Descriptions of Experiments


Optical Interferometry   eps figs


e/m Ratio for the Electron   eps figs


h/e Photoelectric Effect   eps figs

Interactive PhET simulation of the photoelectric effect


Electron diffraction   eps figs

Interactive PhET simulation of electron diffraction


Black body radiation   eps figs

Interactive PhET simulation of blackbody radiation spectrum


Single photon interference  
Manufecturer expanded manual  

Interactive PhET simulation of quantum wavepacket two-slit interference


Spectroscopy     eps figs

Interactive PhET simulation of various discharge lamps


He-Ne laser     eps figs

Interactive PhET simulation of HeNe laser


Superconductivity

Additional materials

Experimental data analysis

Making scientific graphs

Useful links:

UPenn undergraduate lab manual

University of Sydney " Error analysis"

" Creating Graphs in MATLAB"

LaTeX links:

David R. Wilkins "Getting Started with LaTeX"

Alexander Godunov" LaTeX in scientific writing and publishing"

 

Lab book guidelines

A few pages from an actual lab book
(courtesy of N. Belcher)

Lab report guidelines

Lab report template:   pdf  tex

Sample journal article

 



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