SUNY-Geneseo/Physics & Astronomy
Fall 2011
Optics and Modern Physics Lab
Photographs of Experiments
(Phys 226)
T 2:30pm/W 1:30pm/R 9:00am/W 5:00pm: ISC 226
Pogo's Home Page
Dr. Pogo (
pogo at geneseo.edu
)
Where's Pogo?
Office: ISC 228D
PDF Summary of schedule
Lab Manual so far
Date
Title & Links to Photographs
Pre-Lab Assignment Due
Pogo
Worksheet
Aug 30 - Sep 1
0: Uncertainties; Using Excel's Solver
none
Sep 6 - Sep 8
1: Geometric Optics & Index of Refraction
Assign 1
Sep 13 - Sep 15
2: Permittivity of Free Space
Assign
2
Sep 20 - Sep 22
3: Polarization of Light
Assign 3
Sep 27 - Sep 29
Oct 4 - Oct 6
4: Ultrasonic Interference and Diffraction
Assign 4
Oct 18 - Oct 20
Oct 25 - Oct 27
5: The Speed of Light
Assign 5
Reading
Nov 1 - Nov 3
6: The Bohr Atom
(
spectra image
)
Diagram of Spectrometer
You can install "Spec1.exe" from this location
(copy and paste into your address bar from a
computer on the Geneseo Domain):
\\files\Outbox\Physics\Pogo\OpticsLab\SpecInstaller
Web-based Spectrum Viewer
Assign 6
Nov 8 - Nov 10
7: The Michelson Interferometer/
Index of refraction of Air
Assign 7
Nov 15 - Nov 17
8: Blackbody Radiation
Resistivity of Tungsten from CRC
Assign 8
Nov 29 - Dec 1
9: The Photoelectric Effect
Assign
9
Dec 6 - Dec 8
10: Chaos (Computer Simulation)
Assign 10
Dec 14 - Dec 20
Oral Presentations
Table Of Lab Partners
Numbers indicate the experiment number as listed above.
The purple box indicates the lab for your oral presentation.
Example 1
: For experiment #7 (Index of Refraction of Air), Sara will be partnered with Martin.
Example 2
: William and Gregory will make on oral presentation on experiment #4 (Ultrasonic Interference).
Example
3
: Michael and Dante will be partnered for experiment #3 (Polarization).