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Measurements in Physics (5 cr)

Code: 5051115-3013

General information


Enrollment

01.12.2020 - 15.01.2021

Timing

11.01.2021 - 30.04.2021

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Engineering and Business

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

40 - 110

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Information and Communication Technology

Teachers

  • Markku Karhunen
  • Antti Haarto

Groups

  • PTIVIS20A
  • PTIVIS20C
  • PTIVIS20B

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
- model physical phenomena and apply the model in engineering
- 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

•safety at laboratory work
•physical modeling
•radioactive radiation
•measuring, evaluating errors of measurements, processing and analyzing results
•graphical presentations and reporting
•handling laboratory waste

Evaluation scale

H-5