Not available in 2014
Previously offered in 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
EPPHYS176 Physics II prepares students intending to enter undergraduate studies such as Science, Engineering, Computing, Architecture and Health Sciences. The course provides students with a sound knowledge of the principles of Physics, with the depth of the course being similar to HSC Physics. Broadly the course covers the concepts of electricity, electrostatics, magnetism, electromagnetic waves, inducted voltage and some atomic and nuclear Physics. This course also develops problem solving and research skills designed to illustrate the principles of Physics.
| Objectives | 1. Provides a sound knowledge of the fundamentals of Physics. 2. Extend the students understanding to some new physical phenomena not covered in EPPHYS175. 3. Develops problem solving and research skills essential for undergraduate study. 4. Illustrates the principles of Physics with little mathematics. 5. Enhances problem solving and logical processes within a mathematical framework. |
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| Content | 1. Charge, Electrostatics and Coulomb's Law 2. Voltage, electric fields and electrical energy 3. Simple Resistor and capacitor circuits 4. Kirchoff's Rules for circuit analysis 5. Magnets, Magnetic forces and Magnetic domains 6. Ampere's, Faradays and Lenz's Laws 7. Maxwell's Equation and electromagnetic waves 8. Bohr's Model for the Hydrogen Atom 9. The structure of the atom and its nucleus 10. Nuclear half life, nuclear decay and nuclear stability 11. Nuclear Fusion and Fission 12. Radiation dose and its biological effects |
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| Replacing Course(s) | NA | ||||||
| Transition | NA | ||||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||||
| Assumed Knowledge | EPPHYS176 Physics II must be taken as a co-requisite with EPPHYS175 Physics I to form a complete study of Physics for students intending to enter Science/Engineering degrees. | ||||||
| Modes of Delivery | Internal Mode | ||||||
| Teaching Methods | Problem Based Learning
Laboratory Tutorial |
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| Contact Hours | Tutorial: for 3 hour(s) per Week for 13 weeks Laboratory: for 2 hour(s) per Fortnight for 10 weeks |