Meets Tuesday,Thursday 14:00-16:50 Physics Room 5, 116
Instructor: Prof. Keith Lidke
Room 1140, Physics and Astronomye-mail: klidke@unm.edu
phone: (505)277-0302
Teaching Assistant: Chih-Feng Wang
e-mail: cfwang@unm.eduYou must accomplish 4 out of these 5 laboratories. Labs 1 and 2 are mandatory.
LAB 1: Mechanical Practices in Experimental Sciences
LAB 2: Experiments in Nuclear Physics
LAB 3: Speed Measurement by Optical Technique
LAB 5: Holographic Interferometry
LAB 6: Double Slit Diffraction of Single Photons
Technical Notes
Homework Assignments and Lab Reports
Updated Guide for 493L Lab Reports: Guide for Lab Reports.pdf
Lab report #1 is due February 21. The lab reports are limited to 4 pages. Here is an example report from a previous class. For the first report only, I will allow a re-submission after receiving my original review and grade.
Homework #1 is due March 8. HW1.pdf
Lab report #2 is due March 20. The lab reports are limited to 4 pages. Due date Extended to March 22
Homework #2 is due April 10. HW2.pdf Data: HW2data.mat
Lab report #3 is due April 17. The lab reports are limited to 4 pages.
Lab report #4 is due May 1. The lab reports are limited to 4 pages.
Lab report #5 is due May 10. The lab reports are limited to 4 pages.
Shop Drawing is due May 10. Make a three view othographic projection that could be used to machine this object: SHOP CLASS DRAWING EXERCISE.pdf. An example for a simpler object is given here: SHOP CLASS DRAWING EXAMPLE.pdf.
Homework #3: Due by the end of the semester. Add a feature to our labjack GUI. You must make and compile a matlab mex file that communicates with the LabJack U3 and performs some unique function. The task must be initiated from our LabJack GUI.
Safety
The safety document that students must sign before working in the lab.Laser Safety
Grading
Grades will be assigned based on the following:
Notebooks and performance (20%)
You must keep a detailed lab notebook, independent of your lab partner. You will also be graded on your methodology, knowledge of the equipment and problem solving skills as demonstrated in the lab.Lab reports (50%)
You are required to submit a lab report for labs 2,3 and 4. These reports are due two weeks after the completion of the laboratory portion in class.Please read and follow the Guide for Lab Reports.pdffor lab reports. Lab reports must be typed with figures included in the report as for submission to a professional journal. If necessary, hand drawings may be scanned and included.
Final oral presentation (20%)
During the last week of class, each student will present one of his/her written labs as a talk to the class.Homework (10%)
A few exercises in statistical analysis and parameter estimation will be given throughout the semester.Reference Material
MATLAB Examples
UNM Matlab Download/InstallPowerMeterExample.m
guideExample.m guideExample.fig
DistributionExamples.m
StandardError.m
CLTExample.m
FitExample.m
LSQfunc.m
CRLBExample.m
X2TestExample.m
GenRandomNumbers.m
GenPoisson.m
PoissonAsGauss.m
ErrorProp1.m
MultiVariateNormal.m
PredictiveInterval.m
Other
InstrumentInterfaces.pdfNI-VISA National Instruments Virtual Instrument Software Architecture. NI-VISA includes the NI Measurement and Automation Explorer.
http://labjack.com/support/u3/users-guide/4 "
http://www.cplusplus.com "
http://www.cprogramming.com "
Spectrum Techniques "
Fundamental Physical Constants from NIST
The NIST Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainty
Periodic Table of the Elements
Table of Isotopes
TEK Application notes for oscilloscopes
PARTICLE DATA (PDG)
Physcial Reference Data (NIST) Wolfram integrals
Physical Review
LANL preprint archive
www.mathtools.net collection of software including matlab
GNU freeware statistics tools for matlab
LBNL Isotopes Data
The Art of Scientific Presentation
Dazzle 'em with Style: The Art of Oral Scientific Presentation
IGERT Seminar Evaluation Summary