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Measurements in Physics  (5 cr)

Code: 5021212-3008

General information


Enrollment

10.12.2022 - 16.01.2023

Timing

09.01.2023 - 31.03.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning

Unit

Engineering and Business

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 55

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering

Teachers

  • Hannele Kuusisto

Groups

  • PBIOKES21
  • PBIOKES21B
    PBIOKES21B
  • PBIOKES21A
    PBIOKES21A

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 or Insinöörin (AMK) Fysiikka II or alternative hand book
Materials in LMS

Teaching methods

Lectures, exercises and laboratory work

Exam schedules

Week 12

International connections

learning by doing ja flipped learning, individual and group tasks

Completion alternatives

No alternatives

Student workload

5 ECTS = 134h of student´s work including
- 19h theory lessions
- 13h laboratory work
- 2h exam
- 100h independent work

Content scheduling

- safety at laboratory work
- basic theory of electrics, magnetics, optics and radiation
- physical modeling
- measuring, evaluating errors of measurements, processing and analyzing results
- graphical presentations and reporting

Further information

Software: MS Excel, MS Word, MATLAB

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Less than 50% of the scores or partly done course.