The Art of Experimental Physics,9780471847489

The Art of Experimental Physics

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780471847489
ISBN10: 0471847488
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1991-09-03
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary

Fills the need for an experimental physics text. There are three main sections of the text. The first is an introduction that offers valuable insights into the importance of the human element in physics and traces the course of its historical development. This section also explains the objectives of the physics laboratory and the skills you must master to maintain a ''Notebook'' and analyze data, and presents a general discussion of spectroscopy experiments. The second section discusses the unique and valuable role of the computer in the laboratory and explains how to use it; software is included with the text. The final section contains over twenty experiments, providing students with a broad introduction into the use of a variety of instruments for carrying out many different measurements.

Author Biography

Daryl W. Preston is the author of The Art of Experimental Physics, published by Wiley. Eric R. Dietz is the author of The Art of Experimental Physics, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION 1(40)
Physics: A Human Endeavor
3(4)
Objectives of the Physics Laboratory
5(1)
Laboratory Notebook
5(2)
Error Analysis
7(9)
Measurements, Errors, and a Nobel Prize
7(1)
Types of Experimental Errors
8(1)
Statistical Analysis of Random Errors
9(1)
Gauss Distribution
10(2)
Review Exercises
12(1)
Estimation of Random Error
12(1)
Propagation of Errors
13(3)
Significant Figures
16(2)
Handling of Significant Figures in Calculations
16(1)
Review Exercises
17(1)
Graphical Analysis
18(5)
Plotting Data on Semilog Paper
20(1)
Plotting Data on Log-Log Paper
21(2)
Curve Fitting
23(6)
Method of Least Squares and Linear Regression
24(2)
Method of Least Squares and Nonlinear Regression
26(1)
Chi-Square Test of Fit
27(2)
Journals of Physics
29(7)
How to Publish Your Results: Summary of Twelve Referenced Journals, Style Manual of the American Institute of Physics
29(2)
Chapter I of the Style Manual of the American Institute of Physics
31(2)
Summary of Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme (PACS)
33(3)
Responsibility of the Experimentalist
36(2)
Spectroscopy: an Important Class of Experiments
38(3)
EXPERIMENTS 41(326)
Laboratory Instrumentation
43(96)
Transmission of Radiation
43(51)
Coaxial Transmission Line. Velocity of Propagation, Impedance Matching
43(12)
Waveguide. Microwave Detection, Impedance Matching, Cavity Q
55(21)
Optical Fiber. Numerical Aperture, Attenuation
76(18)
Lasers
94(1)
Introduction to Laser Physics
94(20)
Helium, Neon, and Helium-Neon Laser Spectra
105(5)
Laser Cavity Modes
110(4)
Microcomputers
114(25)
Introduction to Computer-Assisted Experimentation
114(25)
Fundamental Experiments
139(228)
Thermodynamics of Photons and Electrons
139(27)
Electron Physics: Thermionic Emission and Charge-to-Mass Ratio
139(13)
Blackbody Radiation
152(14)
Waves and Particles
166(31)
Photoelectric Quantum Yield, h/e: Photoelectron Spectroscopy
166(14)
Diffraction of X Rays and Microwaves by Periodic Structures: Bragg Spectroscopy
180(17)
Atomic and Molecular Physics
197(67)
Franck-Hertz Experiment: Electron Spectroscopy
197(13)
Isotope Structure and Fine Structure of Hydrogen: Optical Spectroscopy
210(9)
Molecular Structure and Properties of 14N2: Optical Spectroscopy
219(22)
Zeeman Effect: Optical Spectroscopy
241(23)
Condensed Matter Physics
264(1)
Introduction to Magnetic Resonance
264(52)
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: Radio-Frequency Spectroscopy
276(9)
Electron Spin Resonance: Microwave Spectroscopy
285(18)
Electrical Conductivity and the Hall Effect
303(13)
Nuclear Physics
316(39)
Interactions of Gamma Rays with Matter
316(9)
Compton Scattering: Gamma Ray Spectroscopy
325(6)
Ionization of Gases by Alpha Particles
331(13)
Rutherford Scattering
344(11)
Physical Optics
355(12)
Faraday Effect
355(12)
Appendix A. Modulation Spectroscopy: The Lock-in Amplifier 367(9)
Appendix B. Counting and Sorting Particles: The Scintillation Counter 376(10)
Appendix C. The General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB) 386(6)
Appendix D. The Two-Meter Ebert-Mount Spectrograph 392(11)
Appendix E. The Electromagnetic Spectrum. Detectors and Generators 403(2)
Appendix F. Writing Programs 405(8)
Appendix G. A Software Tutorial for the IBM PC 413(9)
Appendix H. The Fundamental Physical Constants 422(3)
Permissions and Photo Credits 425(4)
Index 429

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