PHYS2722 Physics Laboratory III
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PHYS2722 Physics Laboratory III

Several Laboratory experiments to illustrate the principles taught in the modern physics courses. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
Lecturer

Dr. Kevin T.H. Chow
Office: SC 219, Tel: 3943-6392, Email: thchow@phy.cuhk.edu.hk
Consultation Hour: Friday 2 pm - 3 pm or by appointment

Prof. Daniel H. C. Ong
Office: SC G10, Tel: 3943-6324, Email: hcong@phy.cuhk.edu.hk
Consultation Hour: Friday 3 pm- 4 pm or by appointment

Technician

Mr. Wong Man Keung Gary
Office: SC 115, Tel: 3943-3394, Email: mkwong@phy.cuhk.edu.hk

Mr. Biu Wa Li
Office: Science Center 214, Tel: 3943-3386, Email: bwli@phy.cuhk.edu.hk

Teaching Assistants

Name, email, consultation hours and room no.:
AN Ke, kan@phy.cuhk.edu.hk, Wed 10:30 - 12:15, RRSSB LG220
GUO Shuaiwei, swguo@phy.cuhk.edu.hk, Fri 12:30 - 14:15, SC LG01B
LI Qianyao, 1155184282@link.cuhk.edu.hk, Wed 10:30 - 12:15, RRSSB LG220
LIU Chenxi, cxliu@phy.cuhk.edu.hk, Wed 16:30 - 18:15, RRSSB LG207
LIU Xi, 1155181592@link.cuhk.edu.hk, Fri 12:30 - 14:15, RRSSB LG202
WANG Shuo, Swang@link.cuhk.edu.hk, Fri 10:30 - 12:15, SC LG01B
WANG Zirao, 1155124485@link.cuhk.edu.hk, Thu 12:30 - 14:15, SC 315
WU Hao, 1155179294@link.cuhk.edu.hk, Wed 10:30 - 12:15, RRSSB LG220
YANG Bo, byang@link.cuhk.edu.hk, Thu 10:30 - 12:15, SC 313 (15E)
ZHAO Ruizhi, rzzhao@phy.cuhk.edu.hk, Tue 10:30 - 12:15, SC 315
ZHOU Junfeng, 1155187531@link.cuhk.edu.hk, Mon 10:30 - 12:15, RRSSB LG214
ZHOU Rongzi, rzzhou@phy.cuhk.edu.hk, Thu 10:30 - 12:15, SC 315 (22E)

Introduction Seesion

***** Rm SC112 at 2:30 pm on Jan 16-19 for introduction ******


Laboratory

PHYS2722A: Mon 2:30 pm - 5:15 pm, SC Rm 112
PHYS2722B: Tue 2:30 pm - 5:15 pm, SC Rm 112
PHYS2722C: Wed 2:30 pm - 5:15 pm, SC Rm 112
PHYS2722D: Thurs 2:30 pm - 5:15 pm, SC Rm 112

Course Schedule

****** Please go to the Download Area to download the lab manuals, data sheets, LabVIEW lecture notes, long report guidelines, ****** 
 
 Jan 16-19          Introductory session
 Jan 30-Feb 2       Geometric optics lecture
 Feb 6-9            Exp 1 Diffraction grating
 Feb 13-16          Exp 2 Balmer series of hydrogen
 Feb 20-23          LabVIEW lecture
 Mar 1              Writing workshop (SC L2 6:30 to 8 pm)
 Mar 13-16          Exp 3 Photoelectric effect
 Mar 20-23          Exp 4 Blackbody radiation

Assessment Scheme

  • 12% Exp 1-3 assignments
  • 15% Exp 1-3 performance
  • 30% Exp 1 & 3 data sheets
  • 19% Exp 2 long report
  • 24% LabVIEW or Exp 4

    • Reference Books

  • L. Kirkup, Data analysis with Excel: an introduction for physical scientists, Cambridge University Press. [Q180.55S7K57 2002]
  • N. C. Barford, Experimental Measurements: Precision, Error, and Truth, 2nd ed. Wiley 1985. [QA275E27 1985]
  • P. R. Bevington and D. K. Robinson, Data Reduction and Error Analysis for the Physical Sciences, 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill 1992. [QA278.B48 1992]
  • N. H. Cook and E. Rabinowicz, Physical Measurement and Analysis, Addison-Wesley 1963 [QC39 C 595]
  • E. M. Pugh and G. H. Winslow, The Analysis of Physical Measurements, Addison Wesley, 1966 [QC39.P8]
  • Wikipedia.org