PH05510 - LABORATORY PHYSICS 2

Module Identifier	PH05510
Module Title	LABORATORY PHYSICS 2
Academic Year	2002/2003
Co-ordinator	Dr Eleri Pryse
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-Requisite	PH05010
Co-Requisite	None
Mutually Exclusive	Not available to students on 3 year BSc (Hons) or 4 year MPhys schemes
Course delivery	Practical	11 x 3 hours
Assessment	Semester Assessment	powerpoint presentation in week 5	20%
	Semester Assessment	Course Work: Laboratory Diary Due in week 9 but also marked regularly during the semester by supervisors.	60%
	Semester Assessment	Course Work: Formal report due in week 11	20%

Learning outcomes

After taking this module students should be able to:

perform simple experiments in physics
apply basic error analysis to measurements
draw appropriate conclusions from results
present work in a laboratory diary, formal report and PowerPoint presentation

Brief description

This module builds on the introduction to experimental physics given in module PH05010. Emphasis continues on the training of students to use basic instruments, the application of error analysis techniques presented in the earlier module and the critical assessment of results in order to draw reliable conclusions. Presentational skills are developed in the context of experiments.

Content

The module comprises a set of experiments from different areas of Physics including: Oscillations and Waves and Thermal Physics, Electricity and Magnetism, which students carry out in rotation during the course of the semester. For presentation of the work each student is expected to keep a Laboratory Diary noting the detailed progress of each experiment, prepare a formal report on a specified experiment and deliver a PowerPoint presentation. An introduction to Word, Excel and PowerPoint will be given to students without previous ICT experience.

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Text
Keller, Gettys and Skove. Physics Classical and Modern. McGraw-Hill