Re: Advanced Lab Books

[Karl Trappe <trappe@PHYSICS.UTEXAS.EDU>]

The book by Mellisinos which Wolfgang posted is generally considered the
bible of advanced undergraduate experiments.  My favorite, which is quite
similar is:  "The Taylor Manual: Advanced Undergraduate Laboratory
Experiments in Physics".  It is also listed as "The Lloyd William Taylor
Manual of...".  It was published by Addison-Wesley in 1959, and has a
Library of Congress Ctalog Card No 59-7550.  My version is before ISBN
Numbers!!!

In addition to "The Art of Experimental Physics", there is another one
which I believe is called "Building Scientific Apparatus".  As the name
implies, it is full of technical construction details, like how to make
high vacuum welds without designing voids in the pipes, etc.

For optics experiments, there was a paperback book about 2 cm thick by
Palmer and Palmer.  I think that AAPT might have published it, but I am
unsure.

I have another paperback reference caled:  Modeern Laboratory Physics by J.
H. Avery and A. W. K. Ingram.  ISBN 0-435-68044-7. Published by Heinemann
Educatonal Books, Ltd, London, 1971.

I am sure that there are newer and better books on specialized topics.  Karl

> > Does anyone out there have a favorite book for advanced labs?  I'm not
> > looking for specific experiments, but background on designing experiments,
> > error analysis, how to keep a lab notbook, etc.
> >
> > I ran the course last year without any specific reference book, and found
> > it difficult to get the students to follow good lab practice without
> > something to point to to say "this is how it should be done."
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Tim Folkerts
>
>
> I like "Expts in Modern Phys" by Melissinos and "The Art of Expt Phys" by
> Dietz.
> Wolfgang

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