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PHYS1910 – Advanced Physics I
2020 – Full year 1, Weekday attendance, North Ryde
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General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Alexei Gilchrist
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to BAdvSc and [(HSC Mathematics Band 4 and above or Extension 1 Band E2 and above or Extension 2) or MATH1000 or MATH130 or MATH1900 or WFMA003 or WFMA0003]
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
This full-year unit is the first component of the Advanced Science degrees in Physics, and Astronomy and Astrophysics, and offers accelerated learning via lectures, discussions, homework, and a literature-based research project. Topics include: Estimation, order-of-magnitude methods, scaling laws, Euler-Lagrange equations, central-force motion, angular momentum, rotational stability, and non-inertial reference frames. Students are also expected to observe and participate in various activities introducing them to research within the department. |
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: apply general approximation and estimation techniques for physics: order-of-magnitude estimation, dimensional analysis, scaling laws and Taylor expansions.
- ULO2: use estimation techniques in key physical examples from fluid dynamics, atomic theory and material science.
- ULO3: employ scalars, vectors and tensors.
- ULO4: apply the Euler-Lagrange equations of motion as an alternative to Newton's laws.
- ULO5: solve problems using angular velocity, angular momentum, torque and moment of inertia both in 2D and 3D.
- ULO6: understand rigid body rotations: rotating reference frames, gyroscopes, precession, stability of rotation and boomerangs.
Assessment Tasks
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Delivery and Resources
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The first semester will comprise of informal meetings and lab visits which are not assessed.The informal meetings will introduce approximation and calculation techniques that are useful across all physics units. In the first semester, this unit will provide opportunities for students to visit research labs and talk to researchers to order to start developing their professional contacts and a view of where their physics career could take them.
The delivery of the advanced material in the second semester will be through blended lecture-tutorials with an emphasis on problem solving. This material will be assessed.
In general, unit materials, reading suggestions, announcements etc will be available on the units iLearn page.
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