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PHY-10031 - Module Specification
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 21 November 2024

PHY-10031 - Instrumentation Physics
Coordinator: Arumugam Mahendrasingam Room: LJ1.04 Tel: +44 1782 7 33312
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 4
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 734921

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

This module will provide you an introduction to the fundamental concepts of instrumentation, which play a crucial role in laboratory settings. By studying these concepts, you will be better equipped to select appropriate equipment and develop relevant experimental and analytical techniques for their investigations.

Aims
This module aims to develop underlying principles and characteristics of instrumentation which will enable students to choose or develop appropriate instrumentation for a specific application.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/phy-10031/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

Describe and explain the fundamental methods of measuring various parameters important in Physics: 1,2,3
Critically review the implications associated with various methods of measurements: 1,2,3
Choose the appropriate measurement technique for various systems: 1,2,3
Perform basic measurements and apply a calibration to the data in order to measure the intended physical parameter: 2,3

Study hours

Active Learning Hours:
Lectures: 12 hours;
Laboratory: 18 hours;
Tutorials: 12.5 hours;
Exam: 2.5 hours;
Independent Study Hours:
Completion of problem sheets: 30 hours;
Lab portfolio Completion: 12 hours;
Self Study: 63 hours

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Exam weighted 40%
Unseen written examination


2: Problem Sheets weighted 20%
Problem sheets


3: Portfolio weighted 40%
Laboratory


The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 21 November 2024