Syllabus for PHYS 0560: Experiments in Modern Physics
Registration info:
PHYS 0560, Spring 2016
Class time:
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 11:00am-11:50am
Classroom:
Barus & Holley TBD
Lab Room:
Barus & Holley 116
Lab Session:
Wednesdays, 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
Thursdays, 9:00 am –Noon
Thursdays, 2:30 pm -5:30 pm
(1 of the following)
Lab Website:
Contains lab manuals, schedules, and announcements.
https://wiki.brown.edu/confluence/display/PhysicsLabs/PHYS+0560+Experiments+in+Modern+
Physics
Instructor:
Professor Sean Ling
Barus & Holley 710
Phone: x3-2582
Xinsheng_Ling at Brown.edu
Office hours:
Monday 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm in Barus & Holley 710
Course Objectives:
1) To learn modern physics through experimentation
2) To master basic experimental skills and knowledge.
3) To develop basic scientific writing skills. (This is a writing course.)
4) To develop oratory skills in scientific communication.
Grading:
Lab Reports 75%
Pre-lab Quizzes 10%
Final Presentation 15%
Textbooks:
Recommended Text: Tipler & Llewellyn, Modern Physics (Sixth Edition)
Weakly Recommended Texts:
1) Rohlf, Modern Physics from A to Z
2) Tipler, Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 4th Edition, Vol.3
3) Melissinos, Experiments in Modern Physics
4) Horowitz and Hill, The Art of Electronics
5) Enge, Wehr, and Richards, Introduction to Atomic Physics
6) Taylor, An Introduction to Error Analysis, 2nd Edition
Lab TAs & Graders:
Liu, Wencong (401-654-1931)
Qian, Lijuan (401-489-3609)
Equipment Guru:
Dean Hudek
B&H 218, x3-2062
Dean_Hudek at Brown.edu
Alternate Equipment Guru:
Ken Silva
B&H 117, x3-3061
Kenneth_Silva at Brown.edu
Important Dates:
Mandatory Safety Training: Feb.5, 11:00-11:30am
Tentative Lab Schedule:
Each team of 2 partners will work on their experiments in B&H 116 on their assigned lab
session day. The order of experiments will be as follows (subject to change by the instructor):
Week #
Dates
Tues & Wed & Thurs Session (3 hours in the lab)
Experiment
1
Feb 10-11
2
3
4
Feb 17-18
Feb 24-25
Mar 2-3
5
Mar 9-10
6
Mar 16-17
7
Mar 23-24
8
9
Mar 26-Apr 3
Apr 6-7
10
Apr 13-14
11
Apr 20-21
12
Apr 27-28
13
May 2-6
Lab 1: Radioactive
Decay
Lab 2: X-Rays, Part I
Lab 2: X-Rays, Part II
Lab 3: Franck-Hertz
Experiment, Part I
Lab 3: Franck-Hertz
Experiment, Part II
Lab 4: Zeeman Effect,
Part I
Lab 4: Zeeman Effect,
Part II
No Labs (Spring Recess)
Lab 5: Properties of
Semiconductor Diodes,
Part I
Lab 5: Properties of
Semiconductor Diodes,
Part II
Lab 6: Blackbody
Radiation, Part I
Lab 6: Blackbody
Radiation, Part II
Oral Presentations