Syllabus

 

IU Physics P451/551, Experiments in Modern Physics
Spring 2009 (class #10140/10149)

 

 

Schedule:

Week

Date

Activity

1

1/15

Introduction. Begin 1st introductory experiment

2

1/22

Finish 1st introductory experiment

3

1/29

2nd introductory experiment

4

2/5

3rd introductory experiment

5

2/12

4th (final) introductory experiment

6

2/19

Begin 1st core experiment

7

2/26

Core experiments

8

3/5

Core experiments

9

3/12

Core experiments

10

3/19

Spring break

11

3/26

Core experiments

12

4/2

Core experiments

13

4/9

Core experiments

14

4/16

Core experiments

15

4/23

Finishing up final core experiment 

16

4/30

Free Week (preparing final report and presentation)

17

5/7

Final presentations
SW 238 - 1:00-3:30. We will go in alphabetical order, each person will have 15mins + 5mins for questions. We'll have a transparency machine and a computer projector.

 

For the first 5 weeks, we will work in teams of 2 to complete 4 introductory experiments.

Team assignments for the introductory experiments:

Experiment

1/22

1/29

2/5

2/12

Vacuum methods

1,2

7,4

5,8

3,6

Poisson Statistics

3,4

1,6

7,2

5,8

Gamma spectroscopy

5,6

3,8

1,4

7,2

Electromagnetic pulses

7,8

5,2

3,6

1,4

After finishing the intro experiments, we will work on the core experiments. Now you will work alone to finish 3 core experiments. Assignments for the core experiments:

student

Weeks 6-7

Weeks 9-11

Weeks 12-13

Weeks 14-16
 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      
         
 

 

  

 

  
         
         

 

      

 


FINAL PRESENTATIONS will be given on Thursday, May 7, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Swain West 238. An overhead and computer projectors and a blackboard will be available. There will be a laptop with a CD drive and USB port.

Last modified in 01/15/2009