Alan WatsonIntroduction to C4, 07/06/011 Introduction to Fourth Year Welcome & Overview– Prof. Cruise Introduction to Year – Dr Watson Fourth Year Projects

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Introduction to Fourth YearIntroduction to Fourth Year

Welcome & OverviewWelcome & Overview – – Prof. CruiseProf. Cruise

Introduction to Year Introduction to Year – – Dr WatsonDr Watson

Fourth Year Projects Fourth Year Projects – – Dr MuirheadDr Muirhead

Critique Critique – – Prof. SimnettProf. Simnett

Courses and Options:Courses and Options:

TPAM – Dr Long

Physics – Prof. Forgan

PWA – Dr Goodall

PWT – Prof. Gunn

QuestionsQuestions


If you haven’t already…If you haven’t already…

Could everybody please:Could everybody please:

• Sign in

• Collect a Course Booklet

• Collect an Option Form (PHY/PWA/PWT/TPAM)



Academic Staff:Academic Staff:

• Head of Year – Dr Alan Watson

• Project Coordinator – Dr Chris Muirhead

Course “Booklet”:Course “Booklet”:

• General Introduction to Year

• Course Structures

• Fourth Year Project

• Critique

• Techniques in Physics

• Lecture Course Outlines



Aims & Objectives:Aims & Objectives:

1) To enable you to study a range of Physics topics to the depth appropriate for a career in Physics, & to permit you to select these topics according to your interests & career objectives.

2) To Develop skills of independent study and research

By the end of the year you should:By the end of the year you should:

1) Have shown the ability to study to the depth required for a future research scientist.

2) Have demonstrated a capacity for research by carrying out a substantial research project



You already have a wide range of skills and a solid knowledge base in:

• Physics

• Mathematics

• Computing

• Experimental techniques

Now you are going to put these skills together in a major project. The well-funded research programmes in the School give you access to the latest equipment and to top-flight research teams.

The Critique is your opportunity for an independent critical study leading to a major dissertation.

TiP goes here



Equally you will be hearing in lectures about Frontier Physics from people who are actually doing it. Small informed classes mean the lecturers relish questions and interchange. It is in your interest to make best use of this situation.



You obtain comparability with other You obtain comparability with other European qualifications, which is European qualifications, which is advantageous for taking employment advantageous for taking employment elsewhere in Europe. The year also elsewhere in Europe. The year also counts towards Chartered Physicist counts towards Chartered Physicist status.status.

In practical terms, you will be able to In practical terms, you will be able to walk into a research lab and perform walk into a research lab and perform usefully right away.usefully right away.

If you go on to a PhD programme, you If you go on to a PhD programme, you hit the ground running.hit the ground running.



ActivityActivity CreditsCredits

PHY/PWEPHY/PWE PWAPWA PWT/TPAMPWT/TPAM

Lecture Lecture Courses Incl. Courses Incl. CritiqueCritique

70-80 70 80

Techniques Techniques in Physicsin Physics

10 (optional)

10 -

PROJECTPROJECT 40 40 40

TOTALTOTAL 120 120 120

Relative Weighting of YearsRelative Weighting of Years

• Year 2 = 20%

• Year 3 = 40%

• Year 4 = 40%

Credits in Fourth YearCredits in Fourth Year



AssessmentAssessment

Lecture courses

• 24 lectures + 2 hour exam

• Non-assessed problems (solutions given out for revision)

TiP and ADAT are continuously assessed.

TutorialsTutorials

• You will have a personal tutor, for guidance & help with difficulties

• 1 hour tutorials either fortnightly or monthly

• Matters needing immediate attention can be taken to tutor at any (reasonable) time


Option ChoicesOption Choices

The Course Structures show how many options you can take per term and what the prerequisites are.

Please complete and hand in your Option forms to the Teaching Office by the end of term. They are not binding yet, but are essential input to constructing the Fourth Year timetable.

Choices can be changed up to Friday 5pm in the second week of the term the course is taken in.

When examination timetables appear, you must let myself and the Registry know immediately of any problems.

Tutorial advice is available over choices.


Meeting Next TermMeeting Next Term

There will be a further, more detailed meeting which all MSci students must attend at 9am sharp on the first day of the Autumn term, in the Small Lecture Theatre.


MentoringMentoring

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Alan WatsonIntroduction to C4, 07/06/011 Introduction to Fourth Year Welcome & Overview– Prof. Cruise Introduction to Year – Dr Watson Fourth Year Projects