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1. use transistors, operational amplifiers and phase sensitive detection;
2. describe at least two of the following effects:
   • mode phenomena in lasers
   • optical nonlinearity
   • electro-optic effect
   • geometric phase
   • reflection from terminated or unterminated transmission lines
   • gamma or alpha radiation
   • electron spin resonance;
3. connect a digital oscilloscope to a computer and record a signal with an appropriate sampling rate;
4. generate and interpret the power spectrum of the recorded data,
5. use the tools, methodologies, language and conventions of physics to test and communicate ideas and explanations

Practical bench-notes and equipment.

MyUni: Teaching materials and course documentation will be posted on the MyUni website ().

This course will be delivered by the following means:

• Practicals 24 x 5-hour sessions with two sessions per week (students attend 8 hours per week)

A student enrolled in a 3 unit course, such as this, should expect to spend, on average 12 hours per week on the studies required. This includes both the formal contact time required to the course (e.g., lectures and practicals), as well as non-contact time (e.g., reading and revision).

The course content will include a selection of the following experiments:

• Computers interfacing and the Fast Fourier transform
• Fourier Optics
• Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
• Nuclear Physics – gamma rays
• Nuclear Physics – alpha rays
• Experimental Statistics and Atomic time
• Electron g-Factor
• Diode pumped Solid State Laser
• Electro-Optic Effect
• Transmission Lines
• Supersonic Sound
• Geometric Phase
• Lock-in amplifier

All students do the computer interfacing experiment.

All students also do Analogue Electronics practical exercises, including the following topics:

• single transistor amplifier
• differential amplifier
• operational amplifier

Assignments & Report (25% of the total course grade)
Assignments and a report will be used during the semester to address understanding of and ability to use the material and to provide students a benchmark for their progress in the course.

Practical work (15% of the total course grade)
Students work on experiments individually or in pairs and maintain a log book recording their progress, results and discussions. Demonstrators provide formative assessment as the students are doing each experiment. Assessment of this component of the course is based on the quality of the laboratory log book.

Tests (60% of the total course grade)
One 60-minute analogue electronics and one 120-minute experimental open book tests will be used to assess the understanding of and ability to use the material.

Submission of Assigned Work
Coversheets must be completed and attached to all submitted work. Coversheets can be obtained from the School Office (room G33 Physics) or from MyUNI. Work should be submitted via the assignment drop box at the School Office.

Extensions for Assessment Tasks
Extensions of deadlines for assessment tasks may be allowed for reasonable causes. Such situations would include compassionate and medical grounds of the severity that would justify the awarding of a replacement examination. Evidence for the grounds must be provided when an extension is requested. Students are required to apply for an extension to the Course Coordinator before the assessment task is due. Extensions will not be provided on the grounds of poor prioritising of time. The assessment extension application form can be obtained from:  

Late submission of assessments
If an extension is not applied for, or not granted then a penalty for late submission will apply. A penalty of 10% of the value of the assignment for each calendar day that is late (i.e. weekends count as 2 days), up to a maximum of 50% of the available marks will be applied. This means that an assignment that is 5 days or more late without an approved extension can only receive a maximum of 50% of the mark.