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7907 (v.5) Particles and Waves 201



 

Area:

Department of Applied Physics

Contact Hours:

3.0

Credits:

12.5

Other:

2 x 1 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

1737 (v.3) Particles and Waves 101 or any previous version
AND
7063 (v.6) Mathematics 102 or any previous version
Wave and vibrations syllabus - Review of simple harmonic motion, damped simple harmonic motion, non-linear systems, Forced oscillations, transient and steady state terms, coupled oscillations, normal modes of vibration, transverse waves, reflection and transmission coefficients, Longitudinal waves. Classical Mechanics Syllabus - Formalism's in classical mechanics, introduction to Lagrangian mechanics and applications to an oscillatory system, motion under central forces, applications, planetary and satellite orbits, Rutherford scattering, rigid body mechanics, the inertia tensor, linear, non-linear and chaotic oscillations, phase space representations.


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 1Y  

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

 
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