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 |
None |
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 | |
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: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
100 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 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 |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
- Introduction to Dynamics. Ordinary Differential Equations (2)
- Newtonian dynamics. Reference frames. Projectiles. (2)
- Momentum. Variable mass problems. Rocket equation. (1)
- Simple harmonic motion. Harmonic oscillator. Damped SHM. Forced SHM. (4)
- Second order differential equations. Solution by series. (2)
- Conservation laws. Conservative forces. Conservation of energy and momentum. (1)
- Central forces. Potential. Angular Momentum. Orbits. (3)
- Inverse square forces. Gravity. Kepler¿s laws. (2)
- Coupled oscillators. Normal modes. Compound pendula. (3)
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Dyn |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Einan Gardi
Tel: (0131 6)50 6469
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Jillian Bainbridge
Tel: (0131 6)50 7218
Email: |
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