Lab Course - Core (PHY-108.5)

ICTS Course no.: PHY-108.5

Venue: Via Zoom for first and second experiments and subsequently in J C Bose Lab

Class timings: Mondays 02:00-03:30

First meeting: 17th January 2022

Course description:

List of experiments:

1. Surfactant spreading and fracture of interfacial particle rafts
2. Structure factor of disordered particle configurations
3. Measurement of Seebeck and Peltier coefficients.
4. Random Resistor Network

Evaluation:

1. (60%) Written report and presentation for each experiment
2. (20%) Participation in discussions
3. (10%) Ability to achieve open-ended goals of the experiment
4. (10%) Final quiz: at the end of the final experiment each

Students will be individually quizzed on all experiments, for their understanding of the various concepts/ideas discussed throughout the term.