1745 (v.5) Physical Measurements 102


Area: Department of Applied Physics
Credits: 12.5
Contact Hours: 2.5
 
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Lecture: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory: 1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly
Workshop: 1 x 1 Hours Fortnightly
Prerequisite(s): 302804 (v.3) Physics 101 or any previous version
Co Requisite(s): 7063 (v.6) Mathematics 102 or any previous version
 
Syllabus: Equivalent circuits and input/output impedance - Thevenin theorem, 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, Faradays Law and induction, Eddy currents. AC electricity - inductance, impedance and reactance, phasors, resonance and circuit quality, filter circuits, series and parallel systems, '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, nuclear physics. Instruments and applications CRO types, use z-asis modulation, double beam and storage CRO, geiger counters and systems.
 
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Field of Education: 010301 Physics
Funding Cluster: 08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
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Result Type: Grade/Mark

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2005 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        
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