Students will perform experiments that explore key principles in physics relating to both natural phenomena and modern technology. Provides a foundation in laboratory methods, including experimental design, modern measurement techniques, and data analysis.
This paper focuses on experimental skills and techniques in physics. Topics include electricity and magnetism, optics and lasers, thermal processes and atomic physics.
| Paper title | Experimental Physics I |
|---|---|
| Paper code | PHSI282 |
| Subject | Physics |
| EFTS | 0.1500 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Second Semester |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $1,080.30 |
| International Tuition Fees (NZD) | $4,858.95 |
- Prerequisite
- One of PHSI 110, 131, 132, 191 and (MATH 160 or 170)
- Schedule C
- Science
- Contact
- mikkel.andersen@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- View more information about PHSI 282
- Teaching staff
Course Co-ordinator: Dr Mikkel Andersen
Associate Professor Niels Kjaergaard
Professor Pat Langhorne
Paul Yates- Textbooks
Required: Ifan G. Huges and Thomas P. A. Hase. (2010). Measurements and their Uncertainties: A Practical Guide to Modern Error Analysis. Oxford UP.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship,
Communication, Critical thinking, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation,
Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- After completing this paper students will be able to:
- Design an experiment to test a hypothesis or to measure physical quantities
- Use a range of modern techniques and apparatus for making physical measurements
- Use Matlab for basic data analysis
- Record experimental work carefully and accurately in a lab notebook
- Understand the importance of errors in measurement and be able to estimate and combine these errors
