2011-PHYS-339 Measurements Lab

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News

  • Finally start updating the Wiki page for 2011.
  • We are now using MATLAB instead of C, so far no fatalities.
  • Do not logout without closing MATLAB.
  • Do not reboot the workstation.
  • You don't need to use your full email address to log in, you can use just the first.last part, or if you know it, use the DASname / sAMAccounname.
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Location

We are currently located in Wong 0120 in the basement of the Wong Building.

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Schedule

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Calendar Entry

(3 credits; 6 hours)(Prerequisite: 198-241B) Introduction to modern techniques of measurement. The use of computers in performing and analysing experiments. Data reduction, statistical methods, report writing. Extensive use of computers is made in this laboratory; therefore some familiarity with computers and computing is an advantage.

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People

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Experiments

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Projects

Click through title to see abstract.

GroupTitlesupervised by
Tyler Enright
Peririne Mathieu
 Thermistor Resistance Chenxu Shao
Noah Dewar
Mark McEwan
Alexander Stange
 Characterizing the Capacitance-Voltage Relation in a S30SC4M Schottky Diode Chenxu Shao
Charles Bouchard
Robert Maglieri
 Characteristics of Transistors Nicholas Lebel-Buchanan
Allen Leary
Phil Novosad
 Differential Thermal Analysis Chenxu Shao
Matthew Brenner
Jonathan Cottrel
 Properties of a Thermistor Chenxu Shao
Vincent Gosselin
Matthew Gruber
 Faraday Rotation in Water Nazim Hussain
R. Muller-Moran
A. Norris
 Demonstration and Analysis of the Optical Activity of Carbohydrate Molecules Mathieu Cesar
David Rogers
Stephen Spinola
 Transistor Characteristic Curves Nicholas Lebel-Buchanan
Jin Ouk Chung
Luc Sagnieres
 Properties of Transistors Nicholas Lebel-Buchanan
Benjamin Cohen
Maxwell Schmitt
 Examination of Harmonic Profiles for Various Musical Instruments and the MATLAB-Powered Homemade Synthesizer Mathieu Cesar
Jan-Marc Lieskovski
Erin Shelton
 Determination of the Charge to Mass Ratio of an Electron Nazim Hussain
Yang Yang Jing
Ari Steiner
 Specific Rotation of Various Sugars Mathieu Cesar
Woody Burns
Pierre Hans Corcoran
 Characteristics of Transistors and Thyristors Nicholas Lebel-Buchanan
Jennifer Blanchard
Ackeem Joseph
 Franck-Hertz Mark Orchard-Webb
Jacob Beaudry
Grace Brooks
 Electromyogram and Electrooculogram Measurement Nazim Hussain
Malcolm A. Laws
Bena Mero
 Finding the Most Efficient MOSFET and System Parameters for a Power Supply Mark Orchard-Webb
Agnes Barti
Jason Wiener
 Polarization of Light by Sugar Solutions Mathieu Cesar
Alex Campbell
Eric Zhao
 Single Bubble Sonoluminescence Nazim Hussain
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Lab Reports

  • Lab Report Marking Scheme (http://www.ugrad.physics.mcgill.ca/resources/339/PHYS339-2011-Marking_Scheme.pdf) - Marking guidelines for reports detailing breakdown of grade. .=* NEW *=.
  • Lab Report Checklist (http://www.ugrad.physics.mcgill.ca/resources/339/checklist.pdf) - PDF document listing questions you should be able to answer yes to if you don't want to be penalized for technical issues. If you answer no to one of these questions, you need to have a really convincing answer to the follow up question "Why not?".
  • Report Guidelines (http://www.ugrad.physics.mcgill.ca/resources/339/report_guidelines-2011.pdf) - This not so crusty description of what is expected in the structure of the report. Written by DHR, deviate at own risk.
  • General Report Comments (http://www.physics.mcgill.ca/~voyerc/reports_339.pdf) - A short list of comments relevant to the particular class to date. Most information within is included in the report guidelines with a few stylistic additions.
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Groups

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Sources


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Documentation on Software

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Remote access

This may be covered elsewhere in the Wiki, but you can access the Windows_Storage subdirectory of your home directory via the information superhighway at the following service station:

  • https://webfolders.mcgill.ca/students/dasusername

Last time I checked it was not very reliable.

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General Lab Report Comments From The TAs

Left for posterity:

Stephen and Christian have supplied a few general comments on the lab reports you may find useful. They include mostly issues that come up quite often and that can not only be easily avoided, but will not go unnoticed.

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Past versions

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Log

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Tuesday June 28, 2011

Can operate 339 on machines from Wong 0080, with current machine as slave.

This will allow the user to interact with a competitively reactive workstation, which is capable of running MatLab, compared to the current workstation which is practically impossible to run a current web browser.

Requirements:

  • 2x 16 port switches
  • 2x 12 port switches
  • 4x 12-16 ft cat5 cable
  • 12x 8-12 ft cat5 cable
  • 8x 6 ft cat5 cable
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Thursday August 4, 2011

General Purpose equipment returned to storage.

EquipmentStored in
EQ1871Cabinet 0090/12
EQ1805Cabinet 0090/16
EQ0158Cabinet 0090/17
EQ1460Cabinet 0090/19
EQ1547Cabinet 0090/19
EQ1810Cabinet 0090/19
EQ2049Cabinet 0090/19
EQ2463Cabinet 0090/19
EQ2588Cabinet 0090/19
EQ0318Cabinet 0090/20
EQ1249Cabinet 0090/20
EQ1361Cabinet 0090/20
EQ1833Cabinet 0090/20
EQ2246Cabinet 0090/20
EQ2404Cabinet 0090/20
EQ2620Cabinet 0090/20
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