2020/21 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

PHYS0040 Physics Laboratory

10 creditsClass Size: 76

Module manager: Dr Jung-uk Shim
Email: J.Shim@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2020/21

Pre-requisite qualifications

This module is for non-Physics students.

GCSE Physics and Mathematics or equivalent

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module is designed for students who have not had the opportunity of an A level education in Physics, and can teach you Physics to A level equivalent standards. The only prerequisite is GCSE level mathematics, or equivalent.PHYS0040 Physics Laboratory trains students in the experimental method, data analysis and the reporting of results.

Objectives

On completion of this module you should be able to:
- perform an experiment with minimum supervision
- present results in a clear, concise and accurate manner
- perform simple mathematical manipulations of data and error analysis
- provide a critical analysis of their results
- use the WWW to obtain information from a wide number of sources and to write a coherent essay based on the information obtained.

Skills outcomes
- Report Writing
- Data Analysis
- Time Management
- Experiment Planning
- Computing

Syllabus

The first laboratory session will be a group experiment which will give students an introduction to Data Collection and Analysis.

The remaining five sessions will consist of a variety of experiments drawn from: Mechanics, Atomic Physics, Optics, Thermal Physics and Electromagnetism.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
On-line Learning	31	1.00	31.00
Private study hours			69.00
Total Contact hours			31.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Continuous monitoring through assessment tasks

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
In-course Assessment	Continuous assessment of performance on weekly experiments, data analysis and reporting. Exercises in report writing and error analysis	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 12/10/2020 15:48:24

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