Course Introduction and Syllabus (updated Sept. 7, 2010)
• Information on Writing Across the Curriculum (added Sept. 7, 2010)
• Lecture for week of Aug. 23, 2010 (updated Aug. 31, 2010)
• Guidelines for preparing Lab Reports
• Error/Uncertainty Propagation

Lecture for week of Aug. 30, 2010
• Lab Guide:  Introduction to LabVIEW (we will do Parts 1-4)
• Supplement to Lab Guide on LabVIEW (and Lab Report guidelines)

September 6, 2010

• Lecture for week of Sept. 6, 2010
• Lab Guide:  Getting Started with Igor Pro
• Supplement to Lab Guide on Igor Pro (includes Lab Report guidelines)
• Gaussian raw data file
• Exponential Decay raw data file
• Radiation Safety Fundamentals Workbook

September 13, 2010

• Lecture for week of Sep. 13, 2010
• Laboratory B5 Guide -- Alpha Particle Spectroscopy with surface barrier detectors (updated Oct. 23, 2010)
• Ortec preamplifier (142IH)
• Ortec Pulser (480)
• Ortec amplifier (575A)

September 20, 2010

• Lecture for week of Sep. 20, 2010

September 27, 2010

• Lecture for week of Sep. 27, 2010
• Laboratory N2 Guide -- Gamma ray spectroscopy (posted Oct. 4, 2010)
• Ortec 'Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy Using NaI(Tl)'
• NaI(Tl) and HPGe detectors -- Quick Start (updated Oct. 4, 2010)
• Photomultiplier Tube -- principles and operation
• Ortec HPGe Germanium GEM Detectors

October 4, 2010

• Lecture for week of Oct. 4, 2010

October 11, 2010

• No lecture or labs this week -- Fall Break.  Enjoy!

October 18, 2010

• Lecture for week of Oct. 18, 2010
• Laboratory Guide CM5: X-ray Diffraction and Crystal Structures
• Appendix XIX: Radiation Safety, Generation and Detection of X-Rays
• Laboratory Appendix XVIII -- Quick Start for the Tel-Atomic X-ray System (TEL-X-OMETER)

October 25, 2010

• Lecture for week of Oct. 25, 2010
• Laboratory AM1 Guide -- Atomic Spectroscopy (updated Oct. 24, 2010)
• Appendix I: the Czerny-Turner spectrometer
• Appendix II: SPEX Spectrometer Quick Start
• Appendix III: Photon Counting with the Spex and Heath monochrometers (updated Oct. 24, 2010)

November 1, 2010

• Lecture for week of Nov. 1, 2010
• Laboratory Guide A1: Rotational Raman Spectra of Diatomic Molecules
• Appendix XXV: Rotational Raman scattering in the instructional laboratory (Compaan et al., 1994)
• Appendix V: The Omnichrome air-cooled Argon-ion laser

November 8, 2010

• Lecture for week of Nov. 8, 2010
• Laboratory Guide AM-2A -- Interferometric Spectroscopy
• Appendix VIII -- Line Broadening
• Appendix XVI -- Quick Start for the Confocal Scanning Fabry-Perot Interferometer

November 15, 2010

• Lecture for week of Nov. 15, 2010
• Laboratory Guide AM-2B -- Plane-Parallel Fabry-Perot and the Zeeman Effect (same as previous week's guide!)
• Zeeman Effect:  Optical Spectroscopy (notes from Preston & Dietz)

November 22, 2010

• Lecture for week of Nov. 22, 2010 

November 29, 2010

• Lecture for week of Nov. 29, 2010