402-0000-03L  Laboratory Course in Physics for Students in Earth Sciences

SemesterAutumn Semester 2022
LecturersA. Biland, A. Eggenberger, A. Müller
Periodicityyearly recurring course
Language of instructionGerman
CommentEnrollment is only possible under https://www.lehrbetrieb.ethz.ch/laborpraktika.
No registration required via myStudies. For further information visit: https://ap.phys.ethz.ch

Only students from 3rd Semester BSc Earth Sciences on are admitted to this Laboratory Course.


AbstractThe 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.
Learning objectiveThis 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.
ContentSicherheit im Praktikum; Fehlerrechnung und Berichte verfassen; 6 ausgewählte Versuche zu unterschiedlichen Themen. Die Auswahl der Versuche kann zwischen den einzelnen Studiengängen variieren.
Lecture notesAnleitungen zum Physikalischen Praktikum