Lab 5 Briefing Materials Available

Lab 5 - Interference Fringes (PDF File)
Lab Self-Assessment Rev 2 (PDF File)

Lab 5 Prep Package Available

Lab 5 Prep Package (PDF File)

... in which you explore small angles, analyze Lab 4's data and design a small part for an experiment.

Lab 4 Materials Available

Lab 4 Prep Package (PDF File)
Lab 4 - Cornell Plates Briefing (PDF File)

Lab 4 - centimeter / millimeter scale (PDF File)

Lab 3 Briefing Materials Available

Lab Safety (PDF File)

Lab 3 - Laser Beam Conditioning (PDF File)

Lab 3 Prep Package Available

Lab 3 Prep Package (PDF File)

In a nutshell:

1. Watch the Feynman videos (link inside package)
2. Read the worksheet section "Optical Physics - Models of Reality"
3. Do the problems under "Fundamental Idea of Optics Image Formation"
4. Demonstrate preparedness at the beginning of Lab 3

Lab 2 Materials Available

"Optical Table Fundamentals and Component Placement"

Lab 2 Materials (PDF File)

I'll try to post the lab materials prior to each class.  These are the slides I brief in the pre-lab session in BioSci 245.

Often they contain exercises and procedures that we'll follow in the lab.   I will have the file up on the lab computer for you to refer to during lab.  If you bring your laptop to lab you could use that.

These can go in your lab notebook as well, and will give you a single place where all your lab material is so you don't have to rely on an internet connection.  If you are printing them out, they'll fit 4 or 6 slides to a page and still be readable.

Lab 2 - Prep Package Available

Lab 2 - Prep Package (PDF File)

Instructions:  download and complete the lab prep package.  You may work in groups.  In fact I prefer that you do as it is more effective.  Print out and include the package and record answers in your lab notebook - that's a best practice.  At the beginning of class for Lab 2 we'll go around the room giving everyone a 30-second chance to demonstrate preparedness.  The way this works is I randomly choose an item from the package and ask you to start talking about your answer.  At the end of 30 seconds I call for a vote from the class:  "Prepared or not prepared?"  Amazingly, everyone can tell within 30 seconds if you done your prep.  I use this technique instead of written work because, first of all, it closely mimics how team-mates in a research lab will evaluate your preparedness, secondly it uses peer pressure instead of a grade which is effective psychology, and thirdly, it is much less work for me.  Plus everyone really gets into yelling "Prepared" (which you will be).