PHYS 401 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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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
1 January 17 Introduction to Physics 401
Slides, Video		 Analysis workshop with Origin Pro
Writeup
Data: V , Ag , Th (low) , Th (high)
2 January 24 Transients and oscillations in RLC circuits
Slides		 Transients in RLC circuits
Writeup
(see also equipment intro lab slides, writeup)		 Origin activity
3 January 31 Noise & error analysis I
Slides, Video		 Writing workshop / RLC equipment
Error propagation assignment		 RLC transients
4 February 7 Frequency domain analysis
Slides, Video		 Frequency domain analysis of linear circuits using synchronous detections
Writeup		 Error assignment
5 February 14 Pulses in transmission lines
Slides, Video		 Pulses in transmission lines
Writeup		 Frequency domain
6 February 21 Millikan oil drop experiment
Slides, Video		 Millikan oil drop I
Writeup
Millikan analysis notes		 Transmission lines
7 February 28 Noise & error analysis II
Slides, Video		 Millikan oil drop II
Same writeup as above
8 March 7 Torsional oscillator I
Slides, Video		 Torsional oscillator I
Writeup
Turbulent damping analysis notes		 Millikan
9 March 14 SPRING BREAK
10 March 21 Torsional oscillator II
Slides, Video		 Torsional oscillator II
Same writeup as above
11 March 28 Microwave I
Slides (Elle Shaw), Video		 Microwave cavities
Writeup
Bragg diffraction
Writeup		 Torsional oscillator
12 April 4 Microwave II
Slides, Video
13 April 11 AC measurement of magnetic susceptibility I
Slides, Video		 AC measurement of magnetic susceptibility I
Writeup
14 April 18 AC measurement of magnetic susceptibility II
Slides, Video		 AC measurement of magnetic susceptibility II
Same writeup as above
Temperature controller notes		 Microwave
15 April 25 Report help session AC measurement of magnetic susceptibility III
Same writeup as above
16 May 2 No lecture NO LAB (Reading Day 05May)
17 May 9 Final Report and Resubmissions Due Tuesday 10May, 11:59pm