PHYSICS 2532 - Classical Physics II
| Career: | Undergraduate |
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| Units: | 3 |
| Term: | Semester 2 |
| Campus: | North Terrace |
| Contact: | Up to 4 hours per week |
| Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: | Yes |
| Available for Non-Award Study: | Yes |
| Pre-Requisite: | PHYSICS 1100, PHYSICS 1200, MATHS 2101 or MATHS 2106, MATHS 2102 - Other students may apply to Head of Physics for exemption |
| Assessment: | Tests, workshop presentation, written exam |
| Syllabus: |
Static equilibrium and dynamics, rotating reference frames, Kepler’s Laws for planetary systems, satellites and comets; orbits for interplanetary space travel, scattering in central force fields, trajectories of near-Earth meteorites. Thermodynamics of interacting systems, including the first and second laws of thermodynamics, concepts of equilibrium and entropy, and applications |
Course Fees
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Course Outline
A Course Outline which includes Learning Outcomes, Learning Resources, Learning & Teaching for this course may be accessed here
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Critical Dates
| Term | Last Day to Add Online | Census Date | Last Day to WNF | Last Day to WF |
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| Semester 2 | Mon 05/08/2024 | Wed 14/08/2024 | Fri 13/09/2024 | Fri 25/10/2024 |
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Class Details
| Enrolment Class: Lecture | |||||||
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| Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
| 20177 | LE01 | 60 | 13 | 23 Jul - 10 Sep | Tuesday | 9am - 10am | Napier, G04, Lecture Theatre |
| 24 Jul - 11 Sep | Wednesday | 12pm - 1pm | Badger, G31, Macbeth Lecture Theatre | ||||
| 26 Jul - 26 Jul | Friday | 9am - 10am | Darling West, G14, Darling West Lecture Theatre | ||||
| 26 Jul - 13 Sep | Friday | 10am - 11am | Lower Napier, LG29, Lecture Theatre | ||||
| 16 Aug - 16 Aug | Friday | 9am - 10am | Darling West, G14, Darling West Lecture Theatre | ||||
| 1 Oct - 22 Oct | Tuesday | 9am - 10am | Napier, G04, Lecture Theatre | ||||
| 2 Oct - 23 Oct | Wednesday | 12pm - 1pm | Badger, G31, Macbeth Lecture Theatre | ||||
| 4 Oct - 25 Oct | Friday | 10am - 11am | Lower Napier, LG29, Lecture Theatre | ||||
| Related Class: Workshop | |||||||
| Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
| 20349 | WR02 | 27 | 3 | 30 Jul - 10 Sep | Tuesday | 10am - 11am | Hughes, 323, Teaching Room |
| 1 Oct - 22 Oct | Tuesday | 10am - 11am | Hughes, 323, Teaching Room | ||||
| 20350 | WR03 | 25 | 2 | 1 Aug - 12 Sep | Thursday | 11am - 12pm | Hughes, 323, Teaching Room |
| 3 Oct - 24 Oct | Thursday | 11am - 12pm | Hughes, 323, Teaching Room | ||||
| Related Class: Assessment | |||||||
| Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
| 28683 | AS01 | 60 | 13 | 30 Aug - 30 Aug | Friday | 9am - 10am | Darling West, G14, Darling West Lecture Theatre |
| 25 Oct - 25 Oct | Friday | 9am - 10am | Darling West, G14, Darling West Lecture Theatre | ||||
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