Extensive use is made of computers in the analysis. Formal experiment writeups required. 3 cr. hrs. This course emphasizes the training of students for experimental research. Experimental design, error analysis and a variety of data analysis methods are integrated into several extended experiments selected from many areas of physics.
Students learn how to work effectively as part of a research group.
Formal experiment writeups and oral reports are required. 3 cr. hrs. A course structured as lecture and closely coordinated laboratory. Lecture topics include Kirchoff's laws, circuit theorems, Thevenin's and Norton's theorems, complex excitations, phasors, and an introduction to computer based circuit analysis. Circuits covered include filters, integrators, differentiators, resonant circuits, power supplies, and amplifying circuits.