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Course Outlines

Fall 2015 - PHYS 231 D100

Physics Laboratory II (3)

Class Number: 2497

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2015: Tue, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    PHYS 141 or 131 or 130, with a minimum grade of C-. Recommended co-requisite: PHYS 255.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Introductory physics laboratory with experiments chosen from mechanics, heat, optics, electricity, magnetism, properties of matter, atomic and nuclear physics, along with lectures on the use of computers for data acquisition and data analysis in the physics laboratory. Students with credit for PHYS 234 may not take this course for further credit. Quantitative.

COURSE DETAILS:

TIME & LOCATION:
Lecture: P9423, Tuesdays, 12:30-1:20pm
Lab: P9423, Tuesdays, 1:30-5:30pm



Laboratory experiments will include: 

·       Probability distributions and radioactive decay

·       Radioactivity: interval distribution, radioactive decay of radon

·       AC Circuit elements: properties of inductors and capacitors

·       AC circuits: LRC resonance

·       Mechanical resonance

·       A more complex experiment combining data acquisition and control

 

Lecture topics will include: 

·       Error Analysis and Error Propagation

·       Probability Distributions

·       Curve Fitting

·       AC Circuits

·       Computer-Aided Data Acquisition

·       Computer-Aided Data Analysis

Grading

  • Prelab/homework 20%
  • Lab Notebooks 30%
  • Formal Report 20%
  • Lab Exam 20%
  • Lab Skill 10%

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

Required text:
An Introduction to Error Analysis, 2nd edition
Author: Taylor

Department Undergraduate Notes:

Students who cannot write their exam during the course's scheduled exam time must request accommodation from their instructor in writing, clearly stating the reason for this request, before the end of the first week of classes.

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://students.sfu.ca/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

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