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SPRING 2012- PHYSICS 388/389 EXPERIMENTS IN MODERN AND APPLIED PHYSICS
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Course Description The purpose of this course is to acquire
hands-on
experience with experimental aspects of modern physics and to
deepen
your understanding of the relations between experiment and theory. You
will
carry out experiments which, when first performed, led to seminal
discoveries
in physics. In the process you will acquire a set of basic skills
essential
to becoming an experimental scientist. You will learn to use
advanced
laboratory equipment and will acquire computational skills necesasry
for
data analysis and error estimation. In adition
you
will acquire the skills to produce credible records of scientific data and you will learn how to
disseminate
scientific findings through written reports and oral presentations.
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