? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 9  ? Acronym : PHY-3-Lab20

This course comprises four experimental projects for each student, chosen (from a wide-ranging total set) to include a balanced sample of experimental techniques. Each project extends over two weeks, attending three afternoons per week.

? Pre-requisites : Physics 2B: Waves, Quantum Physics and Materials (PHY-2-B); Foundations of Mathematical Physics (PHY-2-FoMP) or Principles of Mathematical Physics (PHY-2-PoMP).

? Prohibited combinations : Experimental Physics (CP10) (PHY-3-Lab10); Experimental Musical Acoustics A (PHY-3-MusAcLab).

Home subject area

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

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 9 hour(s) per week for 8 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Laboratory Monday 14:00 17:00 KB Laboratory Thursday 14:00 17:00 KB Laboratory Friday 14:00 17:00 KB

Upon successful completion of this course it is intended that you will be able to:
1) design experiment methodologies to achieve optimal results within the constraints of the time and apparatus available;
2) assess quantitatively the quality of their data and any derived values;
3) develop a critical judgement of the results, analysis and conclusions of an experiment;
4) communicate technical matters with enhanced accuracy, clarity and concision.

Four written reports, 66.7%
Oral presentation, 16.7%
Laboratory notebook, 16.7%

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Linda Grieve
Tel : (0131 6)50 5254
Email : linda.grieve@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Thomas Davinson
Tel : (0131 6)50 5250
Email : T.Davinson@ed.ac.uk

Course Website : http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/~td/P3lab/welcome.html

School Website : http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.scieng.ed.ac.uk/