Course Number: Phys 3110
Course Name: Intermediate Laboratory
Credits: 1 or 2 Cr.
Instructor: Jim Cochran jimc@iastate.edu
PreReq: PHYS 3220
Course Description
Students will perform experiments in classical and modern physics. Students will design an experiment and find ways to check the results. Those enrolled in 1 credit will do 1 experiment and have the option of meeting twice a week for half a semester or once a week for the whole semester. Those enrolled in 2 credits will do 1 - 2 experiments meeting twice a week for the whole semester.The course is offered in the Spring semester.
The list changes over time, but here are some examples of previous experiments:
- Frank Hertz experiment
- Thermal conductivity of copper
- Superconductivity
- Positron Annihilation and Nuclear Spin
- Second sound in liquid helium
- Radon collection and analysis