Unit details (Course and Unit Handbook 2002) 1 Physics 1A Enrolment code: KYA101 Offered: Hbt, sem 1 Unit description: Leading to the second semester unit KYA102, this unit is designed for students who expect to major in physics, as well as for those who will major in other physical sciences, mathematics and computer science. Topics that are studied at considerable depth include dynamics and electrical circuits. Staff: tba Unit weight: 12.5% Teaching: 4 lectures, 1 tutorial, weekly (13 wks) Prereq: *PH866 and *MT841 or TCE score of 80 or more (subject to counselling and approval by Head of Physics) Mutual excl: KYA171, KYA172 and equiv units in previous yrs Assess: 3-hr end-of-sem paper (90%), continuous assessment (10%) Required texts, etc: tba Courses: S3G S3GD2 Physics 1B Enrolment code: KYA102 Offered: Hbt, sem 2 Unit description: Follows on from the first semester unit KYA101. The unit is also designed for students who expect to major in physics, as well as for those who will major in other physical sciences, mathematics and computer science. Topics include: atomic physics, oscillatory phenomena, properties of matter, special relativity and wave motion. Laboratory work covers electrical measurements in physics and selected experiments. Staff: tba Unit weight: 12.5% Teaching: 3 lectures, 3 hrs lab, 1 tutorial, weekly (13 wks) Prereq: *PH866 and *MT841 or TCE score of 80 or more (subject to counselling and approval by Head of Physics) Coreq: KYA101 Mutual excl: KYA171, KYA172 and equiv units in previous yrs Assess: 3-hr end-of-sem paper (70%), continuous assessment (10%), lab reports (20%) Required texts, etc: tba Courses: S3G S3GD2 Unit details (Course and Unit Handbook 2002) Applied Physics Enrolment code: KYA171 Offered: Hbt, sem 1 Unit description: Is a study of basic applied physics that is designed for students wishing to learn useful physics life skills, in particular for students of Agriculture [BAgrSc and BAppSc(Ag)], Life Science and Geomatics. It leads on to Biological Physics KYA172 in second semester. Studies cover practical electric circuits and measurements, optical principles and instruments, sound and ultrasound equipment, motion and machines, temperature and heat, radioactivity with its applications and dangers. Laboratory experiments give experience in the topics studied and the work includes training in general laboratory technique, record keeping, data analysis using computers, report writing and other transferable practical skills. Staff: tba Unit weight: 12.5% Teaching: 3 lectures, 3-hr tutorial/practical class weekly (13 wks) Prereq: *SC768 and (*MT730 or *MT841) or TCE score of 80 or more (subject to counselling and approval by Head of Physics) Mutual excl: all level 100 KYA units except KYA172 and KYA181 Assess: end-of-sem written exams on theory and lab work, assignments and reports throughout sem Required texts, etc: Bueche and Wallach, Technical Physics, 4th edn, Wiley Recommended reading: Giancoli, Physics, 4th edn, Prentice Hall Bunn, Physics for a modern world, Jacaranda De Jong, Physics in context (2 vols), Heinemann. Courses: N3H S3B S3C S3G S3T Biological Physics Enrolment code: KYA172 Offered: Not offered in 2001 Unit description: Is designed for students wishing to obtain further applied physics understanding and skills, in particular for Agriculture (BAgrSc), Life Science, Medicine and Pharmacy. Although the main emphasis is in the biological area of science, the topics and practical work will be of wide general interest. Studies are more advanced than for KYA171 Applied Physics. They cover electric instrumentation and systems, bioelectricity, applications of oscillations and waves, optical instruments, systems theory and 2 Unit details (Course and Unit Handbook 2002) 3 thermodynamics, elasticity and fluid flow, ionising radiation and health physics, computed imaging. Laboratory experiments develop understanding of the topics studied and build experience and skills in use of scientific instrumentation. The work includes training in general laboratory technique, record keeping, data analysis using computers, report writing and other transferable practical skills. Staff: tba Unit weight: 12.5% Teaching: 3 lectures, 3-hr tutorial/practical class weekly (13 wks) Prereq: KYA171 or (*PH866 and *MT841) or TCE score of 80 or more (subject to counselling and approval by Head of Physics) Mutual excl: all level 100 KYA units except KYA171 and KYA181 Assess: end-of-sem written exams on theory and lab work, assignments and reports throughout sem Required texts, etc: Bueche and Wallach, Technical Physics, 4th edn, Wiley Recommended reading: Giancoli, Physics, 4th edn, Prentice Hall Bunn, Physics for a modern world, Jacaranda Courses: M3F S3G Astronomy Enrolment code: KYA181 Offered: Hbt, sem 1 Special note: may not be offered in 2001 Unit description: Is an introductory unit covering the foundations of astronomy, the Copernican revolution, radiation, spectroscopy, telescopes, the solar system, Earth, the Moon and Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, the outer planets, comets and asteroids, the formation of the solar system, the Sun, measuring the stars, the interstellar medium, star formation, star evolution, stellar explosions, neutron stars and black holes, the Milky Way, normal galaxies, active galaxies and quasars, cosmology, the big bang, and the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence. The practical classes include day-time visits to the Canopus Optical Observatory and Mt Pleasant Radio-astronomy observatory and, weather permitting, a night-time observing session at Mt Canopus. Staff: tba Unit weight: 12.5% Teaching: 1–3 hrs lectures/tutorials weekly, 6x3-hr practical classes Assess: 2-hr mid-sem test, 2-hr end-of-sem exam Required texts, etc: Unit details (Course and Unit Handbook 2002) Chiasson and McMillan, Astronomy Today, Prentice Hall Courses: S3G Physics 2A Enrolment code: KYA201 Electromagnetism, kinetic theory and waves Offered: Hbt, sem 1 Unit description: Develops a sound basis for advanced work in both theoretical and experimental physics. Students gain experience in model building and problem solving techniques, and acquire practical skills in a wide range of electrical and optical instrumentation, as well as general transferable practical skills of data acquisition, data analysis and report writing. Staff: tba Unit weight: 16.67% Teaching: 4 lectures, a tutorial and 3 hrs lab weekly Prereq: KYA100 and KMA152 and KMA154 or equiv Assess: send-of-sem 3-hr exam, other assessment throughout sem Required texts, etc: Pain HJ, The Physics of Vibrations and Waves, 3rd edn, Wiley Pendlebury JM, Kinetic Theory, Hilger Squires GL, Practical Physics, 3rd edn, McGraw Hill Courses: S3G Physics 2B Enrolment code: KYA202 Quantum mechanics and thermodynamics Offered: Hbt, sem 2 Unit description: Develops a sound basis for advanced work in both theoretical and experimental physics. Students gain experience in model building and problem solving techniques, and acquire practical skills in a wide range of electrical and optical instrumentation, as well as general transferable practical skills of data acquisition, data analysis and report writing. Staff: tba Unit weight: 16.67% Teaching: 4 lectures, a tutorial and 3 hrs lab weekly Prereq: KYA100 and KMA152 and KMA154 or equiv Coreq: KYA201 Assess: send-of-sem 3-hr exam, other assessment throughout sem 4 Unit details (Course and Unit Handbook 2002) Required texts, etc: Adkins CJ, Equilibrium Thermodynamics, 3rd edn, Camb French AP and Taylor EF, An Introduction to Quantum Physics, Nelson Pain HJ, The Physics of Vibrations and Waves, 3rd edn, Wiley Squires GL, Practical Physics, 3rd edn, McGraw Hill Courses: S3G Engineering Physics Enrolment code: KYA275 Offered: Hbt, sem 2 Special note: restricted to Engineering students Unit description: Provides the physics background material needed for subsequent engineering subjects and applications in later years. Topics will be selected from dynamics of rigid bodies in planar motion, oscillating systems, wave theory, light, electromagnetism, atomic physics and semiconductor physics. Staff: tba Unit weight: 12.5% Teaching: 3 lectures, 1 tutorial weekly, 5x3-hr lab sessions Prereq: KMA152, KMA154 and KNM112 Assess: exam (85%), lab and assignments (15%) Required texts, etc: tba Courses: N3A Physics 3A Enrolment code: KYA301 Wave mechanics, electromagnetism and statistical physics Offered: Hbt, sem 1 Unit description: Topics include Schroedinger’s equation, one dimensional and three dimensional applications such as the potential box, hydrogenic atoms, angular momentum and uncertainty principle, identical particles, spin, and the periodic table; atomic structure and spectroscopy, electromagnetic waves, polarisation, coherence, waveguides and antennas, radiation, statistical mechanics and applications including Maxwell-Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics. The laboratory program includes analogue and digital electronics and their applications in experimental physics. Staff: Prof PM McCulloch and others 5 Unit details (Course and Unit Handbook 2002) Unit weight: 25% Teaching: 5 lectures, 6 lab hrs weekly, tutorial fortnightly Prereq: KYA200 and KMA252 Mutual excl: KYA310 or equiv Assess: 2x3-hr end-of-sem exams (75%), continuous assessment in electronics (25%) Courses: S3G Physics 3B Enrolment code: KYA302 Atomic, nuclear and solid state physics Offered: Hbt, sem 2 Unit description: Topics include particle classification, interactions and the standard model, nuclear structure physics, stability and decay, absorption, x-ray diffraction and reciprocal lattice; lattice vibrations, Brillouin zones, thermal properties, electrical properties, conduction, semiconductors, magnetic properties and superconductivity. The laboratory program covers selected experiments in physics. Staff: Prof PM McCulloch and others Unit weight: 12.5% Teaching: 33 lectures, 6 tutorials, 39 hrs lab Prereq: KYA200 and KMA252 Coreq: KYA301 Mutual excl: KYA311 or equiv Assess: 3-hr end-of-sem exam (75%), lab reports (25%) Courses: S3G Physics 3C Enrolment code: KYA303 Semi-conductor physics and astrophysics Offered: Hbt, sem 2 Unit description: Provides a grounding in applied physics and astrophysics for students intending to proceed to honours in experimental physics and for students wishing to complete a second major while not intending to proceed with physics. The laboratory program covers appropriate experiments. Staff: Prof PM McCulloch and others Unit weight: 12.5% Teaching: 33 lectures, 6 tutorials, 39 hrs lab 6 Unit details (Course and Unit Handbook 2002) Prereq: KYA200 and KMA252 Coreq: KYA301 and KYA302 Mutual excl: KYA312 or equiv Assess: 3-hr end-of-sem exam (75%), lab reports (25%) Courses: S3G Dynamical Systems and Chaos Enrolment code: KYA314 Offered: Hbt, sem 2 Special note: offered only in odd-numbered years Unit description: Provides a grounding in theoretical physics, for students interested in doing Honours in Theoretical Physics or Applied Mathematics. Topics covered include: Linear and Non-linear systems, examples. Phase plane and phase space. The Hartmann Linearisation theorem. Co-dimension 1 bifurcations; saddle-node, pitchfork and Hopf bifurcations. Limit cycles and oscillations. Global bifurcations. Homoclinic and heteroclinic orbits. Characterisation of chaos. Routes to chaos, period doubling, secondary Hopf bifurcations, intermittency. Homoclinic chaos. Mel’nikov theory. Staff: Prof LK Forbes Unit weight: 12.5% Teaching: 3 lectures, 1 tutorial weekly Prereq: (KYA201 and KYA202 and KMA254) or (KYA275 and KME271) Mutual excl: KYA304 Assess: 3-hr end-of-sem exam (80%), assignments (20%) Recommended reading: Guckenheimer J and Holmes P, Nonlinear Oscillations, Dynamical Systems, and Bifurcations of Vector Fields, ISBN 0387908196 Courses: S3G Fluid Mechanics Enrolment code: KYA315 Offered: Not offered in 2001 Special note: offered only in even-numbered years Unit description: Provides a grounding in theoretical physics, for students interested in doing Honours in Theoretical Physics or Applied Mathematics. Topics covered include: Introduction to the state of stress in a continuum. Lagrangian and Eulerian descriptions of motion. Conservation laws for mass and momentum. Inviscid flow. Elementary sources and sinks. The use of 7 Unit details (Course and Unit Handbook 2002) 8 complex-variable methods for ideal fluid flow in two dimensions. Conformal mapping. Airfoil theory, wings, the Kutta-Joukowski theorem. Viscous flow. Exact solutions. Boundary layers, viscosity and turbulence. Surface waves. Staff: Prof LK Forbes Unit weight: 12.5% Teaching: 3 lectures, 1 tutorial weekly Prereq: (KYA201 and KYA202 and KMA252) or (KYA275 and KME271) Assess: 3-hr end-of-sem exam (80%), assignments (20%) Recommended reading: Batchelor GK, An introduction to fluid dynamics, ISBN 0521098173 Milne-Thomson LM, Theoretical Hydrodynamics, ISBN 0333078764 Courses: S3G Physics 2 (Engineering) Enrolment code: KYA375 Offered: Hbt, sem 1 Special note: restricted to Engineering students Unit description: Covers Electromagnetism – electrostatics; Gauss’s law and applications; gradient and divergence; electric energy; dielectrics; currents and electromotive force; electromagnetism; Ampere’s law; curl of a vector; Biot-Savart law; Faraday’s law and applications; magnetic materials; Maxwell’s equations; and electromagnetic waves. Staff: Dr JE Humble Unit weight: 7.5% Teaching: 2 lectures, 1 tutorial weekly Prereq: ACM100 Assess: 2-hr end-of-sem exam, assignments Courses: N3A Physics 4 (Honours) Enrolment code: KYA410/411 Full time/Part time Offered: Hbt, sem 1&2 Special note: full-time students enrol in KYA410 (100%); part-time students in KYA411 (50%) Unit description: Includes: (a) advanced lectures on a number of fields of Physics – Plasma physics; Astrophysics; Advanced quantum mechanics; Unit details (Course and Unit Handbook 2002) General relativity and cosmology; and Auroral physics; and (b) Research work (leading to a thesis) in one of the following – Radio astronomy; Optical astronomy; Theoretical physics Staff: Prof PM McCulloch and others Unit weight: 100%/50% Teaching: 8 lectures weekly in sem1, research program throughout the year Prereq: BSc with major in Physics or equivalent Assess: combination of exams on coursework and quality of research thesis. A seminar talk in mid-Nov will be taken into consideration in determining the final result of the year Courses: S4E S6X Graduate Diploma in Science with Honours, specialising in Physics Enrolment code: KYA510/511 Unit description: Has the same objectives as KYA410/411. Full time/part time ‘umbrella’ code. Courses: S6X Honours unit Enrolment code: KYA583 Unit description: Students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Science, specialising in Physics, course who undertake units from Physics honours courses use this code if enrolling in an 8.33% unit. Courses: S6D Honours unit Enrolment code: KYA586 Unit description: Students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma of Science, specialising in Physics, course who undertake units from Physics honours courses use this code if enrolling in two 8.33% units or a single 16.67% unit. Courses: S6D Honours unit Enrolment code: KYA589 9 Unit details (Course and Unit Handbook 2002) Unit description: Students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Science, specialising in Physics, course who undertake units from Physics honours courses use this code if enrolling in units with a total weight of 25%. Courses: S6D 10