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 an important summary of expectations for the course and more technical documents on uncertainty, journal formats for writeups, and some data sheets. The latter 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 advanced lab) on Tue and Thu from 1:30 - 4:20 p.m.. However, apart from these meeting times, it will be necessary for you to occasionally come in on your own to finish up lab work or analysis. For some of the astronomy projects, experimental data must be collected in the evenings or possibly the mornings (in any case, outside of class time), depending on the experiment. We will arrange this in person after the start of the course.

1. RC Circuits and Filters
2. Chaotic Dynamics in Nonlinear Circuit Elements
3. Turbidity Measurement Using Rayleigth Scattering
4. Heat Wave Propagation in Dispersive Materials
5. Coupled Oscillators
6. Temperature Dependent Resistivity of Metals and Semiconductors
7. Ferromagnetism
8. Temperature Dependence of Diodes
9. Ellipsometry
10. Measure the Gain of the SRT and Temperature of the Moon
11. Take a Solar Cell Into Space
12. An Introduction to CCD Observations (with auxiliary files)
13. Color Photometry of a Mystery Star

• 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