Intermediate Laboratory
PHYX 3870 and 3880

Class Notes

Lecture 1:  Introduction

·         Class Notes (PDF) (PPT)

·         Baird Problems (PDF)

·         Installing Box, Kumo & Citrix (PDF)  (PPT)

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Lecture 2:  Error Analysis & Propogation

·         Class Notes (PDF)   (PPT)

·         Error Analysis Glossary (PDF)

·         The New SI (PDF)

·         Error Analysis Example (MCD) (PDF)

·         Experiment Design (MCD)   (PDF)

·         Magic Graph Paper (MCD)    (PDF)

·         Graph Types (MCD)   (PDF)

·         Graph Paper Types (PDF)

·         NIST Time Stamp Program (EXE)

·         NIST Time Stamp Notes (PDF)

Lecture 3:  Statistical Distributions

·         Class Notes (PDF)    (PPT)

·         Spring Expectation Notes (PDF)

·         Probability Distributions (MCD)   (PDF)

Lecture 4:  Linear Regression

·         Class Notes (PDF)    (PPT)

·         Linear Regression (MCD)   (PDF)

·         Chauvenet’s Criterion (MCD)   (PDF)

Lecture 5:  Non-linear Regression

·         Class Notes (PDF)  (PPT)

·         Non-Linear Regression (MCD)

Lecture 6:  Report Writing and Software

·         Class Notes (PDF)   (PPT)

 

·         Data Analysis Exercise (JPG)   (txt)

·         Google Scholar/EndNote Exercise  (PPT)     (PDF)

·         Google Scholar/EndNote Exercise--Example  (PPT)

·         Data Thief Example—Digitizing Photos (PDF)  (PPT)

·         DataThief/Plotting Exercise (PPT)     (PDF)

·         Download DataThief III (Site)  (File)

·         DataThief Example Files (JPG)  (TXT)   (EXLX)

 

·         Contents of a Lab Report

·         Lab Report Grade Rubric

·         Keeping a Notebook—An Example

 

·         Day-Writing Scientific Papers

·         Mills-Technical Writing

·         Technical Writing

·         Wheeler’s Rules of Writing

·         USU Library Resouce Page (PDF)   (HTML)

 Lecture 7:  Poster Presentations

·         Class Notes (PDF)  (PPT)

·         Notes on physics poster preperations

·         USU Undergraduate Research Office—Great Posters

·         USU Undergraduate Research Office—Great Proposals

Lecture 8:  Oral Presentations

·         Class Notes (PDF)  (PPT)

·         USU Undergraduate Research Office—Great Presentations

Tutorials

·         EndNote Basic Tutorial (Library) (PDF)

·         EndNote Basic Notes (PPT)   (PDF)

·         Google Scholar Tutorial (web)

·         Google Scholar Notes (PPT)   (PDF)

·         Data Thief Tutorial

·         DataThief Notes  (PPT)     (PDF)

·         Excel Tutorial (PDF instructions) (XLS worksheet) (TXT data)

·         IGOR Pro Tutorial

     

Mathcad Tutorials

Intermediate Lab Electronic Workbook (MCD)

Download ZIP file, place in Mathcad “HANDBOOK” directory and unzip.

Science Workshop Tutorials

·         Science Workshop--How to Begin

·         Science Workshop--Analog Tutorial

Science Workshop--Digital Tutorial

 

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Homework

·         Baird Problems (PDF)