Last updated 04/02/03 05:21 PM
Schedule - Spring 2003
Physics 405 Prof. Robert Gammon
DATE |
SUBJECT |
HOMEWORK DUE Beginning of Class |
| Jan. 28 | 1st day of classes at UM | |
| Jan. 29 | Course Introduction, Experiments tour, Pictures | |
| Feb. 5 | Using "Acquire" & Errors | Read Bevington Chapter 1
(Taylor Chapters 1,2,4) First Homework due Prelab Questions for unit #1 due |
| Feb. 12 | Counting Experiments and use of Win-MCA Software | Read Bevington Chapter 2
(Taylor Chapters 5,10,11) 1st Lab report due (Mon 2/17, 10:30 AM) |
| Feb. 19 | Errors and experimental noise
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Read Bevington Chapter 3
(Taylor Chapters 3,5,7) 2nd Homework due Unit #2 prelab questions due |
| Feb. 26 | Least squares fitting | Read Bevington Chap. 4,6
(Taylor Chapters 8,12) 3rd Homework due 2nd Lab report due (Wed. Mar. 5) |
| Mar. 5 | Least Squares fitting | Read Bevington Chap. 7,8
Unit #3 prelab questions due |
| Mar. 12 | Class meeting, no lecture | Read Bevington Chap. 9,11
4th Homework Due 3rd Lab report due (Mon. Mar. 17, 10 AM) |
| Mar. 19 | Lecture on filtering consequences, residuals of linear fit, short talks with demo by Paul Gresser | Unit # 4 Prelab questions due |
| Mar. 26 | Spring Break, no class | |
| April 2 | Class meeting | Homework
#5 due 4th Lab report due (4/4) |
| April 9 | Class meeting | Unit # 5 Prelab questions due |
| April 16 | Four
12min presentations: Cortes, Geraghty, Jemella, Laszlo |
5th Lab report due (4/18) |
| April 23 | Four 12
min presentations: Nakagawa, Pimentel, Pulupa, Schroll |
Unit # 6 Prelab questions due |
| April 30 | Four 12 min presentations: Stockdale, Stryker, Wilk, Young |
6th Lab report due (5/2) |
| May 7 | Class meeting | Unit # 7 Prelab questions due |
| May 14 | Class meeting |
Last day of classes |
| May 19 | Formal report due | by 9 AM Monday |
| May 20 | report | 7th Lab report Due Tuesday Night, 6 PM |