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Dr. Cody Storry 251 Petrie codys@yorku.ca

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.

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

Experiment Manual

• 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