Undergraduate course development and Teaching
UK
1974-1977 Laboratory
instruction Atomic Physics University of Sussex
1982
Tutorial problem classes Quantum Mechanics Southampton University
1986
Tutorial problem classes Electronics – Mechanics University of Kent
Technical University of Crete
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Course material development for and teaching of 4
Physics courses
1993 – now Has developed and taught
the following 4 undergraduate courses:
(each containing: Lectures, Problem Classes, Lab experiments)
1) Physics É (Mechanics, Heat,
Electrostatics) to students of Department of:
a) Production and Control Engineers,
b) Mineral Resources Engineers
2) Physics Éá (Mechanics, Electrostatics), to students of
Department of:
a) Environment Engineers, b) Electronic
and Computer Engineers
3) Physics ÉI (Electromagnetism, Optics), to students of
Department of:
a) Production and Control engineers,
b) Mineral Resources Engineers
4) Physics ÉIá (Electromagnetism, Optics, Modern Physics), to students of Department
of Electronic and Computer
Engineers
Currently teaching courses 2b and 4 (under revision in
2010)
Publication of course material
a) The material for the lectures has been published
in books [1], [2], [3] (below)
b) The material for
over 20 experiments, developed for student Lab practice, has been published in books
[1], [2], [4] (listed
below)
Development of laboratory
experiments
1999 – now Designing, modelling and constructing apparatus for student lab practice experiments for the 4
Physics courses above: Physics
É, Physics ÉI, Physics Éa, Physics ÉIa
All experiments developed are
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Of low cost by adapting every day materials for
specialist use
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Of checked accuracy by detailed
error analysis
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Of multiple copies so that all students are practicing on one experiment, which is in line and follows the lecture material
Titles of the new
lab experiments for Physics I and Physics Ia ( in books [1], [4])
Mechanics - Electrostatics
1 Introduction to experiments and data processing
2
Application of statistical methods for data processing
3 Errors in determining the acceleration of
gravity with free fall
4 Determination of the friction coefficient between two surfaces in contact
5 Determination of angular acceleration – uniform rotation of a solid
6 Determination of moment of inertia and torque due to friction of a rotating body
7 Determination
of spring constant k
8 Accurate determination of the acceleration of gravity g by the simple pendulum
9 Determination of the moment of inertia of a rotating body by the bifilar pendulum
10 Determination of uniform electrostatic field by measuring electrical potential
11 Determination of cylindrically symmetric electrostatic
field by measuring voltage
potential
12 Determination of the gravity acceleration g by air track
13 Removal
of Systematic errors due to incorrect
modelling for moment of ineria investigation
14 (under development) Determination of the
coefficient of thermal conductivity of gypsum
Titles of the new lab experiments for
Physics II and Physics IIa (in book [2] )
Electromagnetism – Optics - Modern Physics
1
Instruments for electrical measurements
2
Determination of self inductance coefficient of a solenoid
3
Determination of the characteristics of a damped electromagnetic oscillation
4 Determination
of the resonance characteristics of a forced electromagnetic oscillation
5 Determination of the plexiglass
refractive index at the frequency of a diode laser
6
determination of the Brewster angle of plexiglass at the frequency of a diode laser
7
Determination of the capacity of CD and DVD by diffraction effects
8 Verification
of the quantum character of photon energy by using light emitting diodes
9
Determination of the energy gap of a light emitting diode
10 Determination
of the linearity of a pin photodiode as a light detector
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Publication
of University books
[1] 2007 Physics elements for scientists and
engineers É Mechanics
Electrostatics, 280 pp , ISBN 978-960-92598-1-1,
17x24, b/w . (theory and experiments,
superceeded by [3] and [4] )
[2] 2007 Physics elements for scientists and
engineers ÉÉ Electromagnetism, Optics,
Modern Physics ,
280 pp , ISBN 978-960-92598-2-8, 17x24
, b/w . (theory and experiments)
[3] 2009 Physics
elements for scientists and engineers É Mechanics, Electrostatics, 262 pp
, ISBN 978-960-92598-3-5, 17x24 , colour. (theory only)
[4] 2009 Physics
experiments for scientists and engineers É Mechanics Electrostatics, 256 pp, ISBN
978-960-92598-4-2, 17x24 , colour (experiments only).
Postgraduate Course
Development and Teaching
Technical University of Crete
1994 – now Has developed and
taught the following 6 postgraduate courses
[1] Instruments and measurements
[2] Quantum Mechanics in Physics and
in Chemistry
[3] Optoelectronics and applications
[4] Interaction of laser with matter
[5] Electromagnetic pollution
[6] Laser frequency stabilization
Currently teaching courses no [4], [5], and [6].