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Contents
PHYS 3220 3.0 Experiments in Modern Physics
A selection of experiments in fluid mechanics, electromagnetism, optics, and atomic, nuclear, and particle physics. Analysis of the data and detailed write-ups are required. One lecture hour which is devoted to techniques of data analysis and three laboratory hours per week.
Course Director
Dr. Cody Storry
251 PSE
codys@yorku.ca
Teaching Assistants
| To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 000 PSE | 000 PSE | 000 PSE |
| @yorku.ca | @yorku.ca | @yorku.ca |
Required Text
J. Taylor, An Introduction to Error Analysis. University Science Books; 1997
Prerequisite
- SC/PHYS 2020 3.0
- SC/PHYS 2060 3.0
- SC/PHYS 2213 3.0
Corequisite
- SC/PHYS 3040 6.0
Laboratory Manual
To sign up for an experiment : [1]
Experiments
- Measurement of the Gravitation Constant G: The Cavendish Experiment
- A Measurement of the Velocity of Light: The Foucault-Michelson Experiment
- Coupled Oscillatory and Rotational Motion
- Determination of the Electric Charge Unit e : The Millikan Oil Drop Experiment
- Thermionic Emission
- The Excitation Potentials of Mercury
- The Michelson Interferometer
- The Visible Spectrum of Hydrogen
- Radioactive Decays
- Particle Tracking Simulation
- Rutherford Scattering I
