Experimental Physics

Catalog description

An intermediate laboratory course, required of all Physics majors and taken by other students, typically in their third or fourth year, this course provides an introduction to modern laboratory techniques and instrumentation used in research labs. Typical experiments include X-ray diffraction, Compton scattering, velocity of light determination, high-temperature superconductors, Raman scattering, Hall effect, scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), and many others. This course also serves as the writing-intensive course at the 400-level for most Physics majors.