Undergraduate Course: Data Acquisition and Handling (PHYS10100)
Course Outline
| School | School of Physics and Astronomy |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This is a final 10pt course in experimental techniques taken by Physics students in S1. It combines elements of digital electronics (replacing part of JH Electronic Methods), with modern approaches to data acquisition and analysis. The intention is to prepare students for SH and MPhys experimental projects. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 44 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 33,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Revision Session Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
60 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% coursework |
| Feedback |
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Learning Outcomes
A preliminary outline syllabus is as follows:
* Analogue signal processing. Treatment of noise.Filtering. Buffering using sample and hold;
* Analogue to digital conversion. Sampling rates. Characteristics & errors;
* Digital signal processing. Triggering. Fourier transforms;
* Data acquisition using LabView (and other software packages?);
* Advanced data analysis. Multi-parameter likelihood fits;
* Practical examples, e.g. cosmic rays, Si PIN photodiodes, digital signal genera- tors, image processing with CCDs.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | DAH |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Franz Muheim
Tel: (0131 6)50 5307
Email: F.Muheim@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Rebecca Thomas
Tel: (0131 6)50 7218
Email: R.Thomas@ed.ac.uk |
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