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PHYS134 : Electrical Circuits & Instruments / Practical Lab II

Year:12/13
Department:Physics
Level:Part I
Learning Hours:80
Credit Points:8
Weight:0.2
Course Convenor:Dr H Fox
Status:Live

Assessment Rules

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  • 30% Exam
  • 70% Coursework

CMod description

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Lectures on practical and simple electrical concepts involved in making AD and DC measurements. Kirchoffs rules. Network analysis. Basic components. Energy and power. Combinations of L, R and C. AC circuit ideas, phasors, impedance and reactance. Power in AC circuits. Thevenin and Norton Theorems.

 

Curriculum Design: Outline Syllabus

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Lecture component:

DC circuits, voltage current, potential difference, EMF, resistance, Ohm's law, Kirchoff's laws, power dissipated. DC Meters.

AC circuits. Combinations of resistance, inductance and capacitance. Phasors and trigonometry. Impedance. Transformers, motors and generators

Chapters in Y&F 26, 27, 31, 32. Recap on induction and induced emf Y&F 30;

Practical component:

Experimental laboratory II to illustrate physical principles described in lectures, and to develop skills of measurement and use of common instrumentation.

A further range of experiments is available which will allow the development of data taking, analysis and deductive reasoning skills.

Familiarisation with different instruments and techniques will occur through the varied range of experiments.

 

Educational Aims: Subject Specific: Knowledge, Understanding and Skills

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Lecture component:

To explore the effect of simple electrical components in DC and AC circuits.

Practical component:

To teach and give practice in oral and written presentation skills.

 

Learning Outcomes: Subject Specific: Knowledge, Understanding and Skills

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Lecture component:

On completion of the module, students should be able to:

- understand the basic principles determining the behaviour of voltage and current in DC and AC circuits

- analyse quantitatively such circuits containing resistance, capacitance and inductance

Practical component:

On completion of the module, students should be able to:

- give a short talk using OHP or other method of data presentation

- prepare correctly a scientific report.

 

Curriculum Design: Select Bibliography

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H D Young & R A Freedman University Physics, Addison-Wesley, 11th Ed.

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