Physics practical classes form an important part of many scientific and
technical courses in higher education. In addition to the older standard
experiments, such practicals now generally include a few
computer-controlled experiments developed in association with the
research groups active in the particular university or college. Since
there is relatively little exchange of information between the teaching
staff of different institutes, the personal computer, despite its
ubiquity, is underexploited in this role as a teaching aid. The present
book provides a detailed description of a number of computer-controlled
experiments suitable for practical classes. Both the relevant physics
and the computational techniques are presented in a form that enables
the readers to construct and/or perform the experiment themselves.