Module code | PHY 153 |
Qualification | Undergraduate |
Faculty | Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences |
Module content | System of particles: centre of mass, Newton's laws. Rotation: torque, conservation of momentum, impulse and collision, conservation of angular momentum, equilibrium, centre of gravity. Oscillations. Waves: sound, intensity, superposition, interference, standing waves, resonance, beats, Doppler effect. Physical optics: Young-interference, coherence, thin layers, diffraction, gratings, polarisation. |
Module credits | 8.00 |
Programmes | |
Service modules | Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology |
Prerequisites | PHY 143 |
Contact time | 2 discussion classes per week, 2 practicals per week, 3 lectures per week, Foundation Course |
Language of tuition | Module is presented in English |
Department | Physics |
Period of presentation | Semester 1 |
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