The Advanced Laboratory Course has three teaching goals: To provide students with a variety of experimentalist skills, to expose students to a collection of topics in experimental physics, and to provide a sense of the nature of independent research. The Laboratory itself has a large inventory of instrumentation and equipment, including mechanical, electronic, and optical components, that support a broad spectrum of experiments.
The Advance Laboratory has two phases. The first phase consists of pre-designed experiments, chosen by the student from a list covering topics in Electronics, Modern Physics, and Optics. A written report follows the completion of each experiment. About mid-semester, the student begins to conceive of an independent experimental project covering any field relevant to experimental physics. This project is the focus of the second phase, beginning in early April. The instructors make every effort to support original and creative projects. At the end of the Semester, the student submits and extended project report and also gives a short oral presentation.
| Tuesdays | Thursdays |
| January 16 Intro (Price and McElroy) |
January 18 Shop: Hand tools |
| January 23 Vacuum Techniques(Dessau) |
January 25 Nano (Rogers) |
| January 30 Scanning Probes (McElroy) |
February 1 Shop: Painting & Dry Wall Repair |
| February 6 None |
February 8 None |
| February 13 Low Temp. Techniques (Lenhert) |
February 15 Shop: Basic Plumbing |
| February 20 STM (McElroy) |
February 22 Noise (Price) |
| February 27 Lasers (Kapteyn) |
March 1 Shop: Electrical Lab & Home |
| March 6 Particle detectors (Nagle) |
March 8 Optical Detectors (Leanhardt) |
| March 13 Projects (McElroy and Price) |
March 15 Shop: Joining Materials |
| Kyle McElroy | phone: 2-5404 | email: Kyle.McElroy@colorado.edu | Office Hours: 2-4 Wed. F519 |
| John Price | phone: 2-2484 | email: John.Price@colorado.edu | Office Hours: 10-12 Thurs. F635 |