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Course Calendar Final Project Grading Criteria Resources
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Physics 434
Autumn 2007
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| Staff: |
Toby Burnett, tburnett@u, 3-8963; B201 (Prof.)
Michael Kelley, msk23@u, (TA)
Patrick True truep@u,
(TA)
Jason Alferness, alf@phys,
1-2974; B256B (Technical supervisor)
David Pengra,
dbpengra@phys; 3-4783 B256A (Advanced lab mgr.) |
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Schedule: |
Physics Astronomy PAB 280
SLN 17006 (A) TuTh 3:30-4:50*; SLN 17007(C) Tu 6:30-9:20
Note that the lab is accessible at other times by arrangement with
staff.
*we informally extend this to 6:00 on Tuesday, and do not
necessarily staff all of Thursday. |
| Text: |
Robert H. Bishop, LabVIEW 8
Student Edition
The book comes with version 8.2, the same as we have in
the labs. It has DVDs with Windows and Mac versions. |
| Grading: |
Lab reports (50%), homework (10%),
Project (40%) |
| Lab Reports,
project |
These are usually two- (or
three-) person
partnerships. It should be written and submitted as a joint effort. The
same grade goes to each. Text corresponding to an introduction and
conclusions must be written into the VI. See the
grading policy and suggestions. Assignments will be submitted via
CollectIt:
The names of all students should be included in the VI. |
| Objectives: |
Understand how to use computers
for experimental control, data acquisition, and data analysis, and
understand the principles involved in each. Review and consolidate electronics
knowledge. Learn the standard tool LabVIEW. |
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