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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 Petrie

codys@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

Experiment Manual

To sign up for an experiment : [1]

• 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