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An essential course for students advancing in physical sciences and engineering who need a good understanding of electromagnetism and concepts of modern physics. The first section covers the E&M necessary to understand basic circuit theory, magnetic field concepts and finally applications such as power technology and electronics. The second section introduces aspects of modern physics such as quantum effects in atoms and materials, radioactivity and nuclear processes. Finally the course finishes with a section titled "How things work - the physics behind modern technology". A series of guest lecturers will elaborate on the physics behind applications such as radar, medical imaging, data storage, lasers, etc.
Summary of the Course ContentThe topics covered in this course are:• Review of electrostatics, electric field, potential, capacitance• Electric currents, resistance, DC circuits• Magnetic fields, induction,• Simple AC circuits• Applications of E&M, basic electronic components, introduction to digital• Modern physics, quantum and atomic physics, nuclear and particle physics.• The physics of machines and technology of modern society.*******************************************************Course OutlineThis course starts Monday Dec 1. There are no face-to-face lectures: all lectures are on the Learn system.Help Desk is available December 1-19 and January Monday 12-16.Students must be on campus from Monday 19 January.Lecture material via 360Echo recordings and notes will be available on Learn starting Dec 1 to the week of Dec 15 and continuing on Learn starting Monday Jan 12.Laboratories are concentrated into the 10 days Jan 19 - Jan 30. There are 10 laboratory sessions including a lab test.For each day students can take either the morning session 9-12 or afternoon 2-5 depending on their other course commitments.Term test - Tues Jan 20 1 hour test 1pm - 2pm. Final exam Monday Feb 9Each week two sets of Homework problems will be posted on Learn. Students' work on those two sets will be submitted (together) in written form by the Saturday each week.There will be tutorials each day Jan 19-30 usually in the time-slot 12-2.A Helpdesk will be available Feb 2-5.
PHYS101. These prerequisites may be replaced by other background as approved by Head of Department
PHYS114, PHYS115
PHYS114
Jack Baggaley
R. Serway, J.Jewett, K. Wilson, A. Wilson; Physics Volume 2 ;
All students must demonstrate that they can communicate clearly in written and verbal English. This can be demonstrated with a satisfactory performance in the University's Academic Writing Assessment & Teaching (AWAT) Programme test.100-level physics and astronomy course information http://www.phys.canterbury.ac.nz/courses/100level.shtml
Course OutlineThis course starts Monday Dec 1. There are no face-to-face lectures: all lectures are on the Learn system.Help Desk is available December 1-19 and January Monday 12-16.Students must be on campus from Monday 19 January.Lecture material via 360Echo recordings and notes will be available on Learn starting Dec 1 to the week of Dec 15 and continuing on Learn starting Monday Jan 12.Laboratories are concentrated into the 10 days Jan 19 - Jan 30. There are 10 laboratory sessions including a lab test.For each day students can take either the morning session 9-12 or afternoon 2-5 depending on their other course commitments.Term test - Tues Jan 20 1 hour test 1pm - 2pm. Final exam Monday Feb 9Each week two sets of Homework problems will be posted on Learn. Students' work on those two sets will be submitted (together) in written form by the Saturday each week.There will be tutorials each day Jan 19-30 usually in the time-slot 12-2.A Helpdesk will be available Feb 2-5.
Domestic fee $841.00
International fee $4,638.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see School of Physical & Chemical Sciences .