A course on the design of advanced physics experiments. Students learn advanced measurement techniques in the context of modern physics experiments, including nanoscience, quantum physics, optics and particle physics. The lectures cover probability and the statistical interpretation of data, methods of measurement, and how to design an experiment. Students spend the majority of the term on an experimental project of their choosing, researching, assembling, carrying out the experiment, analyzing and presenting the results.
(Lec: 1, Lab: 1.5, Tut: 0)