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8.812 :: Graduate Experimental Laboratory

Since 8.812 was announced late you may sign up this week.

Please email Professor Ulrich Becker at becker@mit.edu if you wish to join the class.

This course is flexible for your needs and times.

 
LABS :: IAP M-F 9:00-5:00 in 4-359 and 44-004
  Room Phone E-mail Office Hours
Instructors
Prof. Ulrich Becker 44-123B 3-5822 becker@mit.edu TR 1-2
Dr. Sean Robinson 4-362 3-5082 spatrick@mit.edu  
Technical Staff
Regina Yopak 4-361 3-4819 yopak@mit.edu  
Course Manager
Nancy Boyce 4-315 3-4461 nboyce@mit.edu M-F 9-5
Course Webmaster
Kimeee Heatley 4-315 3-4522 kheatley@mit.edu M-F 9-5

Literature:

  1. http://pdg.lbl.gov/ Excellent, up to date, but not always coherent.
  2. Quarks & Leptons by F. Halzen, A. Martin, Wiley 1984) Old, Good theory, nothing experimentally.

Exams and Quizzes
No final.

Each experiment has:

  1. Preparatory questions
  2. Measurements
  3. Oral presentation of results
  4. Paper writeup in PRL style