PHYS440-18S1 (C) Semester One 2018

Thermal, Statistical and Particle Physics

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 19 February 2018
End Date: Sunday, 24 June 2018
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 2 March 2018
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 18 May 2018

Description

Development of statistical mechanics from thermodynamic principals. Entropy interpreted from both the thermodynamic and statistical viewpoint. Applications in nuclear and particle physics including radioactivity.

Prerequisites

(1) PHYS203; (2) MATH201.

Restrictions

PHYS204, PHYS310

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Roger Reeves

Lecturer

Jenni Adams

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Homework Assignments
Test 1 On Thermodynamics Section
Test 2 On Statistical Physics Section


There is NO FINAL EXAM for PHYS310/440

The THREE sections of PHYS310/440 will be assessed independently in the form of tests and homework with equal proportion between sections.

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Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,013.00

* 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.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if less than 1 person applies to enrol.

For further information see School of Physical & Chemical Sciences .

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