IU Physics P451, Experiments in Modern Physics, Spring 2004
Syllabus and Announcements

Announcements
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  • 4/29/04
    • Final lab report (Experiment #4) due.
    • In-class presentations: 1:25pm, rm 238, 15mins each. Computer and transparency projector will be available. If you give your talk from a computer, you will need to bring you own computer and make sure you test it.
  • 4/22/04
    • Finish Exp#4.
    • Draft report due for Exp#4.
    • Final presentations next week (4/29) in SW238, 1:25-?. Computer and transparency projectors will be available. If you do a computer presentation, you must bring your own computer. Be sure to test it!
  • 4/8/04
    • Continue Exp#4.
    • Leave logbooks for grading after class.
    • Instructor evaluations during next class period 4/15.
  • 4/1/04
    • Turn in report for Exp#3.
    • Begin Exp#4, see experiment assignments below.
    • Leave logbooks for grading after class
    • Will collect logbooks for grading after next class (4/8).
  • 3/4/04
    • Turn in report for Exp#2.
    • Begin Exp#3, see experiment assignments below.
  • 2/19/04
    • Continue Exp#2.
    • Draft reports for Exp#2 due next week.
    • Office hour change for next week: I will not be in on 2/25. Instead I will be in on 2/26 (thurs) 9-12.
  • 2/12/04
    • Report #1 due,
    • begin exp #2 (assignments below),
    • logbooks collected after class for grading.
  • 2/5/04
    • HW#3 due,
    • draft reports of Exp#1 due,
    • finish exp#1 today,
    • prepare for exp#2 next week - see exp. assignments below.
  • 1/29/04
    • HW#2 due.,
    • draft report of Exp#1 due next week,
    • logbooks will be collected for grading after class, 2/12,
    • if you want to req a specific experiment for #2, do so by next class.
  • 1/22/04
    HW#1 due.
  • 1/15/04
    First day of class! See you in SW 125 at 1:25pm Get your text book and log book. See info page .

Syllabus
Week Date Activity
1 1/15 Introductory lecture and begin experiment #1.
2 1/22 HW#1 due, Lecture, Continue exp. #1
3 1/29 HW#2 due, Lecture, Continue exp. #1.
4 2/5 HW#3 due, Finish Exp. #1, draft report due. Final report due 2/12.
5 2/12 Report #1 due, begin exp #2, logbooks collected after class for grading.
6 2/19 Continue exp. #2
7 2/26 Finish Exp. #2, draft report due. Final report due 3/4.
8 3/4 Report #2 due, begin exp #3.
9 3/11 Continue exp. #3
10 3/25 Finish Exp. #3, draft report due. Final report due 4/1.
11 4/1 Report #3 due, begin exp #4. Leave logbooks for grading after class.
12 4/8 Continue exp. #4. Leave logbooks for grading after class.
13 4/15 Continue exp. #4. Instructor evaluations in-class ~2pm.
14 4/22 Finish Exp. #4, draft report due. Final report due 4/29.
15 4/29 Final lab report due. In-class presentations on final experiment, 15 minutes each. Rm 238, 1:25pm.

Experiment Assignments
These experiments are to be completed as inviduals. Here are the assignments.
Assigned Experiment for...
Person Weeks 1-4 Weeks 5-7 Weeks 8-10 Weeks 11-14
EA Cosmic Rays Black Body Hall Effect Faraday Effect
DH Faraday Effect Hall Effect 2 Photon NMR
AS Beta Spectroscopy Faraday Effect Optical Pumping 2 Photon
JS Black-Body Beta Spectroscopy NMR Electron Physics
HC Electron Physics 2 Photon Black-Body Beta Spectroscopy
TC Optical Pumping Electron Physics Beta Spectroscopy Black Body
DC NMR Cosmic Rays Faraday Effect Hall Effect
KE Hall Effect NMR Cosmic Rays Optical Pumping

Rex Tayloe
Last modified: Mon Apr 26 10:10:39 EST 2004