Course description
This lab course is designed to help students develop basic skills used in experimental physics,
including data acquisition, graph plotting, data analysis, error analysis and report writing.
The experiments also illustrate the principles taught in the physics courses at the 2000-level.
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
List of Experiments (2008)
(0) Short test on error analysis
(1) Water drop experiments
(2) Distance measurement with ultrasonic waves
(3) Doppler effect
(4) Torsional pendulum (double-counted)
(5) Cavendish's Experiment
(6) Frictional force on rolling objects
(7) Damped oscillator, forced oscillator and resonance (triple-counted)
(8) Vibrating string and superposition of waves
(9) Short test on use of basic equipment
Assessment
80%: Preparation, Performance in Lab & Lab reports
20%: Two tests
Course Planning & Content
Laboratory Sessions
PHY 2811A, Monday 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm, SC 213 & 215
PHY 2811B, Tuesday 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm, SC 213 & 215
PHY 2811C, Wednesday 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm, SC 213 & 215
* TAs will be on duty at 2:00 pm - 6:30 pm for the lab sessions.
Teacher
Manager
Technician
Teaching Assistants (on duty in lab)
Group A: *Leung Ching Yee & Chen Xiaocong
Group B: *Chan King Pak & Lau Yuk Yeung
Group C: *Luk Wing Hong & Ngan Sze Yuen
* On duty from 2:00pm to 6:00pm
Chan King Pak 陳景柏 email: pkchan@phy.cuhk.edu.hk, Office: SC 114, Tel: 2609 6302
Chen Xiaocong 陳瀟聰 email: xcchen@phy.cuhk.edu.hk, Office: SC 114, Tel: 2609 6302
Lau Yuk Yeung 劉鈺暘 email: yylau@phy.cuhk.edu.hk, Office: SC G12, Tel: 2609 6259
Leung Ching Yee 梁靜儀 email: cyleung2@phy.cuhk.edu.hk, Office: SC 224, Tel: 2609 6314
Luk Wing Hong 陸永康 email: whluk@phy.cuhk.edu.hk, Office: SC 114, Tel: 2609 6302
Ngan Sze Yuen 顏思遠 email: syngan@phy.cuhk.edu.hk, Office: SC 114, Tel: 2609 6302
Teaching Assistants (report grading)
Group A: Liang Hui
Group B: Qi Pengfei
Group C: Zhang Lei
Liang Hui 梁 慧 email: hliang@phy.cuhk.edu.hk, Office: SC G11, Tel: 2609 8158
Qi Pengfei 齊鵬飛 email: pfqi@phy.cuhk.edu.hk, Office: SC G11, Tel: 2609 8158
Zhang Lei 張 磊 email: zhanglei@phy.cuhk.edu.hk, Office: SC G11, Tel: 2609 8158
References (all reserved at UL)
L. Kirkup, Data Analysis with Excel, (Q180.55S7K57 2002) (highly recommended)
John R. Taylor, An introduction to error analysis: the study of uncertainties in physical measurements (QA275.T38 1982)
L. Lyons, A practical guide to Data analysis for physical science students (QC33L9 1991)
D.C. Baird, “Experimentation” (QC39B17 1995)
Learning Outcomes
Learn basic skills used in experimental physics.
Learn basic instrumentation in physics lab.
Learn how to collect, analyze & handle (plot) data and estimate errors by Excel.
Learn how to write a short report.
Use experiments to illustrate the principles taught in the physics courses at the 2000-level.
Academic Honesty and Plagiarism
Attention is drawn to University policy and regulations on honesty in academic work,
and to the disciplinary guidelines and procedures applicable to breaches of such policy
and regulations. Details can be found at
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/
