This course is about participating in a scientific endeavor from its start to its completion. You will begin by learning basic circuitry to allow you to build an experimental apparatus. You will then test this apparatus, make adjustments, and use this apparatus to conduct a final experiment. This course is about being a part of all aspects of an experiment.

Course Objectives

To acquaint you with experimental techniques and data analysis procedures.
To show you how physical theory (from 315-11700) is applied to an experiment.
To introduce you to electronic data acquisition techniques.
To provide you with an introduction to digital electronics and computer interfacing.
To introduce you to experimental error and graphing techniques.
To introduce you to methods of communicating scientific information.