Measurements in Physics (5 cr)
Code: 5021212-3003
General information
Enrollment
01.06.2020 - 30.09.2020
Timing
01.09.2020 - 31.12.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
4 op
Mode of delivery
20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning
Unit
Engineering and Business
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 30
Degree programmes
Teachers
- Hannele Kuusisto
Teacher in charge
Hannele Kuusisto
Groups
-
MKEMIS19
Objective
After completing the course the student can:
- read optical characteristics
- recognise physical possibilities and limitations
- use measuring equipment
- do suitable measuring arrangement for a problem and complete the measurements
- estimate uncertainty of measurements and determine uncertainty for the results in simple cases
- make and analyse graphical presentations
- keep a laboratory notebook
- report results orally and in writing
- work safely at a laboratory
- work safely with different kinds of radioactive radiation
- handle waste developed in laboratory
Content
- optics
- safety at laboratory work
- physical modeling
- radioactive radiation
- measuring, evaluating errors of measurements, processing and analyzing results
- graphical presentations and reporting
- handling laboratory waste
Materials
Inkinen, Manninen, Tuohi, Momentti 2, Otava
Materials in LMS
Teaching methods
Lectures, exercises and laboratory work
International connections
Active teaching methods, individual and group tasks
Completion alternatives
No alternatives
Student workload
5 ECTS = 134h of student´s work including
- 10h theory lessions
- 16h laboratory work
- 108h independent work
Content scheduling
- optics
- safety at laboratory work
- physical modeling
- radioactive radiation
- measuring, evaluating errors of measurements, processing and analyzing results
- graphical presentations and reporting
- handling laboratory waste
Further information
Software: MS Excel, MS Word
Evaluation scale
H-5
Assessment criteria, fail (0)
Less than 40% of the scores or partly done course.