PHYS1115 Laboratory for General Physics II
Course Outline
http://teaching.phys.ust.hk/phys1115/
Instructor
Name:
Email:
Office:
Dr. Man-Fung Cheung
cheungmf@ust.hk
Rm 4451
Teaching Assistants
TA
Session in
charge
Office Hour
at Rm 6137
Contact
Information
Lau Kai Ming
LA1, LA2
M 2:00 - 3:00
pm
Rm. 4468
minglau@ust.hk
Class Schedule and Venue
Tutorial
T1
Wednesday
11:30am - 12:20pm
Rm. 4503,
Lift 25/26
LA1
Wednesday & Friday
9:30am - 11:20am
Rm. 6137
LA2
Wednesday & Friday
2:00pm - 3:50pm
Rm. 6137
Lab
Course Description
Credit Points: 1
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisites: PHYS 1114 OR PHYS 1154 OR PHYS 1314
Synopsis:
A laboratory course to accompany PHYS 1114/1154. Experiments in static and current electricity and
magnetism, and optics are chosen to illustrate the experimental foundations of physics presented in the
lecture courses.
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)
On successful completion of this course, students are expected to be able to:
(1)
Conduct experimental investigations of simple electric, magnetic and optical phenomena.
(2)
Carry out measurements utilizing appropriate techniques and safety practices.
(3)
Practice record keeping of experimental work and data graphing.
(4)
Analyze data using simple statistics and compare the results with the relevant theory.
(5)
Write a lab report including a summary explaining the theoretical background and major
experimental achievements and findings.
(6)
Work and coordinate effectively in a group to accomplish laboratory-based tasks and
projects.
Assessment Scheme
Lab Performance: 30% (Assessing ILO: 1,2,3)
Lab Report:
70% (Assessing ILO: 4,5,6)
Student Learning Resources
Lab Manual:
General Physics II Laboratory Manual by Penger Tong and David Mak,
Department of Physics, HKUST
Teaching and Learning Activities
Laboratory (2hr) and tutorial (1hr)
List of Labs
EM1: Coulomb's Law
EM2: Capacitance and Electrostatic Energy
EM3: Coulomb Constant
EM4: DC Circuits
EM5: Magnetic Field Generated by a Coil
EM6: The Current Balance
EM7: Introduction to the Oscilloscope
EM8: Faraday's Law of Induction
EM9: AC Circuits
O2: Two-slit Interference and Diffraction Grating
Schedule
Week
Dates
Tutorial
Lab
(Special Topics)
June 24 Tutorial
1
2
June 24
No Labs
June 26
Lab Orientation &
Safety
July 1, 3
No Labs
July 8 Tutorial
3
4
5
Course syllabus, Scientific
graphing & Data analysis
Summary Writing
July 8
July 10
July 15
July 17
EM 1
EM 2
EM 3
EM 4
July 22
EM 5
July 24
EM 6
July 29 Tutorial
Understanding LRC Circuit with
Complex Number
6
July 29
EM 7
EM 8
7
July 31
August 5 Tutorial
August 5
August 7
August 12
8
Course Summary
EM 9
O1
Make-up