Basic Physics Lab III: Theormodynamics-Waves-Optics

Academic Years 2012-2021, compulsory, 3rd semester, Y0333 Supervisor of this Lab for Academic Year 2018-2019 together with V. Likodimos and E. Syskakis. Supervisor of this Lab for Academic Year 2019-2020 together with E. Syskakis. Supervisor of this Lab for Academic Year 2020-2021 together with E. Skordas. Contents of the whole Lab: 1. Prism and grating spectrometers. 2. Study of the isothermal process of a gas and of the Otto cycle. 3. Measurement of the speed of longitudinal waves and of elastic constants in solids. 4. Measurement of convex lenses focal distance and relevant aberration errors. Dispersion. 5. Study of polarized light. Measurement of rotation capacity by polarimeter. 6. Measurements with Michelson interferometer. 7. Study of wave phenomena with microwaves (reflection, refraction, polarization, interference, diffraction, standing waves). 8. Study of Doppler effect in air. From these I have taught: 3, 4, 7, 8.