| Course Goals: |
- to illustrate the experimental basis for some of the basic concepts of physics
- to introduce instrumentation and techniques essential to research in academic and industrial settings
- to provide training in computerized data acquisition and analysis
- to provide skills in keeping a laboratory notebook and preparing research reports
- to develop your understanding of the importance of experimental uncertainties in the analysis and interpretation of data
- to become familiar with the practice of scientific research: from proposal to presentation
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When I hear, I forget.
When I see, I remember.
When I do, I understand.
- Chinese proverb
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