307727 (v.2) Propagation of Energy 201

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 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.
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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

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