SUNY-Geneseo/Physics & Astronomy
Fall 2009
Optics and Modern Physics Lab
Photographs of Experiments
(Phys 226)
M 1:00pm/T 1:00pm/W 3:30pm: 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 31 -Sep 2
0: Uncertainties; Using Excel's Solver
none
Sep 8 -Sep 9;
Dec 14
1: Geometric Optics & Index of Refraction
Assign 1
Sep 14 - Sep 16
2: Permittivity of Free Space
Assign
2
Sep 21 - Sep 23
3: Polarization of Light
Assign 3
Sep 28 - Sep 30
Oct 5 - Oct 7
4: Ultrasonic Interference and Diffraction
Assign 4
Oct 19 - Oct 21
Oct 26 - Oct 28
5: The Speed of Light
Reading
Assign 5
Nov 2 - Nov 4
6: The Bohr Atom
(
spectra image
)
Diagram of Spectrometer
Spec1.exe
installer
(link requires Internet Explorer)
Assign 6
Nov 9 Nov 11
7: The Michelson Interferometer/
Index of refraction of Air
Assign 7
Nov 16 - Nov 18
8: Blackbody Radiation
Resistivity of Tungsten from CRC
Assign 8
Nov 30 - Dec 2
9: The Photoelectric Effect
Assign
9
Dec 7 - Dec 9
10: Chaos (Computer Simulation)
Assign 10
Dec 18 - Dec 21
Oral Presentations
Table Of Lab Partners
Numbers indicate the experiment number as listed above.
The pink box indicates the lab for your oral presentation.
Example 1
: For experiment #2 (Permittivity of Free Space), Jeff A. will be partnered with John "Jack" D.
Example 2
: John S. and Robert L. will make on oral presentation on experiment #4 (Ultrasonic Interference and Diffraction).
Example
4
: Martha H. and Jarrod L. will be partnered for experiment #10 (Chaos).