INTERMEDIATE LABORATORY-MECHANICS AND MODERN PHYSICS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: PHYSICS 202 , 208 , 248 or graduate/professional standing. Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Physical Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Learn how to keep a lab notebook, a laboratory skill essential to the study of physics. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Perform quantitative measurements of physical phenomena, and understand the statistical significance of observations made in the presence of statistical and systematic uncertainties. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Become proficient in using common research-grade laboratory equipment. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Understand basic physical principles, as revealed in laboratory experiments. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Gain an appreciation for, and an understanding of, scientific method. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Learn how to keep a lab notebook, a laboratory skill essential to the study of physics. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Perform quantitative measurements of physical phenomena, and understand the statistical significance of observations made in the presence of statistical and systematic uncertainties. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Become proficient in using common research-grade laboratory equipment. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Understand basic physical principles, as revealed in laboratory experiments. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Gain an appreciation for, and an understanding of, scientific method. Audience: Undergraduate