Instructor:
Abe
Bidarian ph.D.
Office: Jennings Hall
106 (203-392-6458)
e-mail: bidarian@southernct.edu
Course Description:
The purpose of this course is to involve the
students in several areas of Modern physics, Quantum mechanics,
Solid state electronics and Optics.
At the same time the students will learn the
state of the art methods of data acquisition and analysis using LabVIEW
graphical programming. The student will maintain a detailed laboratory
notebook, learn to present the result orally and write a formal
laboratory
report.
Class meets: 3 hours of laboratory and one hour
of lecture weekly.
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Text:
1. "Why
things are the Way they Are " by B.S. Chandrasekhar
ISBN 0-521-45660-6
2. "Men
who made a new physics" by Barbara Lovett Cline
ISBN 0-226-11027-3
Referenced Books
Available in the Lab.
Handbook of Chemistry
and Physics
Modern physics by Thornton & Rex
Modern physics by Kenneth Krane
The Art of Experimental physics by Daryl
Preston & Eric Dietz
Experiments in modern physics by Adrian Melissinos
"An Introduction to error analysis " by John Taylor
Data analysis for scientists and
engineers by S. Meyer
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List of possible
experiments:
Computer Interfacing
projects
I, V characteristic of an Diode.
Building your Interface Tester
Interactive
Modern Experiments
Modern
Physics Experiments
The
Frank Hertz experiment
Photoelectric effect
Balmer series of Hydrogen
Milikan
oil drop experiment
Charge/Mass
of the electron
Solid state determination of electron charge
Critical temperature of a superconductor
Hall effect
Grading:
Final
20%
Lab
Reports
65%
LabView and in class participation
15%
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| Week 1 |
Error analysis hand out + Introduction to computer
interfacing |
| Week 2 |
Error Analysis I+ Lab VIEW Basics I |
| Week 3 |
Error Analysis + Using Data Acquisition Board,
and Serial port. |
| Week 4 |
Error Analysis, + IEEE-488 GPIB |
| Week 5 |
Frank Hertz Experiment I |
| Week 6 |
Problem set I + discussion on current experiment
(Frank Hertz Experiment I ) |
| Week 7 |
Exam I, Lab report I + Photoelectric
Effect (Exp. II ) |
| Week 8 |
Problem set II + Discussion on current
experiment + Lab report II + e/m of electron experiment III |
| Week 9 |
Problem set III + Discussion on current
experiment + Lab report III + Balmer Series Of
Hydrogen (exp.) |
| Week 10 |
Problem set IV + Discussion on current
experiment + Lab report IV + catch up time |
| Week 11 |
Solid State Determination of the electron charge (exp. ) |
| Week 12 |
Problem set V + Discussion on current
experiment
+ Lab report V + Milikan oil drop experiment (VI) |
| Week 13 |
Problem set VI + Discussion on current
experiment + Lab report VI |
| Week 14 |
Final Exam |
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