Applied physics
Dr Greg Jakovidis
12 points * Four 1-hour lectures, a 1-hour tutorial and one 5-hour laboratory class per week * First semester * Clayton * Prerequisite: PHS2311 and PHS2322. MAA2011 is recommended
This four theory units are: (1) Signal processing: Fourier concepts, convolution, analog and pulse modulation, sampled signals, signals and noise. (2) Electromagnetism: Properties of electromagnetic waves, transmission lines, guided waves. (3) Computer interfacing: Logic, handshaking, serial and parallel systems, synchronous and asynchronous systems, common busses used in instrumentation. (4) Materials properties: Periodicity and reciprocal space, structures and symmetry, X-ray diffraction, electronic and magnetic properties of solids.
Assessment
Examinations (4 x 1.5 hrs): 70% * Laboratory work: 30%
Prescribed texts
Cheng D K Field and wave electromagnetics Addison-Wesley, 1984