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, equipment, and mechanical, electronic, and optical components that support a broad spectrum of experiments.
The Advance Laboratory has two phase. 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 an oral presentation.
In particular, the "Advanced Lab Overview" file delineates the course requirements.
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