PHYS 498LTQ :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Course Description

Lectures

Lectures are in-person only; there is no Zoom or asynchronous option. Lecture notes will not be provided. Each lecture will be break down in to the following:

The distribution of time will dynamically change based on the instruction needs.

Homework

There will be four homework sets in total. Homework is available on the course schedule. Homework will be handed in, graded, and returned using Gradescope. Please create a Gradescope account, if you do not have one already.

A 50% penalty will be charged for late homework handed in within 1 day after the deadline. After that time, no credit will be given.

Oral Exams

Each student will have 5 minutes (presentation) + 1 minutes (question) on one topic: Previously selected topic by student and on topic chosen during final. List of topics will be provided. 

Review of Presentations

Students will attend final oral exams, and provide their written reviews on presentations.

 

Reference Materials

  1. Xi Lin, Fundamentals of Low Temperature Experiments. Peking University Press 2025. Selective Intro in Chinese
  2. Frank Pobell, Matter and Methods at low temperatures. Springer 2007. Full Access via UofI
  3. Jack W. Ekin, Experimental Techniques for Low Temperature Measurements, Oxford University Press 2006. Full Access via UofI
  4. R C Richardson & E N Smith, Experimental Techniques in Condensed Matter Physics at Low Temperatures, Addison Wesley 1988. Link
  5. Zuyu Zhao & Chao Wang, Cryogenic Engineering and Technologies: Principles and Applications of Cryogen-Free Systems, CRC Press 2019. Link

 

Academic Integrity

All activities in this course, including documentation submitted for petition for an excused absence, are subject to the Academic Integrity rules as described in Article 1, Part 4, Academic Integrity, of the Student Code.