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 MAT2010 or MAA2032 is recommended
This four theory units are: (1) Acoustics: Building acoustics, reverberation, acoustic instrumentation and noise, sound propagation. (2) Photonics: Light optics and solid state physics, light modulation, system components, optical waveguides, fibre optics communication. (3) Radiation physics: Interaction of charged particles with matter, attenuation and scattering, cross-sections, radiation detectors and their application. (4) Advanced instrumentation: Discrete signal properties, digital signal processing, sampling and aliasing, analogue filters and digital filters, spectroscopy.
Assessment
Examinations (4 x 1.5 hrs): 70% * Laboratory work: 30%