After lecture discussions on the principles and concepts involved, students will perform experiments using equipment in the physics laboratory, analyze the data they obtain and write up reports of their results. Some experiments will be able to be completed within one week, but most will require two or three weeks. The method of maximum-likelihood. If there is sufficient time, we will also consider Monte Carlo methods. Students will be expected to write a laboratory report on each experiment that they complete.
Reports are due one week after each experiment has been completed.
Comments Summary Answers to any questions posed by the text, the instructor, or yourself Bibliography Note that some of these sections can be written before the experiment has been started. Other parts may be written while the experiment is underway, but some sections can not be scribed until you have completed the experiment. A student's average for the course will be the average of their laboratory report grades and their two exam grades with each item weighted equally. For each additional calendar day late, deduct 2 points from 90 to obtain your maximum possible score. If you are ill, the postmark on the envelope, mailing your report in, will be used to calculate your report submission date.