Schedule for Physics 210 Spring Term 2008

Texts:
"The Art of Electronics" by Horowitz & Hill
"Experiments in Modern Physics" by Melissinos
Both are on reserve in the Fine Hall library

Week Dates Meeting Times Topic Assignment Due
1 Feb 4-8 Feb 6
7:30-10:20 PM
Electronics and Feedback, Transducers.
Build and demonstrate a temperature control circuit in LabView.
Feb 20
2 Feb 11-15 Feb 13
7:30-10:20 PM
Data Acquisition and Signal Techniques.
Start with LabView tutorial.
March 5
3 Feb 18-22 Feb 20
5:00-8:00 PM
More Transducers and Error Analysis.
Continue work on LabView to find mystery signal.
March 5
4 Feb 25-29 Feb 27
7:30-10:20 PM
Vacuum & Cryogenic Techniques.
Use vacuum/cryo techniques and continue with sync averaging.
Feb 29, proposal due
5 Mar 3-7 Mar 3
Mar 4
30 min proposal presentation on Mar 3 and 4, before 2:30 PM!
March 5, LabView due
Begin projects
6 Mar 10-14 w/ groups Work on project
Mar 17-Mar 21 Spring Break
7 Mar 24-Mar 28 w/ groups Work on project
8 Mar 31-Apr 4 w/ groups Work on project
9 Apr 7-11 Apr 9
7:30-10:20 PM
Interim report to class
Work on project
10 Apr 14-18 w/ groups Work on project
11 Apr 21-25 w/ groups Work on project Apr 25
Draft web page due
12 Apr 28-May 2 w/ groups Work on project
Reading May 5-8 May 8
7:30-10:20 PM
May 8, group presentations with pizza. May 12
Final web page due