PHYSICS LAB II
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Knowledge of elements of statistics and data analysis, knowledge of basic Physics.
Reports on standard laboratory experiences and the chosen experience and on an oral interview an oral exam aimed at verifying the awareness of the path taken.
The course of Laboratory of Physics II is one of the basic Physics courses. Its main objective is learning of experimental techniques of wide application in many physical contexts, including some data analysis methods.
At the end of the course the students will acquire not only specific knowledge on the studied physical systems but also the experimental technical skills necessary to install original setups aimed at verifying non-trivial physical effects.
The course consists of two parts.
The first part involves the realization of a series of basic experiments in optics and electromagnetism, while the second consists of the design and implementation of an experiment of various subjects.
The first part of the course is divided into 10 hours of introductory lessons concerning the experiments to be performed, the instrumentation to be used and the different measurement techniques.
Subsequently, the students, divided into groups of 3-4 units, perform the experiments below, starting from the realization of the setup up to the data analysis for a total of 24 laboratory hours.
- measurement of glass dispersion with a prism spectrometer
- single and double slit light diffraction
- Michelson interferometer: measurement of the wavelength of a laser, measurement of the refractive index of air, measurement of the temporal coherence of white light.
- study of the polarization of light: verification of the Malus law, measurement of the Brewster angle
- verification of the Biot-Savart law
- study of electromagnetic induction with falling tubes
The second part of the course includes a presentation lesson on some experimental mechanical, thermodynamic, optical and electromagnetic problems. The problems are usually curious and unconventional. Afterward, each group chooses a problem and tackles it by designing and building an experimental apparatus and executing and analyzing the necessary measurements.
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For the first part of the course, introductory lesson slides and technical datasheets of the experimental apparatus, for the second part, scientific articles for the description of experimental problems.
The course is essentially experimental. Students will perform the experiments under the supervision of the teacher and laboratory assistants, who will also be available for the data analysis phase.
The second part of the course provides for greater freedom of action on the part of students, to increase their autonomy in facing real physical situations.
The verification of learning is based on the preparation of laboratory
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