Meets Monday,Wednesday 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: Randy Lafler
e-mail: rlafler@unm.eduGrading
Letter grades correspond with numerical scores as given by this scale: Grade Scale. 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. Guide for Lab Notebooks.pdfLab Reports (50%)
You are required to submit a lab report for the nuclear physics, optics and self-developed labs. These reports are due one week after the completion of the laboratory portion in class, which will be the end of the semester for the self-developed lab. Please read and follow the Guide for Lab Reports.pdf for 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. Here is an Example ReportEach student is required to submit their own lab report for the nuclear physics an optics labs. The self-developed labs can be a more lengthy group report (8 pages for a two person group). For LAB1, grading will be based on performance and a submitted shop drawing. LAB1 through LAB6 will each count as 10% of the total grade. The self-developed lab will count as 20% of the total grade.
Homework (20%)
Several exercises in statistical analysis, parameter estimation, monte-carlo simulations, and instrument control will be given throughout the semester.Final Oral Presentation (10%)
During the last week of class, each student will present one of his/her written labs as a talk to the class. Presentation TipsYou must accomplish LAB 1, one nuclear physics lab (LAB2 or LAB3), one optics experiment (LAB4, LAB5, or LAB6) and one self-developed lab.
LAB 1: Mechanical Practices in Experimental Sciences
LAB 2: Experiments in Nuclear Physics: Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy
LAB 3: Experiments in Nuclear Physics: Muon Lifetime
Use the new QuarkNet card as described here: Muon Lifetime using QuarkNet CardLAB 4: Speed Measurement by Optical Techniques
LAB 5: Holographic Interferometry
LAB 6: Double Slit Diffraction of Single Photons
Self-Developed Labs
Discuss with the instructor.Technical Notes
Homework Assignments and Lab Reports
Homework #1 Due January 26
Homework #2 Due February 9. HW2_data.mat
Lab Report #1 is due Friday, February 21. You must also submit your lab book for grading by putting it in my mailbox before 5 pm on Friday. Lab reports will be graded and returned to you on Monday during lab. You will get one chance to revise your lab report and improve your grade by up to one full letter grade. Revisions are due by Friday, February 28. No late reports or lab books will be accepted.
Homework #3 Due March 7. This is your self-developed lab proposal.
Lab Report #2 is due Wednesday, March 26. You must also submit your lab book for grading by giving it to me at the end of class on Wednesday. No late reports or lab books will be accepted.
Homework #4 Due April 2. Peer Review of Lab Report.
Lab Report #2, Final Version is due Friday, April 11. Please send by e-mail with subject '493L Lab Report #X' where X is 1 or 2 (depending on shop rotation). Send a PDF file named 'LastName_LabReportX.pdf'
Lab Report #3 is due Monday April 28. Please send by e-mail with subject '493L Lab Report #2'. Send a PDF file named 'LastName_LabReport2.pdf'. You will receive a peer review and chance to submit a revised version.
Homework #5. Due by end of semester. Make a MATLAB graphical user interface for either controlling instrumentation or for performing the statistical analysis of your data. Show your GUI to the instructor sometime during class for credit.
Safety
The safety document that students must sign before working in the lab.Laser Safety
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
CRLBExample_ExpDecay.m LL_ExpDecay.m
X2TestExample.m
GenRandomNumbers.m
GenPoisson.m
PoissonAsGauss.m
ErrorProp1.m
MultiVariateNormal.m
PredictiveInterval.m
Other
My Lecture Notes on StatisticsInstrumentInterfaces.pdf
NI-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