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Students receive hands-on experience using a number of cutting-edge research facilities and labs on campus, giving them a greater understanding of physics and making them competitive for both jobs and graduate programs.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Research Facilities<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Optics laboratory<\/li>\n<li>Liquid Nitrogen Cryostat<\/li>\n<li>Scanning Electron Microscope<\/li>\n<li>Scanning-Tunneling Microscope<\/li>\n<li>10-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain and Dobsonian Telescopes<\/li>\n<li>Gamma Ray Spectrometer<\/li>\n<li>X-ray Spectrometer<\/li>\n<li>Computer lab for physics majors<\/li>\n<li>8-core MacPro research computer for data analysis and computer simulations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Laboratory Course Facilities<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table class=\"two-column layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3><strong>Mechanics Labs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Conservation of Momentum in Two Dimensions<\/li>\n<li>Measurement of the Acceleration of Gravity<\/li>\n<li>Computer Modeling of Free Fall with Air Resistance<\/li>\n<li>Measurement of the Speed of Sound<\/li>\n<li>Conservation of Momentum and Energy in a Ballistic Pendulum<\/li>\n<li>Measurement of Absolute Zero Temperature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Electricity and Magnetism Labs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Electrolysis of Water<\/li>\n<li>DC and AC Circuits<\/li>\n<li>Diode Characteristics<\/li>\n<li>Lissajous Patterns and the Oscilloscope<\/li>\n<li>Measurement of the Charge to Mass Ratio of the Electron<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h3><strong>Optics Labs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Analysis of the Atomic Spectrum of Hydrogen<\/li>\n<li>Measuring the Speed of Light Using the Rotating Mirror Method<\/li>\n<li>Michelson and Fabrey-Perot Interferometry<\/li>\n<li>Diffraction from Slits<\/li>\n<li>Measuring the Index of Refraction of Air<\/li>\n<li>Laser Fundamentals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Modern Physics Labs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Absorption Coefficient of Lead for Gamma Rays<\/li>\n<li>Measuring the Speed of Light Using the Rotating Mirror Method<\/li>\n<li>Photoelectric Effect<\/li>\n<li>X-Ray Diffraction<\/li>\n<li>Gamma Ray Absorption<\/li>\n<li>Semiconductor Properties<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The equipment available to the Physics Department is extensive, especially when compared to liberal arts institutions of similar size. 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