This is the course page for City College Course PHYS 471, Advanced Physics Lab II, in the SPRING 2026 semester
The course syllabus is here: Syllabus
In this course, you will learn more advanced lab techniques. We will become fluent in the use of various experimental physics instruments including:
We will use computer scripts to automate data acquisition and to perform data analysis.
We will have a lab practical exam during which you will be asked to perform some basic functions using the tools we have looked at this semester. More specifics here: Lab Practical Topics
Use the link below to go to the schedule. Please make a comment on the page to indicate your request. I will add you to the time slot you have indicated.
The Chief College Laboratory Technician that will be part of this class is Robert (Bob) Suhoke. He knows these experiments very well and will help during your lab times.
Please use this overleaf template to prepare reports: Latex Template
Your reports should be nice pdfs (like this) with images and plots in them (not as separate files or link). For some, you will need to link to external data/scripts.
The schedule is subject to change, but this represents the most likely dates for those items.
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