Undergraduate Course: Physics Skills (MPhys 5) (PHYS11018)
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 11 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
Home subject area | Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy) |
Other subject area | None |
Course website |
http://www2.ph.ed.ac.uk/teaching/course-notes/notes/list/121 |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | 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.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Physics Skills (MPhys 4) (PHYS11017)
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Co-requisites | |
Prohibited Combinations | Students MUST NOT also be taking
Physics Skills (BSc) (PHYS10042)
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Other requirements | At least 80 credit points accrued in courses of SCQF Level 9 or 10 drawn from Schedule Q. |
Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
Class Delivery Information |
Workshop sessions, as arranged. |
Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 6,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Formative Assessment Hours 3,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
85 )
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Additional Notes |
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Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Physics Skills (MPhys 5) | 2:00 | |
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. |
Assessment Information
Degree Examination, 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 | PSkM5 |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Jamie Cole
Tel: (0131 6)50 5999
Email: R.J.Cole@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Paula Wilkie
Tel: (0131) 668 8403
Email: Paula.Wilkie@ed.ac.uk |
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