
Orals |
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| 11 | March 31 | Microwaves Slides |
Microwave cavities |
Transmission lines | |
| 12 | April 1 | AC measurement of magnetic susceptibility I Slides |
Final Project Week #1 - AC measurement of magnetic susceptibility I Writeup Magnetic materials references |
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| 13 | April 8 | AC measurement of magnetic susceptibility II Slides |
Final Project Week #2 - AC measurement of magnetic susceptibility II Same writeup as above Tables for thermoelectric voltages |
Microwave cavities | |
| 14 | April 15 |
AC measurement of magnetic susceptibility II Orals1: Summary |
Final Project Week #3 - AC measurement of magnetic susceptibility III Same writeup as above |
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| 15 | April 22 | Orals | Report Help Session | ||
| 16 | April 29 | Orals | NO LAB (Reading Day) | ||
| 17 | May 6 | Final Report and Resubmissions Due May 5th, 11:59pm | |||
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