Dundee Discovery
September 3rd, 2009
Further excitement in Physics as the Advanced Higher students take advantage of the support offered by Dundee University. Next week, the Unit 1 workshops are running. These 2.5 hour sessions are helpful in understanding and obtaining data for the first LO3:
Tuesday 8th to Friday 11th September, 9.30 & 13.30 start times (am only on Friday)
- Introductory talk (15 mins)
- Experiment – angular acceleration vs. applied torque (60 mins)
- Experiment – centripetal force varying radius and applied force (60 mins)
The workshop takes place in the 1st/2nd Yr Physics Laboratory, Harris Building, University of Dundee. Useful maps: campus | city
Students will work in pairs on the experiments and will be helped by undergraduate demonstrators. A coffee/tea break will be provided.
Later in the month, on the 29th September, there is a day of physics for AH students which provides the opportunity to conduct real experiments in the University’s laboratories, hear a real undergraduate lecture and enjoy meeting and hearing talks from lecturers and current students.
The programme:
| 10.10 – 12.05 | Laboratory work in our first and second year laboratories. |
| 12.05 – 12.55 | “Real” lecture from our first year Waves and Optics course, Dr Paul Prentice, Dundee |
| 13.00 – 13.45 | Lunch in the Dalhousie Building Foyer. This is an opportunity to meet each other, our students, and staff. |
| 13.50 – 14.10 | “Studying climate change with lasers”, Dr David McGloin, Dundee |
| 14.10 – 14.30 | Interlude: Physics demonstrations and discussions with current students |
| 14.30 – 14.50 | “Protostars and planets”, Dr Moira Jardine, St Andrews |
| 14.50 – 15.10 | “Careers with Physics”, Dr Maria-Ana Cataluna, Dundee |
It’s great to be given these opportunities by our local universities. We – students and teachers – are thankful for your support.
Categories: Advanced Higher Physics | Tags: AH, dundee, lecture, rotation, workshop | 1 Comment
