PH05510 - LABORATORY PHYSICS 2

Module Identifier

PH05510

Module Title

LABORATORY PHYSICS 2

Academic Year

2004/2005

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

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Assessment	Laboratory Diary	60%
Semester Assessment	Formal Report	20%
Semester Assessment	Powerpoint Presentation	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, 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

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 3