Overview
In this unit, you will perform advanced laboratory experiments designed to broaden your experimental skills and physics knowledge.
Tuition is provided for the following skills: writing research-grade laboratory notebooks, preparing concise scientific reports, fitting models to data, uncertainty analysis, signal processing. You will complete a series of experiments of their … For more content click the Read More button below.
Offerings
S1-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS
S2-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS
Rules
Enrolment Rule
Contacts
Chief Examiner(s)
Dr Alexis Bishop
Unit Coordinator(s)
Dr Alexis Bishop
Notes
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Scheduled teaching activities and/or workload information are subject to change in response to COVID-19, please check your Unit timetable and Unit Moodle site for more details.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.
Write a research-grade laboratory record of an experiment session.
2.
Write reports in a similar format to a standard research journal article on the findings of a laboratory experiment.
3.
Analyse experimental data using numerical modelling and other computational techniques.
4.
Demonstrate awareness of scientific computing methods and visualisation.
5.
Demonstrate an ability to work in teams and to communicate and discuss physics concepts.
Teaching approach
Research activities
Problem-based learning
Assessment
1 - Workshop activites
2 - Experimental logbooks (18% each)
3 - Reports on experiments (6% each)
Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities
Laboratories
Workshops
Workload requirements
Workload
Learning resources
Technology resources
Other unit costs
Costs are indicative and subject to change.
Miscellaneous Items Required (Printing, Stationery) - $20
Availability in areas of study
Astrophysics
Physics
Physics