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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Physics and Astronomy : Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy)

Undergraduate Course: Experimental Physics 3 (PHYS09063)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Physics and Astronomy CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course is taken in the Junior Honours year by students on the Physics degree programme. It builds on prior data analysis and experimental method training in the Year 2 Practical Physics course. Students work individually on experimental projects selected from a broad range of fields, providing a platform for individual project work based in research groups in the Senior Honours year.
Course description 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 is undertaken over six 3-hour laboratory sessions. Workshops are held at the beginning of semester 1.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Experimental Physics 2 (PHYS08056) OR Practical Physics (PHYS08048)
Co-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students also take Fourier Analysis and Statistics (PHYS09055)
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Experimental Physics 3 (CP10) (PHYS09062)
Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2022/23, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  100
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 72, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 124 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 100% Coursework including written reports and laboratory notebooks:
Four written reports, 54%
Four laboratory notebooks, 40%
Feedback statements, 6%
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Design and perform an experiment to test a physical theory, identifying, quantifying and controlling sources of experimental error.
  2. Resolve conceptual and technical difficulties by locating and integrating relevant information from a diverse range of sources, as a natural and often necessary component of the process of experimental discovery.
  3. Analyse and review critically experimental data and make comparison with existing literature results or theoretical predictions as appropriate.
  4. Develop familiarity with data analysis tools commensurate with employment as a professional scientist.
  5. Present a complete, reproducible account of an experiment and the conclusions drawn from it to a professional standard.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsExpPhy3
Contacts
Course organiserDr John Loveday
Tel: (0131 6)51 7233
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Course secretaryMiss Emma Summers
Tel: (0131 6)51 7524
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