Level 4 3rd year lab

PHYS40580 Level 4 3rd year lab 10 Full year Undergraduate Level 4 Michael Keith Unit coordinator 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Masters/Integrated Masters P4 ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 5.0 Laboratory For Students Returning From A Year Abroad Classes Laboratory work is divided into two blocks, A and B in S5. Each block spans six weeks and is worth 10 credits.  Lab blocks comprise 8 full days in the lab on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9.00am to 5.00pm, over four weeks, followed by an assessment in the fifth week and a written report completed during weeks five and six. Students take either block A or block B.Students may express a preference as to which blocks they take. However, the final choice of blocks for each student will be made by the Laboratory Tutor for logistic reasons.Experiments last 12 full days: 8 days of experimental work plus 4 days for preparing presentations and for assessment. Experiments will be assigned beforehand by the laboratory tutor on the basis of student requests.Students will work in pairs on their experiment and will be given a great deal of freedom in the way they perform the experiments, but demonstrators will discuss the experiments with them at the beginning and will be available to assist and advise at all stages.Assessment Assessment comprises of two components.  The first is through a presentation and interview on completion of each experiment. The presentation is made jointly by the student pair. This component will take into account the following: experimental skill and logbook notes, the oral presentation, understanding of the relevant physics, quality of the results and the analysis, originality and initiative. The second component of assessment is through written reports of each experiment.  Independent written reports are completed individually by each student and are assessed individually. Each written account must be in word-processed form.  The credit split for the interview/report is 70/30.  Dates for interviews and deadlines for written reports and posters will be published well in advance and late penalties will apply.The learning outcomes for students in year 4 are those specified in section 2.4 above for year 4, and the assessment will be done against the outcomes given there, which are more demanding than for PHYS30180/30280.Late submissions of lab. reports The standard penalties will apply.Late interviews 20 marks will be deducted if an interview is not booked by the end of the fourth week.  If an interview is not booked by the end of the fifth week, or if students fail to show up for an arranged interview they will be awarded zero.Passing the lab is a requirement for the award of an honours degree. Please note that you are required to pass the lab (40%) in order to graduate with a MPhys.Induction to the Laboratory Course All returning year abroad students will attend at the beginning of the year, a presentation by the Laboratory Tutor and will receive from their Personal Tutors a handout describing in detail the organisation, philosophy, and methods of assessment. Safety Awareness Identify hazards associated with apparatus developed by the student him/herself, and undertake a risk assessment. Investigative/Problem Solving Skills (i) Conduct and Initiative (planning, preparation, initiative)    Develop and extend prescribed experimental procedures. (ii) Technical Expertise    Be able to handle sophisticated apparatus with confidence. (iii) Recording and managing data    Keep professional quality records of laboratory work. Use computer aided data acquisition systems as appropriate. Analytical skills (i) Techniques    Critically evaluate the results of an experiment, assess the significance of the experimental results compared to expected outcomes and draw valid conclusions. ii) Evaluation of errors    Describe the sources of random and systematic error, calculate their effects on the results and evaluate ways of reducing the dominant error. Physics knowledge Link the experimental findings to underlying physics in lecture courses, textbooks and scientific journals. Communication skills (i) Oral presentation     Describe an experiment in a formal presentation using visual aids, defending procedures, results and interpretation. (ii) Written presentation     Describe experiments in the style of a scientific paper and/ or in the form of a conference report. 8 Practical skills assessment 100% Will be offered orally by demonstrators in lab sessions, orally by demonstrators when they mark each experiment, and in writing for all lab reports and posters. PHYS20101 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics Pre-Requisite Compulsory PHYS20141 Electromagnetism Pre-Requisite Compulsory PHYS20161 Introduction to Programming for Physicists Pre-Requisite Compulsory PHYS20171 Mathematics of Waves and Fields Pre-Requisite Compulsory PHYS20312 Wave Optics Pre-Requisite Compulsory PHYS20352 Statistical Mechanics Pre-Requisite Compulsory PHYS20252 Fundamentals of Solid State Physics Pre-Requisite Compulsory N Assessment practical exam 1 Practical classes & workshops 80 0 19