Students will perform a set of three laboratories, and aspire to
professional-grade reports that motivate and describe the studies,
and present results. Statistical analysis will be emphasized, which
will involve the use of rudimentary programming technique. Labs
include radioactive decay, atomic spectroscopy, and AC circuits.
Introduction and statistics lecture notes
Class-period and lab due-date schedule
Guidance for composing lab reports
In-class project for class period 2
In-class project for class period 3
Homework I
Homework II
Fall-back excel file for Homework II (use only if necessary; courtesy Prof. Sher)
Radiation Safety Presentation (from Alice Durand)
Helpful resource for Python programmers