Aims & Learning Objectives: The aim of this unit is to develop skills required to prepare and write a Case Study, and to perform an extended experiment based on one of the experiments performed in PH40038.
While taking this unit the student should be able to:
* carry out a survey of research literature and other resources, to provide background material for the Case Study and to plan elements of the extended experiment;
* produce a well-written and well-constructed Case Study covering the physics of the chosen experiment and the experimental plan for its extension;
* show initiative in developing the experiment;
* modify or develop apparatus and/or advanced techniques of data analysis, in consultation with members of staff;
* competently manage time and resources to ensure the timely completion of the extended experiment;
* write a detailed technical report on the extended experiment, displaying an appropriate level of content, style and structure.
Content: In the first third of the unit a case study is prepared and written, including a literature review and making proposals for significant extension of one of the experiments performed in PH40038. In the remainder of the unit the extended experiment is performed and a technical report written.
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