Adrian Biland: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2017 |
| Name | Prof. Dr. Adrian Biland |
| Address | Inst. f. Teilchen- und Astrophysik ETH Zürich, HPK F 28 Otto-Stern-Weg 5 8093 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | +41 44 633 20 20 |
| Fax | +41 44 633 11 04 |
| biland@ethz.ch | |
| Department | Physics |
| Relationship | Adjunct Professor |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 402-0000-02L | Laboratory Course in Physics for Students in Food Sciences  | 2 credits | 4P | A. Biland, M. Doebeli | |
| Abstract | The central aim is to provide an individual experience of the physical phenomena and the basic principles of the experiment. By conducting simple physical experiments the student will learn how to properly use physical instruments and how to evaluate the results correctly. | ||||
| Objective | This laboratory course aims to provide basic knowledge of - the setup of a physics experiment, - the use of measurement instruments, - various measuring techniques, - the analysis or measurement errors, - and the interpretation of the measured quantities. | ||||
| Content | Fehlerrechnung, 9 ausgewählte Versuche zu folgenden Themen: Transversalschwingung einer Saite, Mechanische Resonanz, Innere Reibung in Flüssigkeiten, Absoluter Nullpunkt der Temperaturskala, Universelle Gaskonstante, Spezifische Verdampfungswärme, Spezifische Wärme, Interferenz und Beugung, Drehung der Polarisationsebene, Spektrale Absorption, Energieverteilung im Spektrum, Spektroskopie, Leitfähigkeit eines Elektrolyten, Elektrische Leitfähigkeit und Wärmeleitfähigkeit, Radioaktivität, Radioaktive Innenluft, Dichte und Leitfähigkeit, Fluss durch ein poröses Medium, Lärm. Die Auswahl der Versuche kann zwischen den verschiedenen Studiengängen variieren. | ||||
| Lecture notes | Anleitungen zum Physikalischen Praktikum | ||||
| 402-0000-03L | Laboratory Course in Physics for Students in Earth Sciences | 2 credits | 4P | A. Biland, M. Doebeli | |
| Abstract | The central aim is to provide an individual experience of the physical phenomena and the basic principles of the experiment. By conducting simple physical experiments the student will learn how to properly use physical instruments and how to evaluate the results correctly. | ||||
| Objective | This laboratory course aims to provide basic knowledge of - the setup of a physics experiment, - the use of measurement instruments, - various measuring techniques, - the analysis or measurement errors, - and the interpretation of the measured quantities. | ||||
| Content | Fehlerrechnung, 9 ausgewählte Versuche zu folgenden Themen: Transversalschwingung einer Saite, Mechanische Resonanz, Innere Reibung in Flüssigkeiten, Absoluter Nullpunkt der Temperaturskala, Universelle Gaskonstante, Spezifische Verdampfungswärme, Spezifische Wärme, Interferenz und Beugung, Drehung der Polarisationsebene, Spektrale Absorption, Energieverteilung im Spektrum, Spektroskopie, Leitfähigkeit eines Elektrolyten, Elektrische Leitfähigkeit und Wärmeleitfähigkeit, Radioaktivität, Radioaktive Innenluft, Dichte und Leitfähigkeit, Fluss durch ein poröses Medium, Lärm. Die Auswahl der Versuche kann zwischen den verschiedenen Studiengängen variieren. | ||||
| Lecture notes | Anleitungen zum Physikalischen Praktikum | ||||
| 402-0713-00L | Astro-Particle Physics I | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | A. Biland | |
| Abstract | This lecture gives an overview of the present research in the field of Astro-Particle Physics, including the different experimental techniques. In the first semester, main topics are the charged cosmic rays including the antimatter problem. The second semester focuses on the neutral components of the cosmic rays as well as on some aspects of Dark Matter. | ||||
| Objective | Successful students know: - experimental methods to measure cosmic ray particles over full energy range - current knowledge about the composition of cosmic ray - possible cosmic acceleration mechanisms - correlation between astronomical object classes and cosmic accelerators - information about our galaxy and cosmology gained from observations of cosmic ray | ||||
| Content | First semester (Astro-Particle Physics I): - definition of 'Astro-Particle Physics' - important historical experiments - chemical composition of the cosmic rays - direct observations of cosmic rays - indirect observations of cosmic rays - 'extended air showers' and 'cosmic muons' - 'knee' and 'ankle' in the energy spectrum - the 'anti-matter problem' and the Big Bang - 'cosmic accelerators' | ||||
| Lecture notes | See lecture home page: http://ihp-lx2.ethz.ch/AstroTeilchen/ | ||||
| Literature | See lecture home page: http://ihp-lx2.ethz.ch/AstroTeilchen/ | ||||
| 701-0033-00L | Laboratory Course in Physics for Students of Environmental Sciences | 2 credits | 4P | M. Münnich, A. Biland, N. Gruber | |
| Abstract | The course provides an individual experience of physical phenomena and the basic principles of experiments. By carrying out simple physical experiments the students learn the proper use measuring instruments, the correct evaluation of report of the measured data and how to interpret the final results. | ||||
| Objective | This laboratory course aims to provide basic knowledge of - the setup of a physics experiment, - the use of measurement instruments, - various measuring techniques, - the analysis or measurement errors, - and the interpretations of the measured quantities. | ||||
| Content | The students select 8 out of 20 experiments which they like to conduct. For each of these experiments the students will analyze the data they measure estimate the error of there measurements and compare these with the physical theory. | ||||
| Lecture notes | Manuals for the experiments are provided online on the Moodle pages of the course. | ||||