Advanced Physics Laboratory

The aim of a lab course in the Advanced Physics Teaching Lab is:

Learn physics by a proper preparation for the experiments and by doing.
Learn experimental techniques. All theories have to be proven by experiments and new discoveries mostly come from very advanced measurements.
Working in experimental research requires techniques at the technical limits and the knowledge can be acquired by training.
The fight for better experimental results can only be won “in the field”. The subsequent treatment of data on a computer cannot serve as a substitute for good experimental procedures but it should complement those.
Training with established classical experiments should give the students confidence that physics “works” and enables them later to explore new fields.