Undergraduate Course: Dynamics (PHYS08040)
Course Outline
| School | School of Physics and Astronomy |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is designed for pre-honours physics students to learn the use of simple differential equations to describe basic concepts in physics. The course consists of an equal balance between lectures to present new material, and workshops to develop understanding, familiarity and fluency. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | Students MUST NOT also be taking
Mathematics for Physics 3 (PHYS08037)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | Dynamics | 1-11 | 11:10 - 12:00 | | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | Dynamics | 1-11 | | | | 11:10 - 12:00 | | | King's Buildings | Tutorial | Dynamics | 1-11 | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | or 14:00 - 15:50 | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course it is intended that student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate understanding and work with ordinary differential equations, homogenous and inhomogeneous, first order and second order, the harmonic oscillator (free, damped and forced), with examples from classical mechanics.
2. Demonstrate understanding of energy, momentum and angular momentum conservation, and apply them to central force problems.
3. Demonstrate understanding and work with coupled oscillators and expansion in normal modes, with examples from classical mechanics and quantum mechanics
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Assessment Information
| 20% coursework, 80% examination |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Dyn |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Einan Gardi
Tel:
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Leanne O'Donnell
Tel: (0131 6)50 7218
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