PHYS204-12S2 (C) Semester Two 2012

Thermal, Statistical and Particle Physics

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 9 July 2012
End Date: Sunday, 11 November 2012
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 22 July 2012
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 7 October 2012

Description

This course provides an introduction to the study of the physical properties of matter. It integrates the study of thermal properties of matter in bulk (thermodynamics) with the molecular/atomic approach (statistical physics). The particle physics is further extended to subatomic scales with an introduction to the phenomenology of nuclear structure, radiation processes and the standard model of particle interactions.

Prerequisites

(1) PHYS203; (2) MATH103 or EMTH119. RP: MATH201

Restrictions

PHYS310

Recommended Preparation

Course Coordinator

For further information see Physics and Astronomy Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Final Exam 55%
Homework Assignments 15% Approximately 9 assignments dropping the lowest. To be handed in on Mondays from week 2.
Test 1 15% On Thermodynamics Section, Thursday, 9 August, 4-5pm
Test 2 15% On Statistical Physics Section, Thursday, 20 September, 4-5pm

Notes

15% Homework Assignments (approximately 9, dropping lowest) handed in on Mondays from week 2.
15% Test 1 (On Thermodynamics Section) Thursday 8 August, 4-5pm
15% Test 2 (On Statistical Physics Section) Thursday 20 September, 4-5pm
55% Final Examination - will have questions from all three sections.

* Submit an aegrotat application if you miss a test through illness or your performance is impaired in the test.  The % mark from the final examination will substitute for the test mark in aegrotat situations.

Additional Course Outline Information

Academic integrity

Please consult the document General Information for Physics and Astronomy Students on the Physics and Astronomy Web Page.
http://www.phys.canterbury.ac.nz/courses/General.pdf

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $718.00

International fee $3,350.00

* 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 .

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