Physics 220 - Intermediate Lab in Physics
Fall
2017
01
4.00
Maria Teresa Herd
TTH 02:40PM-03:55PM;F 03:15PM-04:05PM
Mount Holyoke College
101119
Kendade G04;Kendade G04
therd@mtholyoke.edu
This lab-based course is an introduction to modern, investigative, experimental physics. The course is intended as a bridge between the structured introductory lab experience and independent research. Students will engage in a semester-long experimental project, participating in experimental design, construction, debugging and implementation. Students will practice presenting and interpreting experimental results and will be encouraged to develop follow-up experimental questions of their own. This course will also introduce students to scientific communication skills, and is speaking- and writing-intensive.
Prereq: PHYS-201.