Undergraduate Course: Astrophysics Laboratory (PHYS09027)
Course Outline
| School | School of Physics and Astronomy |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Spectroscopy and photometry; astronomical exercises on redshifts, astrometry, and photometry. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Other | Laboratory | | 1-11 | 14:00 - 17:00 | | | | | | Other | Laboratory | | 1-11 | | | | 14:00 - 17:00 | | | Other | Laboratory | | 12-22 | | | | 14:00 - 17:00 | | | Other | Laboratory | | 12-22 | | | | | 14:00 - 17:00 |
| First Class |
Week 2, Monday, 14:00 - 17:00, Zone: Other. ROE Lecture Theatre Week 2, Monday, 14:00 - 17:00, Zone: Other. ROE Lecture Theatre |
| Additional information |
Semester 1 or 2. Semester 1: M, Th 1400. Semester 2: Tu, Th 1400. |
| No Exam Information |
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
Week 2, Monday, 14:00 - 17:00, Zone: Other. ROE Lecture Theatre |
| Additional information |
Semester 1 or 2. Semester 1: M, Th 1400. Semester 2: Tu, Th 1400. |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course it is intended that a student will be able to:
1)understand how a spectrograph, light dispersing elements, and light detectors work
2)understand how to calibrate a spectrograph, and how to measure spectra of light sources
3)understand the data manipulation tasks of astronomers making observations
4)understand the meaning of random and systematic errors in experimental measurements and how to minimise their effects
5)combine errors in individual measurements to give an estimate in the error in a derived value
6)write up experimental work as a scientific report
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Assessment Information
Report on experiments and exercises, 100%
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
Report on experiments and exercises, 100% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | AsLab |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ross Mclure
Tel: (0131) 668 8419
Email: rjm@roe.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Paula Wilkie
Tel: (0131) 668 8403
Email: paw@roe.ac.uk |
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