PHYS3017 BSc Final Year Synoptic Examination

Module Overview

The Synoptic Examination is intended to allow students to display a broad understanding of the first and second year courses they have already studied and to encourage synthesis between these courses, as well as broad ranging problem solving skills. Students’ studies will be supported by revision lectures - each week one of the lecturers of the core first and second year courses will lead the session. Problem solving sessions will also be included. The course work involves setting your own Synoptic exam questions which will hopefully give new insights into the material taught and the examination process.

Aims and Objectives

Module Aims

Students in the synoptic exam will be expected to display a broad knowledge and understanding of the core first and second year courses, to understand the inter-relations between those courses and to display problem solving skills in novel problem environments.

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

Understand what is essential in Physics knowledge
find underlying themes that link different Physics branches eg. resonance of a mechanical system with a standing wave

Syllabus

The synoptic paper may draw on any first or second year core course material.

Learning and Teaching

Type	Hours
Lecture	12
Completion of assessment task	22
Revision	10
Follow-up work	6
Preparation for scheduled sessions	6
Wider reading or practice	94
Total study time	150

Assessment

Summative

Method	Percentage contribution
Coursework	20%
Exam	80%

Referral

Method	Percentage contribution
Coursework marks carried forward	%
Exam	%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External

Linked modules

Pre-requisites: PHYS2006 Classical Mechanics 2016-17, PHYS2001 Electromagnetism 2016-17, PHYS2003 Quantum Physics 2016-17, PHYS2024 Quantum Physics Of Matter 2016-17, PHYS2023 Wave Physics 2016-17