| Unit name | Practical Physics 202 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | PHYS29020 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Goldstein |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites | |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Physics |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science |
Physics is a discipline which has observation and experimental validation at its heart. This unit is made up of laboratory work and computer workshop, and continues the development of key experimental skills, the use of various standard pieces of apparatus and analysis of data. The experiments allow for student input into design and measurement. Transferable skills are included by having formal write-up of experiments and an assessment viva for each experiment. The unit also allows for computing skills to be taught and used, with a requirement to produce one computational exercise for assessment.
Aims:
To enable further familiarity with the techniques of experimental physics including experimental design, use of appropriate apparatus, collection and analysis of data. To give experience of report writing. To increase computing skills.
Able to use apparatus appropriately in order to allow meaningful results to be obtained. Understand some of the principles underlying the design of experiments. Understand the significance of a laboratory notebook, and the measurement and interpretation of data. Able to present the results of an experiment in a manner appropriate to a professional physicist. Able to use computational methods appropriately.
Laboratory classes, lectures, vivas, computer exercises.
Mark for each experiment based on laboratory notebook and viva, formal write-up of one experiment, group presentation of another experiment, computing exercise.
To be advised.
