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

Undergraduate Course: Experimental Physics (PHYS09049)

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 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.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: 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 (CP10) (PHYS09025)
Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, 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, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 122 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 80 %, Practical Exam 20 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 100% coursework including written reported and laboratory notebooks:

Four written reports, 60%
Four laboratory notebooks, 20%
Oral presentation, 20%
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. Analysis and critical review of experimental data and comparison with theory or literature as appropriate.
  3. Maintain a complete and legible contemporary record of experimental methods, analysis, results and conclusions.
  4. Present a complete, reproducible written or oral account of an experiment and the conclusions drawn from it to a professional standard, incorporating figures, tables and graphs where appropriate.
  5. Resolve conceptual and technical difficulties by locating and integrating relevant information from a diverse range of sources.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL https://www.wiki.ed.ac.uk/display/JHLAB
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsExpPhysLab
Contacts
Course organiserDr Thomas Davinson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5250
Email: T.Davinson@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Yolanda Zapata-Perez
Tel: (0131 6)51 7067
Email: yolanda.zapata@ed.ac.uk
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