Undergraduate Course: Experimental Physics (PHYS09049)
Course Outline
| School | School of Physics and Astronomy |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This 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.
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| Course description |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Design and perform an experiment to test a physical theory, identifying, quantifying and controlling sources of experimental error.
- Resolve conceptual and technical difficulties by locating and integrating relevant information from a diverse range of sources, as a natural and often necessary component of the process of experimental discovery.
- Analyse and review critically experimental data and make comparison with existing literature results or theoretical predictions as appropriate.
- Develop familiarity with data analysis tools commensurate with employment as a professional scientist.
- Present a complete, reproducible account of an experiment and the conclusions drawn from it to a professional standard.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | ExpPhysLab |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jamie Cole
Tel: (0131 6)50 5999
Email: R.J.Cole@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Yolanda Zapata-Perez
Tel: (0131 6)51 7067
Email: yolanda.zapata@ed.ac.uk |
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