10270 (v.2) Engineering Physics 177
| Area: | Department of Applied Physics | 
| Contact Hours: | 2.0 | 
| Credits: | 12.5 | 
| Lecture: | 2 x 1 Hours Weekly | 
| Co Requisite(s): | 7160 (v.5) Mathematics 171 OR
 7062 (v.5) Mathematics 101
 
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| Waves - properties, propagation, superposition and interference, standing waves, beats, resonance and Doppler effect, reflection, refraction, diffraction and absorption polarisation, lasers, fibre optics, light pipes. New materials - carbon and other fibres. Heat transfer. Nuclear physics - properties, fission, reactors and fusion. |