PHYSICS INSTRUMENT AND MEASUREMENT LABORATORY

Academic Year 2022-2023

Teachers

Lorenzo Gianni Santi

Unit Credits

Teaching Period

Second Period

Course Type

Supplementary

Prerequisites. Knowledge of the contents of the General Physics courses.

Teaching Methods. Lectures, laboratory experiments, discussions on setup and results’ analysis of the experiments, laboratory reports

Verification of Learning. During the course: observation of the group work dynamics

Individual, final examination: evaluation and discussion of the laboratory reports.

Objectives

As a result of the course it is expected that the students- Are able to evaluate and choose the experimental methods with which to explore a physical phenomenon, demonstrating skills in the planning of experiments;- Have acquired the capacity to use and manage the measuring instruments;- Be able to analyze the results obtained, taking into account the aims of the experiment;- should be able to communicate clearly and without ambiguity the methods used, the results obtained and their conclusions and interpretations.

instruments, introduction to the theory of errors.

Minimal list of laboratory experiments:

Mechanics

Volumetric density of a sample.

Position sensor acquired via computer. Introduction to the interface, simple motions exploration and analysis tools.

Collision of two carts.

Collision in two dimensions.

Static and dynamic determination of the elastic constant of a spring.

Thermology

Calorimetry. Measurement of specific heat capacity of a sample.

Operating principles of a temperature sensor. Calibration. Characteristics of the instrument. Response time.

Heat propagation in a bar.

Electricity and magnetism

Electrical measurements and Ohm’s law.

Faraday’s scale.

Charging and discharging of a capacitor.

RCL Circuit.

Optics

Measurement of the speed of light.

Polarization of light

Single-slit diffraction.

-Modern physics

E/m ratio of an electron

Experiment of Frank-Hertz

Texts

Lecture notes and bibliography

Academic Year 2022-2023