PHYS113-06S2 (U) Semester Two 2006 (University Campus)

Waves, Thermodynamics and Materials

18 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 10 July 2006
End Date: Sunday, 12 November 2006
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 23 July 2006
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 8 October 2006

Description

Conservation laws, waves and physical optics, mechanical and thermal properties of matter, thermodynamics and kinetic theory of gases, magnetic fields, induction, magnetic materials.

PHYS113 is a 6 point course contributing to the 12 point advancing requirement for Physics, Astronomy, Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Electronics Intermediate students. It also serves as the 6 point Physics requirement for other Engineering Intermediate courses. The course material builds on the Bursary syllabus and develops it in the topics below:


MECHANICS, CONSERVATION, PRINCIPLES, FLUIDS, WAVES
Friction, potential energy, circular motion, angular momentum, conservation of energy and angular momentum, equilibrium, gravity, fluids, waves of all types including electromagnetic waves.

THERMODYNAMICS,OPTICS, RELATIVITY
Fluids, first and second laws of thermodynamics; optics interference, diffraction, relativity.

Prerequisites

PHYS111 or PHYS106
This may be replaced by an average of 58% in Bursary Physics and Mathematics with Calculus, or
an equivalent NCEA or other background approved by the HOD.

Restrictions

PHYS112

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Jack Baggaley

Lecturer

Jenni Adams

Lab Coordinator

Clifford Franklin

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Final Examination 50%

Course links

Library portal
AWAT
Web CT

Notes

NOTES on expectations and requirements

Tutorials will be held in small groups on level 3 of the Physics and Astronomy building.

Satisfactory laboratory peformance is a requirement for a pass in this course. Satisfactory peformance is required in the production of laboratory reports and in tutorial preparation.  We also strongly recommend attendance at lectures and tutorials so that you are familiar with all the course content. 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 Writing Assessment Programme test.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $654.00

International fee $2,895.00

* 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 Physics and Astronomy .

All PHYS113 Occurrences

  • PHYS113-06S1 (U) Semester One 2006 (University Campus)
  • PHYS113-06S2 (U) Semester Two 2006 (University Campus)
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