Introduction to Vacuum Technology: Instructor and Student Manuals

This resource includes a 199-page student laboratory manual and 244-page instructor guide. The lab manual provides assignments and labs corresponding to concepts found in the Introduction to Vacuum Technology E-book. Each activity unit includes a summary of learning activities, a pre-lab assignment, theoretical background needed for the activity, comprehensive instructions, and post-activity questions. The activities in the manual do not need to be paired with the textbook to be completed. The instructor guide mirrors the lab manual but includes "Instructor's Corner" sections that feature sample answers to the lab questions and tips for conducting the activities. The lab manual and instructor guide include the following activity categories, each with a certain number of individual activities:

• Learning Activity 1.1: Marshmallow Preparation - Measurements and Calculations,
• Learning Activities 2.1 - 2.4: Marshmallow Measurements, Pressure Calculation, Components of the Rough Vacuum Trainer System, and Gas Flow Paths,
• Learning Activities 3.1 - 3.4: Unit Conversion, Scientific Notation, Absolute and Gage Pressure, and Pressure Measurement,
• Learning Activities 4.1 - 4.4: Gas Laws Activities,
• Learning Activities 5.1 - 5.3: Equilibrium Vapor Pressure of Water,
• Learning Activities 6.1 - 6.2: Building and Pumping Down a Rough Vacuum System,
• Learning Activities 7.1 - 7.3: Vacuum Pump-down Curves and Vacuum Pump-down Time,
• Learning Activities 8.1 - 8.5: Rough Vacuum System Pump-Down Time,
• Learning Activities 9.1 - 9.2: Pressure Rate-of-Rise Curves,
• Learning Activities 10.1 - 10.4: Thin Film Deposition Using Rough Vacuum Equipment Trainer.

Access to the instructor's guide can be obtained by sending an email to ost@geneseo.edu for verification. The Vacuum Technology E-book along with related videos and labs are available to view separately.