Courses Handbook 2010

307727 (v.2) Propagation of Energy 201


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: 2 x 1 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.2) Geophysical Data Analysis 102 or any previous version
AND
    307726 (v.2) Properties of Matter and Electricity 104 or any previous version
    OR
    1745 (v.5) Physical Measurements 102 or any previous version
Syllabus: Simple harmonic motion (SHM), energy and SHM resonance. The wave equation and its solution. The diffusion equation. Acoustic impedence and the behaviour of travelling waves at an interface. Basic elasticity in solid materials, types of waves in solids, derivation of the wave equation for an isotropic solid. Constitutive relations for simple materials. The nature of electromagnetic radiation, the electromagnetic wave equations. Transport of energy in waves, generation and scattering of electromagnetic waves. The black body spectrum, the classical problem and its resolution by the introduction of quantum mechanics.
** 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

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