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Course Number 0509-1834-03
Course Name Physics - Lab
Academic Unit The Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering -
Basic and General Courses
Lecturer Prof. Yoav LahiniContact
Contact Email: lahini@tauex.tau.ac.il
Office Hours By appointmentBuilding: Shenkar - Physics , Room: 414
Mode of Instruction Laboratory
Credit Hours 2
Semester 2021/1
Day Wed
Hours 08:00-12:00
Building Shenkar - Physics
Room 201
Course is taught in English
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Short Course Description

Physics Laboratory A
Course Syllabus

During the course the students learn basic techniques in experimental physics, including performance of measurements and data analysis, in various subjects.
List of experiments for the first semester:

1. Free Fall - the first experiment in the laboratory.
2. Geometrical optics - focal length and magnification with convex and concave thin lenses.
3. Latent heat - phase transition of liquid nitrogen.
4. Friction and energy - transformation of kinetic, potential and elastic energy and energy loss to friction.
5. Viscosity - viscosity of glycerin through the motion of a falling ball.
6. Harmonic motion - mathematical vs. physical pendulum.
7. Electric circuits & Wheatstone bridge.

The students will use a special built GUI in Matlab in order to perform the data analysis. The theoretical material is presented in the course website and the statistical booklet (also in the website).

Lecturer: Prof. Halina Abramowicz
Prerequisite: None.
Course Objective: Studying the principles of measurements and data analysis in the environment of simple physics experiments.

Syllabus:
1. Estimation of statistical and systematic uncertainties.
2. Propagation of uncertainties.
3. Linear and non-linear fitting of data.
4. Estimation of goodness of fit.
5. Quantification of agreement of expectations with data.
Course requirements:
Performing all 7 experiments and submitting all of the reports.

Grade composition:
70% Report
15% Quizzes
15% Instructor evaluation

Recommended books:
- Statistics booklet "Data Analysis in Lab A". http://physics.tau.ac.il/laba/files/DataAnalysisDraft2Oct2011.pdf
- Squires, G. L., Practical Physics, 3rd Ed.
- Wall, J. V. and Jenkins, C. R., Practical Statistics for Astronomers.



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Course Requirements

Students may be required to submit additional assignments
Full requirements as stated in full syllabus

The specific prerequisites of the course,
according to the study program, appears on the program page of the handbook



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