Physics 37100
Advanced Physics Laboratory I (Fall 2013)
Instructors:
Mark Shattuck, Office: ST 1M-16 (MR 419),
Phone: (212) 650-8161
E-mail: shattuck@ccny.cuny.edu
Web: http://gibbs.engr.ccny.cuny.edu
Office Hours:
Monday 2-4 PM (MR 422)
R. Suhoke, Office: MR-429; Phone: (212) 650-8154
E-mail: suhoke@sci.ccny.cuny.edu, bobsuhoke@gmail.com
Course
Description (from Bulletin)
Experiments in electricity, magnetism, and
electronics
Prereq.: Physics 20800;
Co-requisite: Physics 35300 (required for Physics majors)
3 laboratory and 1 class/conference
hour/week; 2 credit
Textbooks: Introduction
to NI ELVIS, by Barry Paton [www.ccny.cuny.edu/physics/upload/NIELVISCourseware.pdf]
An Introduction to Error Analysis, Second Edition,
by John R. Taylor, University Science Books
Class
Schedule: Monday, 4-5 PM,
lecture/ conference;
Laboratory session
in Room: MR-422, One 3 hour session per week
Class Outline and
Schedule (Laboratory
Room MR-422)
|
Week
Beginning |
Lab |
Report
due |
|
9/9, 9/16 |
1. Electrical
measurements |
9/23 |
|
9/23, 9/30 |
2. Digital
thermometer |
10/7 |
|
10/7, 10/15
|
3. AC
Circuits |
10/21 |
|
10/21, 10/28
|
4.
Operational amplifier |
11/4 |
|
11/4, 11/11
|
5. Digital
I/O |
11/18 |
|
11/18, 11/25
|
6. Magnetic
field sensor |
12/2 |
|
12/2, 12/9 |
7. Free
space optical communication; OR 8. Radio
frequency (RF) wireless communication |
12/16 |
General Information
Attendance: Class sessions will focus on discussion of concepts,
relevant theory for the experiments. Regular attendance, on-time arrival, and
participation in entire class are required. The real work will get done at the
lab (MR-422). Attendance of one 3-hour lab session per week is required, and
every experiment should be completed in two lab sessions over 2 weeks.
Grades: Grade will be based on the lab accomplishments and the laboratory
reports. To obtain full credits students must submit the report before or on
the due date indicated above. Overdue reports will be degraded at rate 10% per
week.
The reports should be submitted electronically as a PDF file to shattuck@ccny.cuny.edu with a copy to Mr. Suhoke at suhoke@sci.ccny.cuny.edu. The e-mail subject line “P371 last name report #N” must be indicated.
Course Objectives: Students are expected to understand principles of operations of
electronic circuits and devices, build basic electronic circuits and measure
parameters and response of the circuits, learn basics of error analysis in
experiments. More specifically, after successfully completing this course,
students should be able to:
[1]
Understand the main features of NI ELVIS workstation and the LabVIEW programming environment;
[2]
Measure properties of different electronic components and
devices;
[3]
Measure properties of thermistor
and electronic circuits using a thermistor;
[4]
Use digital multimeter, function
generator, oscilloscope, impedance analyzer, and the Bode analyzer for AC
circuits;
[5]
Measure the characteristics of a low pass, high pass, and
band pass filter;
[6]
Study circuits such as a digital clock, digital counter, and
a logic state analyzer;
[7]
Study and to understand the properties of Hall Effect
sensors, building a simple Gaussmeter and a digital
counter interface, using a linear Hall Effect sensor and a Hall Effect switch
respectively;
[8]
Use an infrared optical source to communicate information
over free space to a phototransistor detector; or
[9] Use an antenna to
send and to receive messages over a wireless radio frequency link.
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism: The CCNY Policy on Academic
Integrity will be strictly adhered to. The document entitled, “CUNY Policy on
Academic Integrity” is available from the link at the bottom of the CCNY Home
Page. Make sure you have read the details regarding plagiarism and cheating,
and be clear about the rules that the college follows. Cases where academic
integrity is compromised will be prosecuted to the fullest extent according to
these rules.