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302910 (v.1) Engineering Physics 161


Area:

Department of Applied Physics

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

4.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 2 Hours Monthly

Other Requisite(s):

TEE Subject Completion: TEE Physics or equivalent
 

Syllabus:

Elasticity - elastic, shear and bulk moduli. Oscillations - simple harmonic motion. Wave Motion. Superposition and standing waves. Electromagnetic waves and light. Properties of light. Interference and Diffraction - coherence and Young's experiment, diffraction and resolution, diffraction gratings.. Quantum Physics - molecules and solids, molecular bonding, structure of solids, semiconductors, semiconductor junctions and devices. Nuclear Physics - properties of nuclei and radioactivity.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

10300 Physics and Astronomy (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Informational

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Availability Information has not been provided by the respective School or Area. Prospective students should contact the School or Area listed above for further information.

 
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