Topics: Electrical circuits (resistors, capacitor, inductance coils), lenses and optics, interference/diffraction; propagation of uncertainties; Measurements and errors; statistical analysis of random errors; normal distribution; least squares fitting; probability distributions, etc.
Course discription: A project-oriented laboratory course utilizing state-of-the-art experimental techniques in materials science. The course prepares students for research in a modern condensed matter-materials science laboratory. Under supervision, the students develop their own experimental ideas after investigating current research literature. With the use of sophisticated state-of-the-art instrumentation students conduct research, write a research paper, and make verbal presentations.