Key facts
Details for course being taught in current academic year
Level 3 - 15 credits - autumn term
Resources
Course description
Course outline
Students will carry out two separate half-term experimental investigations. Experiments to be allocated include: Stern-Gerlach; Optical Pumping in Cs; beta-Ray Spectrometer; Optical Spectroscopy; Electron Spin Resonance; Atomic Force Microscopy; Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope; Doppler-Free Absorption Spectrscopy.
Pre-requisite
All core courses in terms 1-6
Learning outcomes
1. Record accurately the progress of an extended experimental investigation in a clear and accurate manner.
2. Handle a range of experimental equipment safely and use it to obtain meaningful data.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the working of the apparatus and of the physics of the experiment.
4. Analyse the data from each experiment and evaluate the quality of results obtained from the data.
5. Present the results and conclusions of the investigation in both written and oral form.
Library
This will vary widely from experiment and will be contained within the laboratory manuals.
Assessments
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 100.00% | |
| Laboratory Report | Autumn Week 6 | 30.00% |
| Laboratory Report | Autumn Week 10 | 30.00% |
| Project Report (3000 words) | Spring Week 2 | 40.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
Teaching methods
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Term | LABORATORY | 4 hours | 1111111111 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
Contact details
Dr Michael Hardiman
Assess convenor
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/physics/profile1145.html
Dr Matthias Keller
Assess convenor
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/physics/profile178720.html