640-299 Laboratory Work

Physics 640-121 and 640-122 (or 640-141 and 640-142).

This subject develops students' skills in experimental physics within the areas of optics, acoustics, nuclear and classical physics. It increases students' appreciation of the central role of experiments in physics in addition to developing their understanding of the power and limitations of experimental work. By the end of the subject students should comprehend a wide variety of experimental and data analysis techniques; be able to apply critical reasoning to the evaluation of experimental data and sources of experimental uncertainty; have acquired a high degree of skill in keeping experimental log books and in presenting the results of experimental work.

Assessed continuously throughout the subject.