Physics Skills (MPhys 5) (U01437)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : PHY-4-PhSkillM5

This is a synoptic paper testing problem solving abilities, with a portion of the paper devoted to specialist topics appropriate to each Degree Programme. Students are expected to analyse and solve problems, which may be unseen, utilising existing Physics knowledge.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : At least 100 credit points accrued in courses of SCQF Level 9 or 10 drawn from Schedule Q; Physics Skills (MPhys 4) (PHY-4-PhSkillM4).

? Prohibited combinations : Physics Skills (BSc) (PHY-4-PhSkillH).

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Undergraduate (School of Physics), (School of Physics, Schedule Q)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 2 weeks

? Additional Class Information : Workshop sessions, as arranged.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students should be able to :
1) Identify and apply the physical concepts / laws needed to analyse and solve the problem;
2) Make appropriate assumptions, qualifications or order of magnitude estimates in order to solve open-ended problems;
3) Be able to graph or sketch a visual representation of a property or observable quantity appropriate to the problem at hand;
4) Be able to comment on or assess the implications of the solution they have proposed to a particular problem;
5) Be able to solve physics problems by mathematical or any other valid reasoning.