Physics 4 - Laboratory workLaajuus (2 cr)

Objective

Purpose: The operation of many applications is based on experimental data. The utilization of the data requires an error estimation of the results derived from the data. During the course, experimental data is measured to evaluate the use of data-derived results in different applications.

EUR-ACE Competences:
Knowledge and understanding 
Engineering practice
Investigations and information retrieval 

Learning outcomes:
After completing the course, you will be able to perform measurements of the properties of various physical systems in a variety of ways and you will be able to analyze the measurement results mathematically. You master the basic principles of technical reporting and have observed the phenomena of physics in practice. You will be able to deepen your skills in analyzing and reporting measurements.

Content

After completing this course, you will be able to use physical experimental data in different applications and perform error estimation of results. You will learn to measure the properties of different physical systems and to analyse the results mathematically. The course will equip you with technical reporting skills and deepen your understanding of physics phenomena in practice. You will also gain valuable skills in analysing and reporting measurements, which you can apply in a wide range of engineering fields.

Contents:
- experimental data measurements,
- practices in the laboratory work,
- assessment of the errors of measurements,
- derivation of the error formula of the result,
- assessment of the error of the calculated resuls,
- presentation of the result with the total error by using formulas,
- the reporting of the measured data and calculated results.

Qualifications

Physical quantities and vectors, differential and integral calculus, SI system. The ability to use elementary functions and to solve groups of equations is needed in solving physical problems.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient 1:
You have completed all measurements and completed all course assignments. There are shortcomings in the recording and reporting of measurement results. The conclusions of your report would be better if the measurements and their analysis were better performed.

Satisfactory 2:
You have completed all course assignments in terms of measurements and reporting. You have recorded the relevant data from the measurement results. Your reporting from the experimental work is limited, but it shows the right results. You have drawn some conclusions based on the data you have analyzed.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good 3:
In addition to the requirements for grade 2, you have recorded the measurement results correctly and have reported your work well. In reporting, you have presented the result in the correct format. You have made several different conclusions based on the measurements and data analysis.

Very good 4:
In addition to a grade of 3, you have made a comprehensive error estimate, in which the total error of the final result is calculated correctly using a statistical and a systematic error. In the conclusions, you have assessed the significance of the sources of error in the measurement method for the error of the final result.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5:
You have made an accurate measurement report showing the measuring devices used with their errors, the measurement data with systematic errors and a mention of possible faults. The level of the report you write is close to the level of the conference paper. In the conclusions, you have considered the error of the final result at least at the level of the grade 4. You have compared the result you have calculated with the benchmarks given in the literature.

Further information

Completion of the course requires attendance.