PHY 3902 Physics and Applied Physics Laboratory I

3 units
Physics
Faculty of Science
Laboratory course for students in the physics, physics-mathematics, physics-biological physics option, physics-photonics options, major in physics. Data acquisition and experimental setup design. Using sensors and actuators. Electrical measurements. Feedback control systems. Properties of materials and their dependence on temperature. Optics experiments. Analysis of experimental data. Programming microcontrollers. Previously PHY3901.

Components:

Laboratory

Requirements:

Prerequisite: PHY 2104 or PHY 2904 .

Previously Offered Terms:

Fall

Organized

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Clear Expectations

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Learned a Lot

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Recommend

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Workload

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Fair Assessments

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