Fall 2022 - PHYS 431 LA01
Advanced Physics Laboratory II (4)
Class Number: 2062
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 7 – Dec 6, 2022: Tue, Thu, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Erol Girt
egirt@sfu.ca
1 778 782-5765
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Prerequisites:
PHYS 385 and PHYS 332W, both with a minimum grade of C-.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Advanced experiments in Physics. May include special projects. Quantitative.
COURSE DETAILS:
This laboratory provides hands on experience with many of the basic physical phenomena studied in an undergraduate physics degree. The experiments are quite sophisticated and many involve the use of research grade equipment. Examples include:
1. Noise fundamentals
2. NMR in the earth’s magnetic field
3. Pulses on transmission lines
4. Single photon interference
5. Optical pumping
6. Muon Physics
7. Faraday rotation
8. Skin depth
9. X-Ray Diffraction
Grading
- Laboratory notebooks and formal reports 80%
- Laboratory skills 20%
NOTES:
Students are expected to complete five labs and are graded on the basis of submitted reports, laboratory notebooks and laboratory skill. The latter includes such factors as initiative, originality, and the application of common sense to the problem at hand. A formal written report in the general form of a typical research paper is to be prepared for each experiment.
Materials
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.
Department Undergraduate Notes:
Students who cannot write their exam during the course's scheduled exam time must request accommodation from their instructor in writing, clearly stating the reason for this request, within one week of the final exam schedule being posted.
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
SFU’s Academic Integrity website http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.
Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the university community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the university. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the university. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html