Physics 270 - Experimental Physics

Dr. David Marx

Office: Moulton 312F
Hours: MWF 12:30 PM - 2 PM
other office hours by appointment of just drop in

Phone: 438 - 5382    or    e-mail:  marx@phy.ilstu.edu

Class Time:
Lecture: Tuesday 1:00 - 1:50 PM in Moulton 309

Lab: Thursday 1:00 - 3:50 PM in Moulton 303, 304, and 306

Links

• Syllabus
• Experiment Schedule (Group Assignments)
• The AIP Style Manual
• SI Unit Rules and Style Conventions

Grades... check your final grades here (ulid login and password)

Experiments & Readings

Electron Charge to Mass Ratio - Reading
Band Gap of Silicon - (alternate description link) (application link)
Kater Pendulum - Reading 1 and Reading 2
Stochastic Nature of Radioactivity - Particle Measurements
Millikan Oil Drop - Part A , Part B, Part C and History
Simulation of the Earth's Atmosphere

Lectures (PowerPoint portion only)

• Introduction
• Science and Uncertainty
• Experimental Design: Case Study
• Graphs and Curve Fitting
• Techniques of Experimental Solid State Physics - Part One
• Techniques of Experimental Solid State Physics - Part Two
• Spectroscopy
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Page last updated - May 13, 2008