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PHYSICS 2520 - Solid State Physics & Photonics II

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 3820
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 7 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: Yes
Pre-Requisite: PHYSICS 2510, MATHS 2102 or MATHS 2106 - Other students may apply to Head of Physics for exemption
Assumed Knowledge: MATHS 2101
Incompatible: PHYSICS 2525
Assessment: Tutorial preparation, practical work, test, written exam
Syllabus:

This course provides an introduction to condensed matter physics, progresses from the level I introduction to optical physics and continues the development of practical problem solving using laboratory experiments. Optics: -ray tracing; ABCD matrix method; cardinal points; optical aberrations and wavefront distortion; interferometry; polarisation and Jones matrices; Gaussian beams. Condensed Matter Physics: -introduction to crystal structures, lattices and bonding; atomic vibrations in crystals and phonon zones, free-electron gas model of metals; nearly-free electron model and band theory; semiconductor crystals; PN Junctions; diodes. Practical work includes laboratory experiments in optics, properties of solids and instrumentation.

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Units
EFTSL
Amount
3
0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
3820 Mon 06/08/2018 Fri 31/08/2018 Fri 14/09/2018 Fri 26/10/2018


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
20289 LE01 52 7 23 Jul - 10 Sep Monday 12pm - 1pm Badger, LG17, Teaching Room
24 Jul - 11 Sep Tuesday 1pm - 2pm Badger, LG17, Teaching Room
26 Jul - 13 Sep Thursday 1pm - 2pm Badger, LG17, Teaching Room
3 Aug - 3 Aug Friday 9am - 10am Napier, G04, Lecture Theatre
24 Aug - 24 Aug Friday 9am - 10am Napier, G04, Lecture Theatre
14 Sep - 14 Sep Friday 9am - 10am Napier, G04, Lecture Theatre
1 Oct - 22 Oct Monday 12pm - 1pm Badger, LG17, Teaching Room
2 Oct - 23 Oct Tuesday 1pm - 2pm Badger, LG17, Teaching Room
4 Oct - 25 Oct Thursday 1pm - 2pm Badger, LG17, Teaching Room
19 Oct - 19 Oct Friday 9am - 10am Napier, G04, Lecture Theatre
Related Class: Workshop
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
20402 WR01 30 9 31 Jul - 11 Sep Tuesday 4pm - 5pm Lower Napier, LG23, Teaching Room
2 Oct - 23 Oct Tuesday 4pm - 5pm Lower Napier, LG23, Teaching Room
20403 WR02 30 6 2 Aug - 13 Sep Thursday 3pm - 4pm Lower Napier, LG23, Teaching Room
4 Oct - 25 Oct Thursday 3pm - 4pm Lower Napier, LG23, Teaching Room
Related Class: Practical
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
24851 PR01 30 3 12 Sep - 12 Sep Wednesday 1pm - 5pm Physics, 132/133, Laboratory
3 Oct - 24 Oct Wednesday 1pm - 5pm Physics, 132/133, Laboratory
24852 PR02 30 12 14 Sep - 14 Sep Friday 1pm - 5pm Physics, 132/133, Laboratory
5 Oct - 26 Oct Friday 1pm - 5pm Physics, 132/133, Laboratory