Physics 223 Laboratory Manual

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This is the Laboratory Manual for the third course in the General Physics sequence. The course covers Optics, Thermal and Modern Physics and is required of all students in Science Programs at IIT. All of the manuals are in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF). Departmental policy is that these documents can be viewed but not printed in the laboratory rooms so please print the manual beforehand.
• Cover Page
• Experiment 1 - Thermal Measurements
• Experiment 2 - Lenses
• Experiment 3 - Light Diffraction by Single and Double Slits
• Experiment 4 - Interference from a Diffraction Grating
• Experiment 5 - Photoelectric Effect
• Experiment 6 - Radioactivity

These are documents which will help students with their preparation for the Physics 223 laboratory and with the completion of laboratory reports. All of the documents are in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF).
• Physics Laboratory Guide
• Laboratory Report Checklist
• A Sample Laboratory Report
• Physics Laboratory Survival Guide
• Why Do We Plot Our Data?
• A Quick Guide to Using the Science Workshop Computer Interface

Documents for instructors
Physics 223 Safety Sign-Up Sheet

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