The linear molecule N[subscript 2]O is presented as an alternative gas-phase species for the ubiquitous undergraduate physical chemistry rotation-vibration spectroscopy experiment. Utilizing a 0.5 cm[superscript -1] resolution teaching grade FTIR spectrometer, 15 vibrational bands, corresponding to 1229 rotation-vibration transitions, have been observed in the region 5000-500 cm[superscript -1]. The large quantity of observed data presents the opportunity to assign each of 15 students, or groups, a unique band to analyze independently. The data analysis of each band is straightforward, involving P- and R- branch transition-energy expressions similar to those used in the analysis of traditional diatomic molecules such as HCl and CO, and result in the determination of a band origin and "B" rotational constants. Spectroscopic constants of independent band analyses can be pooled to determine anharmonicity and vibration-rotation constants and prepare a vibrational energy-level diagram involving the 15 observed states. (Contains 3 figures, 3 tables and 2 notes.)