Module 1: Room temperature STM

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STM of standard samples (HOPG) and its analysis .

Module 2: Experiments using Physical Quantity Measurement Systems

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I-V characteristics and R vs T measurements for standard samples, AC susceptibility measurements .

Module 3: X-ray physics

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Bragg's law, Debye-Scherrer analysis, Moseley's law .

Module 4: Brownian motion experiments

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Measurement of diffusion coefficient of a Brownian particle, Estimation of Avogadro's number using Brownian motion, Simulation .

Module 5: Liquid crystal experiments

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Measurement of phase transition temperature and birefringence of liquid crystals .