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Undergraduate laboratory study

Experimental physics is the bedrock from which all our understanding of the universe must come. Without the ability to test nature, even our grandest ideas are just speculation. Even if you plan to avoid experimental work in your career, you will need to understand the provenance of the data with which to test your theories.
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How do we set about learning? The answer is stage by stage, level by level.

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Discovery Skills

Build the skills required to be an experimental physicist.

Lab Skills and Electronics

Expand your skills and lead your own investigation.
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Level 3 Laboratories

Pursue your own research projects through lab work and computation.
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Other project modules

Expand your learning outside of the lab.
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Level 4 Project

Undertake your own long-term research project.
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Lab Skills

Here you can find references and help for the various skills you will need in your labs module.
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Data Analysis

Here you will find guides and other helpful information on analysing data in your lab modules.
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Lab Report Writing

Writing reports is an important part of working in a lab and forms a large part of your assessment
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Chair of Teaching Laboratories Committee

Dr Aidan Hindmarch, MPhys, PhD, FHEA

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Telephone: +44 (0) 191 33 43750
Room number: 144E

(email at a.t.hindmarch@durham.ac.uk)

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