Physics Laboratory III

Code:

F311

Acronym:

F311

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Physics

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Physics and Astronomy
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Physics

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L:F	24	Plano de estudos a partir de 2008	3	-	7,5	-
MI:EF	17	Plano de Estudos a partir de 2007	3	-	7,5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To be able to plan experiments.
To be able to do literature research, including analysis of technical papers, and to show results either orally or in written form.
To be able to plan and automatize experiments using LabVIEW as a control tool.
To develop small projects, within a well defined field, using as much as possible LabVIEW tools.

Program

1- Introduction to LabVIEW programming
a) Introduction
- Virtual instruments (VI)
- loops
- cases and sequential structures
- arrays, clusters and plotting
- strings and input/output
b) Interfaces I/O
- instrument drivers
- VISA platform (virtual Instrument Software Architecture)
- GPIB interface (General Purpose Interface Bus)
- Data acquisition boards
c) Signal processing
- digital processing
- spectral analysis and measurement
- filtering data
- linear algebra and fitting
- probabilities and statistics
d) Virtual experiments simulation

2- Realization of small projects with automatic control/acquisition.
Examples of possible projects:
• To build a temperature controller, with LabVIEW, a thermistor as sensor and a signal acquisition board.
• To built a temperature measurement device using type K thermocouples and without reference junction.
• Automatic control and data acquisition applied to experimental setups assembled on departmental teaching labs

BIBLIOGRAFIA
•Manual de LabVIEW
•Advanced LabVIEW labs, John Essick, 1999
•LabVIEW graphical programming : practical applications in instrumentation and control, Gary W. Johnson, 1994
•LabVIEW advanced programming techniques, Rick Bitter, Taqi Mohiuddin e Matt Nawrocki, 2001
•Applications in LabVIEW, Leonard Sokoloff, 2004
•Feynman, Leighton e Sands, The Feynman Lectures on Physics, vols. II & III
•Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics
•Ashcroft e Mermin, Solid State Physics
•C.J. Smithells, Metals Reference Book
•Rose, Shepard e Wulff, The Structure and Properties of Materials
•Evetts (Editor), Concise Encyclopedia of Magnetic and Superconducting Materials.
•Alonso & Finn, Fundamental University Physics, vol. 2
•D. Jiles, Introduction to Magnetism and Magnetic Materials.
•J. Bessa Sousa, Introdução à Física do Estado Sólido (Projectos e Trabalhos de Laboratório)

Teaching methods and learning activities

Laboratory classes with support from LabView Tutorials.
Implementation of a small project of data acquisition, or device control, using LabView.

keywords

Technological sciences
Physical sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
	Exame	1,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	45
	Estudo autónomo	70
	Estudo autónomo	30
	Total:	145,00

Eligibility for exams

To obtain access to the evaluation the student must fulfil these requirements:
Participate in, at least, 3/4 of the classes.
Elaborate a written report of the activities in the project.

Calculation formula of final grade

To the final grade there will be five elements with the following weights:
Continuous evaluation = 10%
Logbook=10%
LabView test=30%
Written report=30%
Oral presentation=20%

Classification improvement

In the same academic year, in the remaining examination periods, only the component corresponding to the LabView test can be improved.
The other assessment components can only be improved in the next year, under subparagraph b of paragraph 2 of Article 12 of the FCUP’s " Regulamento de avaliação do aproveitamento dos estudantes", through a new frequency to the Course Unit. This application is made at the beginning of the school year and accounted for the maximum of credits that the student can register.