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Faculty: Faculty of Science
 
 
School:  School of Physics
 
 
Contact: 
Burton,Michael Graham
Newbury,Richard
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 6
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: PHYS1121; Corequisite: MATH1231 or MATH1241
 
 
Session Offered: See Class Timetable
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 

Description

Waves and physical optics: oscillations, wave motion, sound waves, light, interference, diffraction, gratings and spectra, polarization. Introductory quantum theory and the wave nature of matter. Solid state and semiconductor physics: simple energy band picture, semiconductor crystals and electrical conduction, semiconductor energy bands and applications.

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