Optics,electronics and Modern Physics Laboratory

The course is dedicated to fundamental experiments in optics, electronics and modern physics. A first semester is dedicated to experiments on geometric as well as ondulatory optics and modern physics (measurements of fundamental quantities like the electron charge). A second semester is dedicated to electronics.

At the end of the course, the student has
1. Got experimental knowledge of physical phenomena related to optics
2. Learned the basic physics of experiments
3. Learned the basics of measurement, like direct/indirect measurement of physical quantities and the inductive method.
4. Got acquainted with basic instruments used in optics, like lens, diffraction grating, lasers, optical slits, optical bench
5. Gained ability to set the proper experimental conditions for the measurement of a physical quantity with a given apparatus
6. Gained ability to experimentally study a physics case. (The student handles a real system and learns to evaluate the limits under which its behavior may be described by physical models based on ideal systems)
7. Gained ability to calibrate an apparatus
8. Gained ability to describe simple linear circuits using the Fourier or Laplace transforms
9. Gained ability to compute and measure the output signal of a simple electric circuit under step, impulse or sinusoid excitation
10. Learned the concept of negative and positive feedback and how to use it in electronic circuits
11. Learned the concept of input and output impedance of a circuit
12. Gained ability to realize simple electrical circuits using operational amplifiers and passive components, like inverting and non-inverting amplifiers, active filters, astable multivibrators.
13. Learned the signal-transmission mechanism in coaxial cables and the concept of characteristic impedance of the line
14. Gained ability to work in teams
15. Gained ability to individuate same physics phenomena in different experiments
16. Gained ability to critically discuss experimental data
17. Gained ability to write a scientific report on an experiment