PHY101 Mechanics, Waves, Optics and Special Relativity (20 credits)

Year Running: 2017/2018

Credit level: F4

Pre Uni Qualification		A Level Mathematics or equivalent A Level Physics or equivalent
Additional Information		Yes, there is limited availability for the tutorial sessions, so the students from Physics and Astronomy have priority.

Description

This module covers the basic physics in year 1 regarding mechanics, electricity, waves, and relativity. Key topics include kinematics for motion with constant acceleration, Newton's laws, moment of inertia and angular momentum, gravitation and Kepler's laws, electrostatics, Gauss' and Coulomb's laws, electrostatic potential, capacitance, resistance, Kirchhoff's laws, time-dependent RC circuits, simple harmonic motion with damping, wavelength and frequency, sound waves, the Doppler effect, standing waves, interference and superposition, Lorentz transformations, time dilation, Minkowski space, the relativistic Doppler effect and addition of velocities, Lorentz invariance and the metric.

Reading List

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Teaching Methods

Delivery Type	Hours
Independent	132.0
Lecture	44.0
Tutorial	10.0

Methods of assessment

Assessment Type	Duration	% of formal assessment	Semester
Exam	4.0	80 %	S1
Other	0.0	20 %	S1

Teaching methods and assessment displayed on this page are indicative for 2017-18.