Physics Skills (BSc) (U01421)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : PHY-4-PhSkillH

This is a synoptic paper testing problem solving abilities. Students are expected to analyse and solve problems, which may be unseen, utilising existing Physics knowledge.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Available only to those students enrolled on single Honours BSc programmes offered by the School of Physics. At least 40 credit points accrued in courses of SCQF Level 9 or 10 drawn from Schedule Q.

? Prohibited combinations : Physics Skills (MPhys 4) (PHY-4-PhSkillM4); Physics Skills (MPhys 5) (PHY-5-PhSkillM5).

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

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

? 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.