PHYS1004 (v.1) Physical Measurements
Area: | Department of Physics and Astronomy |
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Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
TUITION PATTERNS: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
Lecture: | 2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Science Laboratory: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Workshop: | 2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Equivalent(s): |
1745 (v.5)
Physical Measurements 102
or any previous version
|
Anti Requisite(s): |
305415 (v.3)
Physics 102
or any previous version
AND PHYS1007 (v.1) Physics 2 or any previous version |
Prerequisite(s): |
302804 (v.3)
Physics 101
or any previous version
OR PHYS1005 (v.1) Physics 1 or any previous version AND 7062 (v.6) Mathematics 101 or any previous version OR 10926 (v.5) Mathematics 103 or any previous version OR MATH1010 (v.1) Advanced Mathematics or any previous version OR MATH1004 (v.1) Mathematics 1 or any previous version |
UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
Syllabus: | Equivalent circuits and input/output impedance: Thevenin theorem and Norton equivalent circuit. Magnetic fields and induction: force on a charge and on a current element in a magnetic field, the Hall effect, sources of magnetic fields, magnetic flux, Faraday's Law and induction and Eddy currents. Alternating current (AC) electricity: inductance, impedance and reactance, phasors, resonance and circuit quality, filter circuits, series and parallel systems and 'j' notation. Solid state and nuclear physics: electronic structure of atoms, band theory of solids and free electron theory of metals, electrical conduction in semiconductors and nuclear physics. Instruments and applications: cathode ray oscilloscope (CRO) types, use z-asis modulation, double beam and storage CRO, geiger counters and systems. |
Field of Education: | 010301 Physics |
Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
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2016 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y |
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