Rutgers University Department of Physics and Astronomy

Physics 326:    Computer Based Experimentation and Physics Computing
Fall 2012


ANNOUNCEMENT updated


[12/25/2012]    Cutoffs of letter grades are finalized. Please check your gradebook for any error.
[12/09/2012]    Makeup labs will be available in the week of Dec. 17. Only those with documented legitimate excuses will be allowed to take makeup labs.
[11/07/2012]    Tonight's lecture is cancelled due to snow storm Athena. Lectures will be shifted one week after.
[10/30/2012]    This week's classes are all CANCELLED. The course schedule is shift one week after.
[09/24/2012]    A brief note on histogram plotting with OriginPro is posted.
[09/13/2012]    For lab 1, it is OK to use Excel or other softwares to report your results.
[09/12/2012]    Typos in Lab 1 and 2 manuals are corrected. Lecture 1 and 2 are uploaded to website.
[08/30/2011]     Lecture notes will be available
on Course Syllabus after each lecture.
[08/23/2011]     No labs in the week of Thanksgiving.
[08/23/2012]     Classes will start on Thursday, Sep. 4. First lecture is on Sept. 5. First labs are on the week of Sept. 10 - 14.
Here are some features of the Fall 2012 academic calendar


Andrew Hogan prepared a nice introduction for using analysis software Origin to plot and analyze data. Here is the link.

Grade cutoffs     updated
A
B+
B
C+
C
D
F
89.5
79
67
65
60
50 <50


Course Syllabus

Guidelines for Lab Reports      (An example of lab report is available)

Gradebook to view the grades of your lab report


Lab 1 - Propagation of Error

Lab 2 - Wavelength of Light

Lab 3 - Distribution Functions  (2 week lab: Write-up for week 1; Write-up for week 2)

Lab 4 - Least Square Fitting

Lab 5 - Damped Harmonic Motion

Lab 6 - Forced Harmonic Motion  (2 week lab) 

Lab 7 - Fourier Analysis, (2 week lab) 
   
Chap 2 of SR760 Manual,
    Agilent 33210A manual,
    TDS 2012C manual.

Lab 8 - Onset of Chaos (2 week lab) (PRL 47, 1349)


Students with Disabilities:

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http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ugrad/disabilities.html



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