PHYS 401 Fall 2022
PHYS 401 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Schedule
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Course materials are the work of current and prior course staff. Slides and supplementary materials labeled "EVC" are due to Eugene Colla, who is also a coauthor on most of the course lectures.
| Week # | Week of | Lecture | Lab | Due | |
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| 1 | August 22 | Introduction to Physics 401 Slides |
Analysis workshop with Origin Pro Writeup Data: V , Ag , Th (low) , Th (high) (Enrichment: draft Python version w/data) |
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| 2 | August 29 | Transients and oscillations in RLC circuits Slides |
Transients in RLC circuits Writeup (see also equipment intro lab slides, writeup) |
Origin activity | |
| 3 | September 5 | LABOR DAY NO LECTURE |
Writing workshop Error propagation assignment |
RLC transients | |
| 4 | September 12 | Frequency domain analysis Slides |
Frequency domain analysis of linear circuits using synchronous detections Writeup |
Error assignment | |
| 5 | September 19 | Pulses in transmission lines Slides |
Pulses in transmission lines Writeup |
Frequency domain | |
| 6 | September 26 | Millikan oil drop experiment Slides |
Millikan oil drop I Writeup PASCO apparatus manual Millikan analysis notes |
Transmission lines | |
| 7 | October 3 | Noise & error Slides |
Millikan oil drop II Same writeup as above Origin template full class data set |
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| 8 | October 10 | Torsional oscillator I Slides |
Torsional oscillator I Writeup Turbulent damping analysis notes |
Millikan | |
| 9 | October 17 | Torsional oscillator II Slides |
Torsional oscillator II Same writeup as above |
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| 10 | October 24 | Microwave I Slides |
Microwave I Cavity Writeup Bragg Writeup |
Torsional oscillator | |
| 11 | October 31 | Microwave II Slides |
Microwave II Same writeup as above |
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| 12 | November 7 |
AC measurement of magnetic susceptibility I |
AC measurement of magnetic susceptibility I No Tue lab - Election Day Tue 08Nov Writeup |
Microwave | |
| 13 | November 14 |
AC measurement of magnetic susceptibility II |
AC measurement of magnetic susceptibility II Same writeup as above Temperature controller notes |
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| 14 | November 21 | FALL BREAK | |||
| 15 | November 28 | AC measurement of magnetic susceptibility III | AC measurement of magnetic susceptibility III Same writeup as above |
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| 16 | December 5 | Report help session | NO LAB (Reading Day 05May) | ||
| 17 | December 12 | Final Report and Revise/Resubmits Due Wed 14Dec, 11:59pm | |||