Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Science (Volume 4 page 231)
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Note: Physics 640-393 suffices to major in physics and proceed to fourth year; Physics 640-391 or 640-392 may also be taken to provide wider practical experience. Sub-majors in physics must take Physics 640-392. Physics 640-391 can only be taken together with 640-393.
Credit points: 391 - 10.5, 392 - 19.0, 393 - 30.0
Coordinator: Dr D Jamieson
Prerequisite: Physics 640-299
Contact: 391 - five weeks; 392 - nine weeks; 393 - 13 weeks (a week is made up of 14 hours work)
Timetable: Double semester.
Objectives:
By the end of this course the student should:
- comprehend a wide range of advanced experimental techniques;
- achieve a high level of skill in acquiring and evaluating experimental data and in writing and evaluating scientific reports;
- appreciate the role of experimentation in physics and the need for all physicists to be able to read and critically assess reports of experimental work.
Content:
These three subjects consist of different amounts of laboratory work drawn from a common pool of experiments. Practical experience is available in the following laboratories: nuclear physics, particle physics, diffraction, electronics, atomic physics, optical physics, astronomy. Workshop experience is also available; in some laboratories individual projects can be selected.
Assessment:
Assessed continuously throughout the subject
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Science (Volume 4 page 231)
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