1. Over the weekend Figured out backup plan: optics documentation and walkthrough guide for building a microscope, a microscope resolving “the best we can” (and why) Began documentation of individual parts Ordered another microscope because of broken CCD Began working out equations for aperture and resolution Attempted to find focal length Built new pieces to hold lenses and light source Laser Technique Focusing an image Technique PROS Enlarged magnification (resolved 20u) Have a ball park measurement for focal length CONS Resolution? No hard number for focal length Using laser, parallel light source

2. Meeting with Jon to go over mechanical design CONS Resolution? No hard number for focal length Using laser, parallel light source Meet with Rebecca to check over optics calculations and experimental set up finish aperture/resolution calculations document experiment well go over optics calculations document current design draft back up ideas research microscope lighting Working on our problems today…

3. finish aperture/resolution calculations document experiment well go over optics calculations document current design draft back up ideas research microscope lighting talk to Rebecca  revise experiments: must get a focal length!! work out resolution, magnification, focus… at least, find “best we can get” talk to Jon  revise mechanical design: begin building flesh out optics documentation flesh out experiment documentation  documentation of general trials and errors (measuring and building) test best we can get  machine parts based on this finalize all documentation build “best we can get” microscope  test (and modify) microscope  integrate documentation MON TUE WED THUR -