PHY1032S is a first-year, non-calculus introductory course for Science students who do not intend proceeding to second-year courses in Physics.
Course co-ordinator:
Assoc. Prof. H. Weigert
Entrance requirements:
PHY1031F, or PHY1023H.
Course outline:
ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM: electric charge, electric field, Gauss' law, electric potential, capacitance, current, current density, emf, resistance, resitivity, networks, magnetic field, Biot-Savart law, Ampere's law, electromagnetic induction, inductance, alternating currents.
VIBRATIONS AND WAVES: Travelling waves, interference, standing waves, oscillations in circuits.
MODERN PHYSICS: the electron, quantum physical phenomena, atomic structure, wave-particle duality, X-rays, elementary nuclear physics, radioactivity.
Lecturers:
Course Tutor:
Detailed Course Information:
Link to 2012 Course Material
