PHYS 401 Spring 2023
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 | January 16 | MLK DAY NO LECTURE |
Tools of the Classical Lab
Writeup, Slides [EVC] |
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| 2 | January 23 | Introduction to Physics 401 Slides Counting Statistics Slides |
Counting Statistics and Data Analysis Writeup; Error propagation PS (Enrichment: draft Python analysis tutorial w/data) |
3 | January 30 | Transients and oscillations in RLC circuits Slides |
Transients in RLC circuits Writeup |
Counting Statistics; Error propagation |
| 4 | February 6 | Noise & error analysis I Slides |
Report workshop | RLC transients |
| 5 | February 13 | Frequency domain analysis Slides |
Frequency domain analysis of linear circuits using synchronous detections Writeup |
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| 6 | February 20 | Pulses in transmission lines Slides |
Pulses in transmission lines Writeup |
Frequency domain |
| 7 | February 27 | Millikan oil drop experiment Slides |
Millikan oil drop I Writeup Millikan analysis notes |
Transmission lines |
| 8 | March 6 | Noise & error analysis II Slides |
Millikan oil drop II Same writeup as above |
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| 9 | March 13 | SPRING BREAK | ||
| 10 | March 20 | Torsional oscillator I Slides |
Torsional oscillator I Writeup Turbulent damping analysis notes |
Millikan |
| 11 | March 27 | Torsional oscillator II Slides |
Torsional oscillator II Same writeup as above |
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| 12 | April 3 | Microwave Slides |
Microwave Writeup |
Torsional oscillator |
| 13 | April 10 | AC measurement of magnetic susceptibility I Slides |
AC measurement of magnetic susceptibility I Writeup |
Microwave |
| 14 | April 17 | AC measurement of magnetic susceptibility II Slides |
AC measurement of magnetic susceptibility II Same writeup as above Temperature controller notes Magnetic materials references |
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| 15 | April 24 | Report help session | AC measurement of magnetic susceptibility III Same writeup as above |
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| 16 | May 1 | No lecture | NO LAB (Reading Day 04May) | |
| 17 | May 8 | Final Report and Resubmissions Due Thursday 11May, 11:59pm | ||