FY516: Project in methods of experimental physics and biophysics (5 ECTS)

STADS: 07001601

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the autumn semester.
2nd quarter

Teacher responsible
Email: kloesgen@memphys.sdu.dk

Additional teachers
permorgen@sdu.dk

Timetable
There is no timetable available for the chosen semester.

Comment:
AFLYST EFTERÅR 2016

Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
Knowledge of electricity and magnetism, corresponding to FY503, and introductory statistics in the Science curriculum.

Course introduction
The students will get acquaintance with experimental methods by working with some typical, modern experimental techniques in physics and biophysics, including advanced equipment, coupled to computers for automated data collection and data processing. Part of the activities will deal with measurement uncertainties, the control or elimination of noise, and signal conditioning.

Expected learning outcome
After completing the course the students will be able to:

• Independently perform experiments with the type of equipment used in the activities
• Explain and discuss the theoretical principles underlying the functioning of the equipment
• Write a report in the style of a scientific paper, complete with literature reference and discussion

Subject overview
Topics and areas of interest will be optical instrumentation, including lasers, the use of vacuum based equipment with surface sensitive measurement techniques, techniques for deposition of materials on surfaces, electron microscopes, and equipment used for membrane biophysics studies. Several of these techniques work to characterize materials at the nanoscale and nanophenomena. The topics will preferentially center on activities in the research going on at the Institute. The chosen experiments are decided on at the beginning of the term. Within the norms for this course a maximum of two experimental facilities can be included, for one or two projects.

Literature

• Margot Northey and Judi Jewinski: Making Sense in Engineering and the Technical Sciences, Oxford University Press, Fifth Edition 2015, 255 pages, ISBN: 9780199010257 .

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
A project assignment and a concluding final written report, on which the oral exam will be based. 7-scale grade with internal censorship.

Re-examination after 4th quarter.

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.

Forelæsninger, antal timer 10. Eksaminatorietimer/opgaveregning, antal timer 10. Projektarbejde, antal timer 30.
Educational activities

Language
This course is taught in Danish.

Course enrollment
See deadline of enrolment.

Tuition fees for single courses
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