Syllabus for PHYS 10181F: Special Topics in Physics (12/13)
| PHYS10181F | Physics core unit |
| Dr. M. Birch (Coordinator) | Part of PHYS10180 and PHYS10280 |
Special Topics in Physics
Prerequisites: None
Follow up units: PHYS20811/20821
Classes: 6 lectures in weeks 1-5 & 7 of S1
Assessment: Peer assessment of a pamphlet produced through group work
Recommended Text(s): Recommended reading will be given by the lecturers
Feedback
Groups will offer one another written feedback.
Aims:
- To promote awareness of selected topics at the forefront of modern-day research in physics.
- To introduce and develop group-working skills.
- To develop skills in assessing the quality of one's own and others' work.
Learning Outcomes:
On completion successful students will be able to:
- gather information on a subject which goes substantially beyond that provided in lectures.
- work in a group to produce a piece of work which promotes physics as an interesting area of study.
- appreciate the demands of group work.
- grade their own and other's work against specified assessment criteria.
Course structure
Students will attend a series of specialist lectures on selected topics at the forefront of modern day research in physics and a session introducing the project and group working. In the weeks following the lectures they will work together in small groups to produce a short booklet on one of the topics discussed in the lectures. The booklet should be designed for students studying A-level physics and aim to convey the excitement of modern-day physics to them. Students will be expected to research beyond the material presented in the lectures in order to produce an informative and attractive piece of work. Each group will assess and grade their own booklet along with a number of booklets from other groups, and these grades will form the basis of the final course assessment.
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