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General Physics Lab 2

Semester 1
Syllabus: 

The Skin Effect; Electromagnetic Reflection and Refraction - Fresnel’s Equations Microwave Propagation; Measurement of the Speed of Light; The Milikan Oil Drop Experiment; Numerical Solution of Laplace’s Equation on a Grid with Dirichlet or Neumann Boundary Conditions; Variation of the Wave Function (ψ) with Potential Energy (V); Energy Levels of the Deuteron; Relativity (Kinematics); Calculation of the Mass of A0 Particle Relativity (Dynamics).

In a particular semester, experiments may also be added from other topics in electromagnetism and modern physics.

Undergrad/Postgrad: 
Undergraduate
Co-requisites: 
PHYS3351 - Modern Physics 2 AND PHYS3386 - Electromagnetism
Evaluation: 
  • Final Practical Examination (4 hours)       50%
  • Course Work:         50%
    • 10 Laboratory Reports      20%
    • 1 In-course Test           30%
PHYS2300 - General Physics Lab I
Course Code: 
PHYS3200
Credits: 
3 Credits
Level: 
Level 3
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