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PHYS3015: Topics in Senior Physics A
This unit is normally restricted to students not majoring in Physics, or for students during the transition period from 2018 units to 2019 3000-level physics units, giving them the flexibility to take a combination of modules that is not offered in the standard units. The unit consists of a combination totalling 6CP from the following modules offered in PHYS3034 and PYS3036: Particle Physics (2CP), Statistical Mechanics (2CP), Quantum Mechanics (2CP), Condensed Matter Physics (2CP), Computational Physics (2CP) and Experimental Physics (2CP or 4CP). Please obtain permission from the Senior Physics Coordinator.
| Code | PHYS3015 |
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| Academic unit | Physics Academic Operations |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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(PHYS2011 or PHYS2911 or PHYS2921) and (PHYS2012 or PHYS2912 or PHYS2922) |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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6 credit points of Intermediate Mathematics |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate an understanding of key concepts in several areas of physics
- LO2. apply these concepts to develop models, and to solve qualitative and quantitative problems in scientific contexts, using appropriate mathematical and computing techniques as necessary
- LO3. design computer programs to solve physical problems
- LO4. compare and critique experimental approaches and different approaches to numerically solving physical problems
- LO5. carry out and analyse experiments to measure specific effects
- LO6. communicate scientific information appropriately, through written work
- LO7. analyse a physical problems in physics and develop a formalism appropriate for solving them
- LO8. demonstrate a sense of responsibility, ethical behaviour, and independence as a learner and as a scientist.
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