ENG1803

Physics C

(ENG)

F Ninio (Caulfield and Clayton) and L B Leong (Malaysia)

4 points + 24 lecture hours and 24 tutorial/laboratory hours + First/second semester, Clayton and Malaysia + Second semester, Caulfield + Prerequisite: VCE Physics 3/4 or ENG1801 + Corequisite: ENG1901, if VCE Specialist Mathematics, or equivalent, has not been completed

Synopsis: Topics include: electrostatic forces, fields and electric potential, applications in xerography, capacitors, dielectric materials, energy and information storage, electrical breakdown; magnetic fields, solenoids and coils, induced emfs arising from situations found in generators, inductors, transformers and motors, eddy currents, applications including magnetic transducers, magnetic information storage; quantum physics concepts, photons and wave nature of particles, the properties of insulators, metals and semiconductors.

Assessment: Examination (2.5 hours): 70% + Assignments, tests and laboratory: 30%