Gwybodaeth Modiwlau

Module Identifier
PH15510
Module Title
LABORATORY PHYSICS
Academic Year
2008/2009
Co-ordinator
Semester
Semester 2
Co-Requisite
Core Part 1 Modules
Mutually Exclusive
None
Pre-Requisite
PH15010
Other Staff

Course Delivery

Delivery Type Delivery length / details
Practical 11 laboratory sessions ( 4 hours)
 

Assessment

Assessment Type Assessment length / details Proportion
Semester Assessment Course Work: Laboratory Diary  25%
Semester Assessment Course Work: Formal Reports  75%
Supplementary Assessment As determined by Departmental Examination Board  100%

Learning Outcomes

After taking this module students should be able to:

  • apply the techniques acquired in PH15510 to the performance of basic experiments in Physics.

Brief description

This module is an extension of the Basic Laboratory Techniques in which the skills acquired during that module are applied to general laboratory physics experiments.

Content

Students choose from a number of experiments. These are divided into three blocks and students will be expected to undertake experiments in each of the blocks. At the end of each experiment, students will produce a formal report which will be marked and returned as quickly as possible to provide suitable feedback. The experiment blocks are shown below:

1. Analogue and digital electronics
2. Fundamental constants and radioactivity
3. Astrophysics

Reading List

Recommended Text
A small number of appropriate books are kept in the part 1 laboratory

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 4