Physics Laboratories (3 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

After completing this course student can
- make controlled physical measurements
- evaluate reliability of measurements
- report measurements according to standards and ethical principles
- evaluate importance of measurements
- plan, implement and analyze an own measurement

Content (course unit)

Measurements of students own technical area
Reporting of laboraratory works
Project learning applications

Prerequisites (course unit)

Writing Scientific Reports in English, Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics and Thermophysics, Electrodynamics and Magnetism, Oscillation, Waves and Modern Physics

Exam schedules

No exams

Evaluation methods and criteria

Evaluation is based on the average of the grades of the laboratory works. Each report is evaluated based on the working in the laboratory, results and the report.
Participation to all classes ( inroductions, measurements and fedbacks) is compulsory.
Detailed evaluation, see in tabula: "Evaluation of Environmental Physics Labs Version 2.0e"

Teaching methods

Contact teaching
Laboratory work
Report
Cooperative learning

Learning materials

Randall Knight, Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 2nd Edition, Pearson Education.
The weekly schedule and laboratory instructions available tabula.tamk.fi
Technical Formulas, Tammertekniikka, 2002

Student workload

- Introductions,feedbacks, guidance 24h
- Laboratory measurements 18 h
- Poster presentation 3h
- Independent work ab. 35h
Total ab. 80h
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Content scheduling

Introduction, selfevaluation of a previous report 3h.
Calculation methods introduction,data processing 6h.
Laboratory exercises chosen from the fields of general and environmental physics 18 h.
Feedback, guidance 15h.
Poster presentations 3h.
Working: Measurements are done by working in pairs.
Lab 1 Grading: Need to get acceptable level
-common responsibility report of each pair required
Lab 2 Grading 0...5
Common responsibility report of each pair
Labs 3 -6 Grading: 0...5
- 2 individual reports/person of every second work required
Lab 7 Own designed lab Grading 0...5
- Common poster, calculation sheet and presentation
Delivery times:
- 2 working weeks from the date of the measurements
- a delay will affect negatively on the grading
- the dead line is 4 working weeks from the date of measurements

Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Missing works or reports.

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Participation 100 % compulsory
Reports have been done,methods and results have been presented, structure and analyses may have some shortages and can be partly erroneous.
Detailed evaluation, see in tabula: "Evaluation of Environmental Physics Labs Version 2.0e"

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Participation 100 % compulsory.
Measurements and reports done in a normal way. Results and analysis correct. Brief comments done.
Detailed evaluation, see in tabula: "Evaluation of Environmental Physics Labs Version 2.0e"

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Participation 100 % compulsory.
Measurements and reports done with comprehensive, active, collaborative working. Results are correct. Structured, fluent, especially transparent text, vision of limitations and improvements, broad mature discussion and own conclusions related to the topics.
Detailed evaluation, see in tabula: "Evaluation of Environmental Physics Labs Version 2.0e"