PY 401-402 - Great Experiments in Modern Physics

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Stonehill College

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Three Credits Fall and Spring Semesters Available experiments include: Cavendish experiment for the gravitational constant, Young's two-slit interference experiment, Fizeau's rotating mirror experiment for the speed of light, Maxwell's speed of light via electrical measurements, Thomson's experiment for the electron charge/mass ratio, Millikan's experiment for the electron charge, Einstein-Perrin's for Boltzmann's constant,Planck's constant via photoelectric effect, Planck's constant via hydrogen spectrum, Rutherford's experiment for nuclear size, Frank-Hertz experiment on inelastic electron-atom collisions. PY 401 may be elected without PY 402; however, to complete all of the experiments students will need both semesters. See Program Director. Prerequisites: PY 121-122, PY 221.

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3.00

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www.stonehill.edu

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(508) 565-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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