Notes, Spring 2006

Physics 180E Assignments, Notes 2005

• Lab Reports:
  1. 180E Lab Report Guidelines (Illustrated/Plain)
  2. APS Sample file
  3. A real Physical Review Letter (final submision for review/published version [Link to original publication])
  4. American Institute of Physics Style Manual, 4th edition: a comprehensive how-to guide to preparing scientific manuscripts (Entire manual [4.71 MB]/Individual chapters)
• Oral Presentations:
  1. Hampshire College Prof. M. Bruno's interpretation of the "classic" guidelines on how to give a terrible talk first presented by Dan Pratt and Lev Ropes in 35 mm Slides: A Manual for Technical Presentations (American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Box 9575, Tulsa, OK). Contains also very useful tips on how to give a good talk.
  2. Mesa State College (AZ) Prof. G. Gurka's take on the standard guidelines for giving a truly terrible talk.
  3. Chicago State Prof. E. L. Peters' advice on how to give a good talk.
  4. Darthmouth Prof. B. R. Donald's guidelines: great examples from student talks he has witnessed.
  5. India Institute of Technology (Delhi) Prof. M. J. Kumar adaptation of the concepts published by the American Geophysical Union in Guidelines for Giving a Truly Terrible Talk, EOS, Volume 66, No.46, pp.812, 1985:
  6. And finally, from University of the Pacific Prof. C. M. Saviz, an excellent example of a Perfectly Putrid PowerPoint Presentation. Enjoy!
• Single Particle Motion:
  1. Single Particle Motions in Electric and Magnetic Fields:
     • Winter 1997
     • Winter 1999
  2. Typical Questions For the Experiments on Particle Motions in E-M Fields
• Fluid Properties:
  1. Probes
     • Probe Sweeper Schematic
     • Single Langmuir Probe Trace and Evaluation
     • Evaluation of Single Langmuir Probe in Retardation Region
     • Double Probe Trace and Evaluation
     • The Effect of Primary Electrons on I-V Characteristics
     • Emissive Probe Traces
  2. Typical Questions for the Experiments on Fluid Properties of Plasmas
• Waves in Plasmas:
  1. Ion Acoustic Waves
     • Interferometer Circuit
     • Dispersion
     • Damping
     • Ion Plasma Frequency
     • Ion Ballistic Modes
     • Typical Questions for the Experiments on Ion Acoustic Waves
  2. Electrostatic Electron Cyclotron Harmonic Waves
     • Experiments on Bernstein Waves
     • Typical Questions on Bernstein Waves

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