Physics Laboratory III

Brief Description

Laboratories of Optics, and Electricity and Magnetism; Data analysis techniques; Basic statistics.

Learning Outcomes

• To acquire knowledge of principles, analysis techniques, measurement instruments and experimental phenomena of interest in Electricity and Magnetism and Optics.
• To acquire the skill in handling measuring devices and instrumentation.
• To evaluate the limits of measurement methods due to interference, the simplicity of the models and from the effects that are neglected in the method of measurement.
• To be capable to prepare a report and to document a measurement process in respect to the fundamental principles, the required instrumentation and the results presentation.
• To analyze the obtained experimental results and to draw conclusions using statistical techniques.

Theoretical classes

The fundamental principles of the main characterization techniques used in Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics will be introduced, and some essential concepts, necessary for the follow-up of the practical sessions, will be reviewed. Lectures in Optics will be focused on explaining basic concepts of Geometrical Optics:

• Lens and mirror imaging.
• Optical elements and systems.
• Optical instruments.