Physics 305: Experimental Physics I
Fall Semester 2008

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Course Syllabus

August 20

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An electronic version of the syllabus handed out on the first day of class.

Labs:

This is the description of second lab you will be doing this semester.

1. Donald E. Shaw, “Frictional force on rolling objects”, Am. J. Phys., 47, 887 (1979).
2. K. Capell, “Interesting results for rolling and slipping”, Am. J. Phys. 55, 903 (1987).
3. Frank S. Crawford, “Rolling and slipping down Galileo's inclined plane: Rhythms of the spheres”, Am. J. Phys. 64, 541 (1996).
4. Edson R. Peck, “Cart wheels”, Am. J. Phys. 46, 509 (1978).
5. R. L. Chaplin and M. G. Miller, “Coefficient of friction for a sphere”, Am. J. Phys. 52, 1108 (1984)

This is a discription of the fourth lab. This is a one day lab, simply designed to give you a familiarity with some of the concepts related to Single Slit Diffraction before we deal with multiple slit diffraction.

The references are listed below. Because we have an institutional subscription to The Physics Teacher, if you are on campus, you can click on the "PDF" link to download the article.

1. Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr., “Diffraction by a Cat's Whisker”, Physics Teacher, 38, 422 (2000)
2. George W. Goth, “Measuring the Sizes of Biological Samples by Diffraction”, Physics Teacher, 33 556 (1995)
3. You will be dealing with Babinet's Principle. You might want to look it up in your reference books.

Week of Sept. 29 Participants: Alex, Tim, Devin

This is a description of one of the diffraction labs we will be rotating through. The one reference article for this is available for free on campus:

1. A. J. Schawlow, “Measuring the Wavelength of Light with a Ruler”, Am. J. Phys. 33, 922 (1965)

Week of Sept. 29 Participants: Rejesh, John, Kaylyn

This is a description of the multiple slit diffraction lab that the class will be rotating through during the next few weeks. The reference articles mentioned in the lab write up are available below:

1. LD Physics Leaflet P1.7.4.2 “Principle of an echo sounder”
2. LD Physics Leaflet P1.7.5.4 “Diffraction of ultrasonic waves at a double slit, multiple slit and grating.”
3. Leybold Didactic Instruction Sheet 416 014 “Generator 40 kHz”
4. Leybold Didactic Instruction Sheet 416 015 “AC Amplifier”
5. Leybold Didactic Instruction Sheet 524 031 “Current Source Box”
6. Leybold Didactic Instruction Sheet 524 010 “Sensor CASSY”

Week of Sept. 29 Participants: Deyan, Nathan, Ben

This is a description of the Michelson Inerferometer lab that the class will be rotating through during the next few weeks. The references are:

1. M. Vollmer and K.-P. Möllmann, “Michelson Interferometer for Your Kitchen Table”, Phys. Teach., 46, 114 (2008)
2. M. Vannonia and G. Molesinib, “Speckle Interferometry experiments with a digital photocamera” Am. J. Phys., 72, 906 (2004)

Week of Sept. 29 Participants: Steve, Darren, Minara

This is a description of a single slit defraction lab using microwaves that the class will be rotating through during the next few weeks. The references for this lab are:

1. LD Physics Leaflet P3.7.4.3 “Interference of microwaves”
2. Leybold Didactic Instruction Sheet 737-020 “Gunn Power Supply with Amplifier”