Measurements in Physics (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Detailed contents and timing in Itslearning

Spring 2022:
- Use of basic equipment
- Doing physical measurements and analysis
- Compiling a measurement report

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

Location and time

syyskuu – joulukuu 2018
ICT-city

Materials

Material available for this course in Itslearning. Any basic physics book for engineers. In independent study you can also use freely available material online.

Teaching methods

Lectures, hands-on learning, independent studies, team work.

Exam schedules

Final exam will be decided later.
The re-exam could be done within the exam of next course.
Other complementary work to the course must be agreed with the teacher.

Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development

During the course, you will learn the basic skills of measuring physics and analyzing the results, which are the basis of the engineering work. Tasks include sectoral application examples. The course uses international physics notation and terminology, which enables students to understand international engineering literature, standards, etc. Students are encouraged to work in teamwork. The course uses a digital learning environment.

Completion alternatives

None.

Student workload

Classes / measurements and a test: 28 h.
Independent study, preparing to the exercise, reporting and preparing to the final exam: 100 h.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Supervised exercises (2 pieces) are evaluated on a scale (0 when the exercise is not done at all, 0.5 when only the measurements have been made and 1-2 when the report has also been approved).
Making and reporting of other exercises (7 pieces) are evaluated on a scale of 0-5 (0 when the exercise is not done at all).
There are 9 laboratory exercises and 2 of these are evaluated on a scale of 0-2 and 9 of these on a scale of 0-5, so maximum points are 39 (2 x 2 + 7 x 5 points) from laboratory exercises.
Maximum points are 26 from the final exam.
So total maximum is 65 points.

Failed (0)

Total points less than 26.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Total points at least 26 and less than 40.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Total points at least 40 and less than 56.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Total points at least 56.