PHY 252 Fall 2026
This is the webpage of PHY 252 Lab for Fall 2026. Syllabi for the course can be found here .
Follow this link for information about the lecture course. Other info can be found on Solar and Brightspace.
Labs take place in room A 133 of the Physics Building. Sec L01 meets Monday at 2pm, Sec L02 meets Monday at 4pm, Sec L03 meets Wednesday at 2pm and Sec L04 meets Wednesday at 4:00pm.
Here is the lab schedule for PHY 252, Fall 2026.
The first lab sessions will take place in the week starting from Monday August 24
- August 24 - August 27: Intro to course and Discussion of Data Analysis, in lab room A 133
- August 31 - September 03: (Continuation of) Discussion of Data Analysis, in lab room A 133
September 08 -10: No lab classes
- September 14 - September 17: Michelson Interferometer
- September 21 - September 24: Photoelectric Effect
- September 28 - October 01: Charge on the Electron oPhysics Simulation Link
- October 05 - October 08: e/m of the Electron
October 14 -15: No lab classes.
- October 19 - October 21: Scattering Angles
- October 26 - October 28: Bragg Scattering
- November 02 - November 05: No lab classes.
- November 9 - November 11: Hydrogen Emission
- November 16 - November 19: Nuclear Decay
November 25 - November 27: Thanksgiving Break. No classes.
- November 30 - December 03. No lab classes.
December 10: Final Exam for PHY 251 11:15-1:45pm
Here are some documents and tools you may find helpful:
Data Analysis Guide Lab Report Guide
Wolfram Mathematica at SBU can be downloaded or used at SINC Sites
Analysis and Plotting Tutorial An older but useful PHY 252 Data Analysis Guide
Here are ways to ask questions or report problems:
- To contact your professor or TA, use their SBU e-mail addresses.
- Mr. Frank Chisena, Director of the Undergraduate Laboratories, is in charge of, among other things, the team which maintains & provides lab equipment. He and his staff are based in room A-132.