Prerequisites: PHYS 215 and 221L. Offered in fall. UV and visible light absorption instruments, nuclear magnetic resonance instruments, electron-spin resonance spectroscopy; x-ray instruments; atomic absorption spectrometry (a case study), thermal analysis, gas chromatography, infrared spectroscopy, electron microscopy. Lab activities include: conducting experiments using analog recorders and data acquisition systems, methods to upgrade old analog instruments, in addition to student projects in the area of instrumentation. |