Third Year Laboratory (S6)

PHYS30182 Third Year Laboratory (S6) 10 Semester 2 Undergraduate Level 6 Michael Keith Unit coordinator Department of Physics & Astronomy 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Last part of a Bachelors ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 5.0 The Yr3 Physics Laboratory (PHYS30182) is a 10-credit, level 3 practical course designed to develop advanced laboratory and data analysis skills through an 8-week experimental project. It requires mandatory attendance and collaboration in pairs, with assessment based on presentations and written reports. This summary outlines the course structure, learning outcomes, and assessment criteria.<ul class="___1sxglwx f1pkrkt5 f1xlm3kd" node="[object Object]"><li class="___1byvshk fyz9r5i" node="[object Object]">The course includes 64 hours of lab work, with assessments weighted 70% for interviews and 30% for reports, emphasizing experimental skill, understanding, and scientific communication.</li><li class="___1byvshk fyz9r5i" node="[object Object]">Students must achieve a minimum of 40% overall and meet laboratory work requirements to pass, with penalties for late submissions and interviews.</li><li class="___1byvshk fyz9r5i" node="[object Object]">Intended learning outcomes focus on critical evaluation, error analysis, presentation skills, and professional scientific reporting consistent with final-year physics standards.</li></ul> The Yr3 Physics Laboratory (PHYS30182) is a 10-credit, level 3 practical course designed to develop advanced laboratory and data analysis skills through an 8-week experimental project. It requires mandatory attendance and collaboration in pairs, with assessment based on presentations and written reports. This summary outlines the course structure, learning outcomes, and assessment criteria.<ul class="___1sxglwx f1pkrkt5 f1xlm3kd" node="[object Object]"><li class="___1byvshk fyz9r5i" node="[object Object]">The course includes 64 hours of lab work, with assessments weighted 70% for interviews and 30% for reports, emphasizing experimental skill, understanding, and scientific communication.</li><li class="___1byvshk fyz9r5i" node="[object Object]">Students must achieve a minimum of 40% overall and meet laboratory work requirements to pass, with penalties for late submissions and interviews.</li><li class="___1byvshk fyz9r5i" node="[object Object]">Intended learning outcomes focus on critical evaluation, error analysis, presentation skills, and professional scientific reporting consistent with final-year physics standards.</li></ul> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW93376447 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-user-drag:none;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);clear:both;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);cursor:text;direction:ltr;font-family:"Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px;orphans:2;overflow:visible;padding:0px;position:relative;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;user-select:text;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW93376447 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-user-drag:none;background-color:transparent;border-left:0.666667px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);border-right:0.666667px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);border-top:0.666667px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);color:windowtext;font-kerning:none;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin:2px 0px 0px;overflow-wrap:break-word;padding:1.33333px 8px 1.33333px 5.33333px;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;user-select:text;vertical-align:baseline;" data-ccp-border-bottom="0.6666666666666666px solid #000000" data-ccp-padding-bottom="1.3333333333333333px" paraid="1747039721" paraeid="{55938b91-cc9a-4a3c-a1e4-505724c13a9f}{92}"><span class="TextRun SCXW93376447 BCX8 NormalTextRun" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-user-drag:none;font-variant-ligatures:none !important;line-height:17.2667px;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">The <span class="TextRun SCXW93376447 BCX8 NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-user-drag:none;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI1IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjMiPjxnIGZpbGw9Im5vbmUiIGZpbGwtcnVsZT0iZXZlbm9kZCIgc3Ryb2tlPSIjMzVGIiBzdHJva2UtbGluZWNhcD0icm91bmQiPjxwYXRoIGQ9Ik0wIC41aDVNMCAyLjVoNSIvPjwvZz48L3N2Zz4=");background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;font-variant-ligatures:none !important;line-height:17.2667px;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">third year<span class="TextRun SCXW93376447 BCX8 NormalTextRun" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-user-drag:none;font-variant-ligatures:none !important;line-height:17.2667px;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"> laboratory aims to develop your laboratory and data analysis skills on a range of finals level physics experiments.</div> Classes:<span class="TextRun SCXW9686909 BCX8 NormalTextRun" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-user-drag:none;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:none !important;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:18.3458px;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;user-select:text;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-GB">Most students will take 10 credits of lab per semester (PHYS30181/PHYS30182), though some programmes only have one semester of lab. Each semester students will work on a single 8-week lab <span class="TextRun SCXW9686909 BCX8 NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-user-drag:none;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI1IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjQiPjxnIGZpbGw9Im5vbmUiIGZpbGwtcnVsZT0iZXZlbm9kZCI+PHBhdGggc3Ryb2tlPSIjRUIwMDAwIiBkPSJNMCAzYzEuMjUgMCAxLjI1LTIgMi41LTJTMy43NSAzIDUgMyIvPjxwYXRoIGQ9Ik0wIDBoNXY0SDB6Ii8+PC9nPjwvc3ZnPg==");background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:none !important;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:18.3458px;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;user-select:text;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-GB">experiment<span class="TextRun SCXW9686909 BCX8 NormalTextRun" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-user-drag:none;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:none !important;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:18.3458px;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;user-select:text;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-GB">, running for the first 8 weeks of the semester. Lab hours are 09:00 to 17:00 (with reasonable rest break periods permitted) on Tuesdays or Thursdays (the lab day will be allocated at the start of semester).<span class="TextRun SCXW9686909 BCX8 NormalTextRun" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-user-drag:none;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:none !important;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:18.3458px;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;user-select:text;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-GB">Students will usually work in pairs on their experiment and will be given a great deal of freedom in the way they perform their experiments, but demonstrators will discuss their experiments with them at the beginning and will be available to assist and advise at all stages. 3 Report 100% PHYS20101 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics Pre-Requisite Compulsory PHYS20141 Electromagnetism Pre-Requisite Compulsory PHYS20352 Statistical Mechanics Pre-Requisite Compulsory PHYS20342 Electromagnetism 2 Pre-Requisite Compulsory PHYS20151 Properties of Matter Pre-Requisite Compulsory N Practical classes & workshops 64 0 36