65018 ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHYSICS

FACULTY OF SCIENCES 1998

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Credit Points 1.00

Pre-requisite: 65017
Pre-requisite: 2nd level Physics

Synopsis

Three   topics  are  offered  and  may  be  selected  from   Microwave
Applications,  Geophysics,  UV  Radiation,  Astrophysics  and  Applied
Crystal Physics. Each topic builds on some of the material in previous
units and provides examples of in-depth applications.

Microwave  Applications  will  discuss the  physics  of  Radar  Remote
Sensing,   Measurements  in  Materials  Science  and   the   operating
principles of Radio Telescopes and Weather Radar.

The  Geophysics  section will include topics in  Seismology,  Gravity,
Magnetics, and Electrical Properties.

Applied  Crystal  Physics  will  examine  the  variation  of  physical
properties  of crystals with direction, and the description  of  these
phenomena using Tensors.