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Preface ix Acknowledgments xi Laboratory Safety xiii Microscope Maintenance xv The Micro Kit xvii About the Companion Website xix Experiments 1 1 Stereomicroscope 3 Experiment 1A: Familiarization with the Stereomicroscope 5 2 Compound Light Microscope 13 Experiment 2A: Familiarization with the Compound Light Microscope 15 Experiment 2B: Measurements Using the Ocular Micrometer 23 Experiment 2C: Microscopic Mounting Techniques 29 Experiment 2D: Determining Refractive Index 35 3 Polarized Light Microscope 47 Experiment 3A: Familiarization with the Polarized Light Microscope 49 Experiment 3B: Determining Refractive Index of Anisotropic Materials 57 Experiment 3C: Determining Sign of Elongation and Birefringence 63 4 Fluorescence Microscope 69 Experiment 4A: Familiarization with the Fluorescence Microscope 71 5 Phase Contrast Microscope 77 Experiment 5A: Familiarization with the Phase Contrast Microscope 79 Application Experiments 85 6 Experiment 6: Physical Match Examinations 87 7 Experiment 7: Construction Examinations of Evidence 93 8 Experiment 8: Lamp Filament Examinations 103 9 Experiment 9: Fingerprint Examination and Comparison 113 10 Experiment 10: Tool Mark Examinations 121 11 Experiment 11: Firearms Examinations 127 Experiment 11A: Gunshot Residue Examinations 135 12 Experiment 12: Shoe and Tire Impression Examinations 145 13 Experiment 13: Botanical Examinations 151 14 Experiment 14: Paint Examinations 159 15 Experiment 15: Cigarette Butt Examinations 165 16 Experiment 16: Document Examinations 173 17 Experiment 17: Hair Examinations 183 Experiment 17A: Animal Hair Examinations 195 Experiment 17B: Determination of Racial and Somatic Origin Characteristics of Human Hair 205 Experiment 17C: Human Hair Examinations and Comparisons 213 Experiment 17D: Evaluation of Human Hair for DNA 223 18 Experiment 18: Feather Examinations 231 19 Experiment 19: Glass Breakage Determinations 239 Experiment 19A: Glass Examinations 247 20 Experiment 20: Fiber Examinations 257 Experiment 20A: Natural Fiber Examinations 265 Experiment 20B: Man-made Fiber Examinations 279 Experiment 20C: Fiber Comparisons 289 21 Experiment 21: Soil Examinations 295 Experiment 21A: Identification of Minerals in Soil 303 22 Experiment 22: Microchemical Testing – Inorganic Ions 317 23 Experiment 23: Building Material Examinations 329 24 Experiment 24: Explosive Residue Examinations 337 25 Experiment 25: Food Condiment Examinations 345 26 Experiment 26: Plastic Film Examinations 355 27 Experiment 27: Microscopic Examination of Controlled Substances 363 28 Experiment 28: Semen Examinations 377 Application Experiments, Instrumental Microscopy 383 29 Experiment 29: Fourier Transform Infrared Microspectrometry Examinations 385 30 Experiment 30: UV-Visible-NIR Microspectrophotometry Examinations 395 31 Experiment 31: Thermal Microscopy Examinations 405 32 Experiment 32: Scanning Electron Microscopy Examinations 413 33 Experiment 33: Case Study Scenario 423 Appendices 429 A Optical Properties of Natural Fibers 431 B Optical Properties of Man-made Fibers 433 C Michel-Lvy Chart 437 D Dispersion Staining Graph 439 E Circle Template 441 Glossary of Microscopy Terms 443 Index 453
