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

Labs 1 - 4 Grading: 0...5
- 2 individual reports/person (meaning every second work for each student)
Lab 5 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

Evaluation is based on the of the grades of the laboratory works. Each report is evaluated based on the work in the laboratory, results and the report (report is the most important one).
Participation to measurement classes and presentations is compulsory.
Detailed evaluation, see in tabula: "Evaluation of Environmental Physics Labs Version 2.0e"

If reports from several students are found to copies of each other (even partially), all those reports are disqualified, and students involved will need to perform new measurements for different laboratory assignments and write new reports from those measurements.

Assessment scale

0-5

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, guidance 9 h
- Laboratory measurements 15 h
- Poster presentation 3 h
- Independent work 54 h
Total 81 h

Further information

Working: Measurements are done by working in pairs.

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 to all measurement classes and presentations is compulsory.
Reports have been done,methods and results have been presented, structure and analyses may have some shortages and can be partly erroneous. Discussion contains very few, simple conclusions.
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 to all measurement classes and presentations is compulsory.
Measurements and reports done in a normal way. Results and analyses are correct.
Reports have been done correctly according to the reporting standards of TAMK. Discussion contains some comments relevant comments relating to the results and applications.
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 to all measurement classes and presentations is compulsory.
Measurements and reports done with comprehensive, active, collaborative working. Results and analyses 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"