Week of

No. Weeks

Lab Title

Downloads

Point Value

January 15

1

Introduction to oscilloscope, function generator, digital multi-meter (DMM), and curve fitting.

Write-up

Error analysis I

Lab Notebook and Report manual

Sample report

Curve fitting (OriginLab site)

 

January 22

1

Transients in RLC circuits

Write-up  Origin v8.6 manual

Fitting_slide1  Fitting_slide2

50

January 29

1

Frequency domain analysis of linear circuits using synchronous detection

RLC lab report should be submitted electronically not later than midnight of your Lab day. Notebooks should be submitted in the beginning of the Lab section

 

Write-up

SR830 Manual

Scofield paper

Origin project with examples of fittings

Some recommendations how to use OriginPtro for fitting

100

February 5

1

Pulses in transmission lines

Frequency analysis lab report should be submitted electronically not later than midnight of your Lab day. Notebooks should be submitted in the beginning of the Lab section

Write-up

100

February 12

1 of 2

Millikan Oil Drop Experiment / Week 1

Transmission lines lab report should be submitted electronically not later than midnight of your Lab day. Notebooks should be submitted in the beginning of the Lab section

Write-up

PASCO manual

Millikan1 (right-click to download project file)

100

February 19

2 of 2

Millikan Oil Drop Experiment / Week 2

 

February 26

1 of 2

Torsion Oscillator / Week 1

Millikan oil drop lab report should be submitted electronically not later than midnight of your Lab day. Notebooks should be submitted in the beginning of the Lab section

Write-up

100

March 5

2 of 2

Torsion Oscillator / Week 2

 

March 12

1

Hall Probe Measurement of Magnetic Fields

 

Torsion oscillator lab report should be submitted electronically not later than midnight of your Lab day. Notebooks should be submitted in the beginning of the Lab section

 

Write-up

 

 

100

March 19

Spring Break

March 26

1 of 2

Qualitative Studies with Microwaves / Week 1

 

Torsion oscillator lab report should be submitted electronically not later than midnight of your Lab day. Notebooks should be submitted in the beginning of the Lab section

Write-up

Klystron 2K25 specification

Klystron Power Supply

 

 

150

April 2

2 of 2

Microwave Cavities / Week 2

Write-up

April 9

1 of 3

Final Project - AC Measurement of Magnetic Susceptibility / Week 1

Microwave lab report should be submitted electronically not later than midnight of your Lab day. Notebooks should be submitted in the beginning of the Lab section

Write-up

SR830 Manual

 

300

April 16

2 of 3

Final Project - AC Measurement of Magnetic Susceptibility / Week 2

 

April 23

3 of 3

Final Project - AC Measurement of Magnetic Susceptibility / Week 3.

 

May 9

 

Final week: Final Project Reports due on May 9th  at 11:59 PM. Reports should be submitted by uploading.

Total

1000