PHS2022

Physics for communication and measurement

(SCI)

Associate Professor Peter Wells

6 points + Three 1-hour lecture/problem classes and one 3-hour laboratory class per week + Second semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: PHS1011, PHS1022, MTH1030 and MTH2010 + Prohibitions: PHS2602, PHS2042

Synopsis: (1) AC theory and analogue electronics: complex impedance and phasor notation; series and parallel circuits; Q factor and bandwidth; AC bridge circuits; transistors; small signal amplifiers; operational amplifiers; AM/FM modulation techniques. (2) Optics: geometrical optics of thin and thick lens; polarisation and birefringent media; optical materials, dispersion; refractive waveguides, optical fibres, interferometry; diffraction grating. (3) Electromagnetism; development of Maxwell's equations (Gauss', Ampères and Faraday's laws) as differential equations; displacement current; free space propagation, dipole radiation; introduction to antennas; electromagnetic phenomena.

Assessment: Examinations (3 x 1.5 hours): 60% + Practical: 25% + Assignments: 15%