PHS1022

Physics

(SCI)

Associate Professor Charles Don

6 points + 6 hours per week on average (3 or 4 hours of lectures/problem classes plus a 2 or 3-hour laboratory class) + Second semester + Clayton + Prerequisite: PHS1011 + Corequisite: (recommended) MTH1020 or MTH1030 + Prohibition: PHS1042

Synopsis: Mechanics II: Rotational dynamics, gravitational fields and mechanical resonance. Electronics and electrostatics: Diodes, power supplies and amplifiers, AC circuits, resonance, electric field and potential for various situations, capacitors and dielectrics. Magnetism: The relation between currents, magnetic fields and induced emfs, inductance, introduction to Maxwell0s equations and electromagnetic waves. Quantum and atomic physics: Wave particle duality for matter and light, operators and quantisation, wave-functions and probabilities, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, hydrogen atom, infinite well, tunnelling.

Assessment: Examinations (2 x 2.5 hours): 63% + Laboratory work: 25% + Tests: 12%