General information
Course type | AMUPIE |
Module title | Introduction to Physics Laboratory and Basics Physics Experiment |
Language | English |
Module lecturer | dr Małgorzata Wawrzyniak-Adamczewska |
Lecturer's email | mwaw@amu.edu.pl |
Lecturer position | assistant profesor/lecturer, PhD |
Faculty | Faculty of Physics |
Semester | 2024/2025 (winter) |
Duration | 45 |
ECTS | 5 |
USOS code | Introduction to Physics Laboratory and Basics Physics Experiment - 04-W-IPL-45 |
Timetable
- the course takes place in the Basics Physics Laboratory at the Faculty of Physics UAM
- total duration of the course is 45h
- there are 15 meetings per 3h each scheduled
- the meetings take place each week of a winter semester
Module aim (aims)
- Developing skills in planning and performing a basic physical experiment
- Developing skills in using simple statistical methods for development and interpretation of measurement data, as well as for proper reporting and drawing final conclusions based on performed experiment
- Enabling students to experimentally verify basic physical phenomena and physical laws
- Developing the habit of using statistical tools for data analysis, presentation and creation of laboratory/research reports
- Developing skills for individual and team in research work
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)
- General knowledge of physics at high school level
- General knowledge of mathematics at high school level
- Basic knowledge of differential calculus
Syllabus
- during laboratory classes, student is obliged to perform and analyse 12 basic physics experiments, taking into account such branches of physics as: General Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Vibrations and Wave Phenomena, Thermodynamics, Optics, Modern Physics: Atomic, Nuclear and Quantum Physics
- the student is obliged to: (1) prepare for classes on the theory of the phenomenon under study, (2) to statistically analyze the measurement data and prepare a summary laboratory report, (3) to comply with health and safety rules during work with measuring instruments and devices located at laboratory
- as part of classes related to General Mechanics section student performs selected experiments regarding such issues as: kinematics and dynamics, principles of momentum conservation, principles of mechanical energy conservation, kinematics and dynamics of a rigid body, hydrostatics and hydrodynamics
- as part of classes related to Electricity and Magnetism section student performs selected experiments including the following topics: electrostatic field, dielectrics, ferroelectrics, direct and alternating current, magnetic field magnetic, electromagnetic induction
- as part of classes related to Vibrations and Wave Phenomenal student performs selected tasks in the following topics: simple, damped and forced mechanical vibrations, mechanical resonance, motion of pendulums, resonance in LRC system
- as part of classes related to Optics section student performs selected tasks regarding topics such as: the diffraction, interference and polarization of electromagnetic waves, geometric optics: plane-parallel plates, optical prisms and lenses
- as part of classes related to Thermodynamics section student performs selected tasks regarding topics such as: calorimetry, ideal gas and the law of thermodynamics as well as thermal conductivity
- as part of classes related to Modern Physics section student performs selected tasks regarding topics such as: photoelectric effect, nuclear magnetic resonance NMR or Zeeman effect, atomic spectra and nuclear radiation
Reading list
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(1) Fundamentals of Physics, David Halliday, Jearl Walker, and Robert Resnick, 2013
(2) Evaluation of measurement data — Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement, JCGM 100:2008
(3) materials prepared by a lecturer