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

Area:	Department of Exploration Geophysics
Credits:	12.5
Contact Hours:	2.0
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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 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), 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.
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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
2009	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y

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