2024/25 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

PHYS2002 Experimental Physics (for Astrophysics)

20 creditsClass Size: 50

Module manager: Dr Satoshi Sasaki
Email: S.Sasaki@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

Pre-requisite qualifications

Passes in at least one of PHYS1001 or PHYS1260/1261 or equivalent

Co-requisites

PHYS2380

Maths 4- Transforms and Partial Differential Equations

This module is mutually exclusive with

PHYS2001	Experimental Physics
PHYS2003	Experimental Physics (For NatSci & Joint Honours)

Module replaces

PHYS2060 Physics Laboratory 3PHYS2110 Physics Laboratory 4

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module further develops key laboratory, research and career skills.

Objectives

This module further develops key laboratory, research and career skills.

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will be able to:

1. Ability to plan, execute and analyse critically the results of laboratory experiments in core physics, processing software, demonstrating good experimental practice and time management, quality of record keeping with systematic and reliable recording of procedures and data, and evaluating the level of uncertainty in results.
2. Identify and reflect on their skills, experience, and next steps decisions to support their career development.
3. Write reports using LaTeX and associated packages, and method of correctly citing published literature using online reference databases.
4. Deliver presentations including scientific concepts, results and methodologies and answer related questions.
5. Present scientific concepts, results and methodology in extended formal scientific English with illustrations and figures and references to literature sources as necessary.
6. Communicate complex concepts succinctly and coherently, defend results and methodology and answer related questions in one-to-one situations.
7. Manage time and plan work to meet deadlines.

Syllabus

Indicative content:
- Use commonly available laboratory equipment;
- Perform laboratory experiments in core physics, obtain useful data and draw conclusions, using effective time management;
- Record the procedures, data, calculations and conclusions of their experiments as they go along;
- Utilise statistical and systematic error analysis and critically analyse their data;
- Present and communicate their experimental results to others in the form of a scientific paper and a presentation;
- Be better prepared for job and placement applications

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Workshop	3	1.00	3.00
Practicals	12	6.00	72.00
Private study hours			125.00
Total Contact hours			75.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

Preparation and writing up of laboratory work, writing scientific paper, careers assignment, development of research skills, oral presentation and viva.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Demonstrators in lab
Laboratory book of experiments/assignments
Careers assignment

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Report	Scientific paper	10.00
Report	Research skills	10.00
Presentation	Presentation	10.00
Viva	Viva	5.00
Report	Careers skills (to include CV)	5.00
Practical	Practical (Lab Writeups)	60.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Students must submit a serious attempt at all assessments for this module, in order to pass the module overall.

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 29/08/2024 10:53:02

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