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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.
Laboratory Manual
To sign up for an experiment please use the Laboratory Scheduling system on the Moodle course website http://moodle.yorku.ca/.
| Experiment | Location | |
| Measurement of the Gravitation Constant G: The Cavendish Experiment | 123 PSE | |
| A Measurement of the Velocity of Light: The Foucault-Michelson Experiment | 209 PSE | |
| The Franck-Hertz Experiment - Excitation Potentials of Mercury and Neon | 126 PSE | |
| Radioactive Decays | 111 PSE | |
| Viscosity | 123 PSE | |
| Determination of the Electric Charge Unit e : The Millikan Oil Drop Experiment | 111 PSE | |
| Thermionic Emission | 126 PSE | |
| Rutherford Scattering I | 111 PSE | |
| Digital Storage Oscilloscope | 126 PSE |
Not in service
- Holography
- Particle Tracking Simulation
- Coupled Oscillatory and Rotational Motion
- The Visible Spectrum of Hydrogen
- The Michelson Interferometer
- Semiconductors I
- The Excitation Potentials of Mercury: The Franck-Hertz Experiment
