Advanced Experimental Physics . PHYS 128AL
Selected experiments in physics, i.e. saturated absorption spectroscopy, muon lifetime measurements, pulsed nuclear magnetic resonance, Mossbauer effect. Develop skills in detailing observations in a scientific notebook, data collection and error analysis, operating complex physical apparatus, and scientific communication.
Prerequisites: Physics 13CL or Physics 20CL or Physics CS 15C. Physics 115A (may be taken concurrently).
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Cool course. There wasn't much for him to lecture on, it was just a crash course in observational astro. Just follow the labs, use the textbook where needed, the hardest part is figuring out the programs and scripts for image processing. Had to spend a bit of extra time in lab but not like 127. The field trip to Sedgwick was awesome.
The class was more about computer programming than physics... but the homework was simple because he posted his lectures online and you had to look for the specific page on where it talks about the specific diagram. He grades primarily on the final project and just hope that you have an awesome TA to help you.
Omer Blaes
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Crystal Martin
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