PHYS2030
LABORATORY
Students should only enrol into PHYS2030 if they have already completed PHYS2040.
All others should enrol into PHYS2110 Quantum Physics and Laboratory in 2012.
Session: 1
Convenor:
The comparison
of experiment with hypothesis lies at the very core of the
Scientific Method, and nowhere are such comparisons more
important than in Physics.
This course provides
an introduction to some of the experimental techniques used
in physics research. It also provides experience in making
accurate measurements and in estimating their reliability,
skills that are important in any experimental discipline.
The experiments
cover a wide range of techniques including X-ray diffraction,
radioactive decay, nuclear magnetic resonance, thermionic
emission, forces on moving charges in a magnetic field,
and the electrical and magnetic properties of matter at
room and cryogenic temperatures.
Assumed knowledge:
- Any first year physics
subject.
Assessment:
- Marks awarded in laboratory
classes 80%
- Two hour laboratory exam
20%
Syllabus:
- Experimental investigations
in a range of areas including: X-ray diffraction, work
function, semiconductor bandgap, Hall effect, carrier
lifetimes, nuclear magnetic resonance, magnetic properties
of materials.
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last updated 1st February 2011
