We will hand out a tentative schedule at the start off the semester which outlines the expected lab sequence. In addition, we have a lab manual which contains descriptions of these labs and has auxiliary information such as a summary of expectations for the course and documents on uncertainty, journal formats for writeups, and some data sheets which will prove useful in some of the labs. We will go over all of this in person.

We will regularly meet in Hackman 220 (the senior lab) on Tue and Thu from 1:30 - 4:20 p.m.. However, apart from these meeting times, it will be necessary from time to time for you to come in on your own to finish up lab work or analysis. For the several astronomy projects we have scheduled, we will have to meet in the evenings. Since the class is small, we will arrange this in person after the start of the course.

1. RC Circuits and Filters
2. Take a Solar Cell Into Space
3. Coupled Oscillators
4. IRAF Tutorial Exercises
5. An Introduction to CCD Observations
6. Color Photometry of a Mystery Star
7. Ferromagnetic Transition in Nickel
8. Temperature Dependence of a Diode
9. Independent Lab Exploration

• Observing the Universe: A Guide to Observational Astronomy and Planetary Science by Andrew J. Norton (Editor)
• Observational Astronomy (2nd edition) by D. Scott Birney, Guillermo Gonzalez, & David Oesper
• Handbook of CCD Astronomy (2nd edition) by Steve B. Howell
• Experimental Physics, Modern Methods by R. A. Dunlap
• Introduction to Solid State Physics (5th edition) by C. Kittel
• Hands-On Introduction to LabVIEW for Scientists and Engineers by John Essick
• LabVIEW for Everyone (3rd edition) by Jeffrey Travis & Jim Kring