305415 (v.2) Physics 102

Area:

Department of Applied Physics

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

4.5

** 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:

3 x 1 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Fortnightly

Laboratory:

1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly

Prerequisite(s):

    7062 (v.6) Mathematics 101 or any previous version
    OR
    10926 (v.5) Mathematics 103 or any previous version
AND
302804 (v.2) Physics 101 or any previous version

Syllabus:

Laboratory work, wave mechanics and atomic physics, free electron theory of metals, electromagnetism, DC, AC circuits and phasors, electrical meters and oscilloscopes, 'j' notation, transients, induction, semiconductors, Planck's theory, Compton effect, photoelectric effect, radioactivity and nuclear physics. Assumption of prior background in TEE Calculus or Applicable Mathematics or equivalent.

** 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:

10301 Physics

HECS Band (if applicable):

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Essential

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area