Physics 360 - Intermediate Physics Lab
This course serves to continue to develop the experimental skills introduced in Freshman Lab, expanding these skills and using them in a variety of different physical phenomena.
The course goals are:
- To further students' knowledge and abilities in error analysis, including: error propagation, mean and standard deviation, least squares fitting, weighted averages, normal distribution, chi-squared,
- To train students in data collection, analysis, and presentation (graphing) via Matlab
- To teach students how to summarize experiments in project report format, including a
basic understanding and explanation of the theoretical framework of the experiment, - To learn computerized data acquisition via Matlab, where programs can be modified by the students,
- To teach students the importance of a lab notebook, and how to use it properly,
- To give students experience with a variety of different experiments in various physical phenomena,
including "canonical" experiments, and - To train students to work independently with modern experimental equipment.
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