Courses Handbook 2008

307727 (v.1) Geophysics 201 - Propagation of Energy


Area: Department of Exploration Geophysics
Credits: 12.5
Contact Hours: 2.0
** 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
Prerequisite(s):     7063 (v.6) Mathematics 102 or any previous version
    OR
    7492 (v.5) Mathematics 104 or any previous version
AND
302804 (v.3) Physics 101 or any previous version
AND
307725 (v.1) Geophysics 102 - Geophysical Data Analysis or any previous version
AND
    307726 (v.1) Geophysics 104 - Properties of Matter and Electricity or any previous version
    OR
    1745 (v.5) Physical Measurements 102 or any previous version
Syllabus: Simple harmonic motion (SHM), the force law, energy and SHM, angular SH oscillator, pendulums, SHM and circular motion, damped SHM, types of waves, transverse and progressive waves, wavelength and frequency, speed of travelling waves, waves in a stretched string, superposition, interference, wave vectors, standing waves, resonance, sound waves, elastic waves, surface waves, mode conversion, reflection and refraction. Radiation, decay sources, nuclear energy, spectroscopy, interaction with matters and detectors.
** 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: 010705 Geophysics
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2008 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

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