Spring 2022 - PHYS 332W LA01
Advanced Physics Laboratory I (4)
Class Number: 5916
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 10 – Apr 11, 2022: Tue, Thu, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
John Bechhoefer
bechhoef@sfu.ca
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Prerequisites:
PHYS 233; PHYS 285 or CHEM 260, both with a minimum grade of C-.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Experiments investigating a range of physical phenomena such as Brownian motion, molecular order, chaotic dynamics, Doppler broadening of stellar spectra, and biophysical forces using techniques such as interference, optical trapping, and spectroscopy. Attention will also be given to more general skills, including experimental design, operating and troubleshooting experimental equipment, modeling of experimental results, data analysis, and the presentation of experimental results. Biological Physics students will do a selected set of experiments. Writing/Quantitative.
COURSE DETAILS:
Lecture: Thu 14:30-15:20
Lab: Tue 13:30-19:20 P9413, P9423, P8446, P8444.2
Grading
- Lab Performance 50%
- Writing Assignments 20%
- Formal Report 30%
Materials
MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:
Required text:
Measurements and their Uncertainties: A practical guide to modern error analysis
Authors: Ifan Hughes and Thomas Hase
ISBN: 9780199566334
*Students can purchase text from online retailer if e-book not available at SFU bookstore.
There won’t be an exam for this course, so please disregard the Department Undergraduate Notes below.
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, within one week of the final exam schedule being posted.
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
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TEACHING AT SFU IN SPRING 2022
Teaching at SFU in spring 2022 will involve primarily in-person instruction, with safety plans in place. Some courses will still be offered through remote methods, and if so, this will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes. You will also know at enrollment whether remote course components will be “live” (synchronous) or at your own pace (asynchronous).
Enrolling in a course acknowledges that you are able to attend in whatever format is required. You should not enroll in a course that is in-person if you are not able to return to campus, and should be aware that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.
Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the spring 2022 term.