Course overview
In this advanced experimental course, students engage in experiments in selected areas including atomic and nuclear physics, optics and electromagnetism. They also complete a practical analogue
electronics component.
- Electronics (2 Units) -Students to complete all of the following topics
- Experiments (4 Units) - Students to complete at least four of the following topics (experiments)
Course learning outcomes
- Describe key components of analogue electronics including transistors and operational amplifiers and their use in electronic filtering and waveform generation
- Conduct experiments to investigate important physics phenomena
- Use a digital oscilloscope that is interfaced to a computer to optimally sample a waveform and utilise fast Fourier techniques to understand the signal
- Keep a scientific record of experimental work, analyse the results of experiments, and use appropriate techniques to estimate the experimental uncertainty associated with measurements, to reach non-trivial conclusions about the experiment
- Work cooperatively in a team to solve practical problems
- Use the tools, methodologies, language and conventions of physics to test and communicate ideas and explanations