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Faculty: Faculty of Science
 
 
School:  School of Physics
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 6
 
 
Equivalent: PHYS1149, PHYS1189, PHYS1199
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

The methods of physics, describing motion, the dynamics of a particle, conservation of energy, kinetic theory of gases, properties of liquids, vibrations and waves, electricity and conduction in solids, magnetism and electromagnetic induction, alternating current, atomic nature of matter, X-rays, the nucleus and radioactivity, geometrical optics, optical instruments, wave optics.

Note: Introductory level course for students of all disciplines. Recommended courses: MATH1011 or MATH1131 or MATH1031.

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