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Title: M124, Waves
Institution: Murdoch University, Australia

Level:
Degree.

Description:
This course provides an introduction to the phenomena of waves and their interaction with matter.

Topics include: wave motion; electromagnetic waves, atomic and molecular spectra, waves and matter, black body radiation and photons; geometrical optics, physical optics, lasers, holography, polarisation and anisotropic media and Fourier optics.

Assessment is based on performance in written assignments, laboratory work, a test and a final examination.

Prerequisites or corequisites: M120 Introduction to Physics, M182 Applied Mathematics or equivalent.


Languages:
English

Media and methods employed: Face-to-face tutorials, telephone tutorials, audio cassettes, video cassettes.
Specially written materials, including guides for self-paced study, supported where possible and where appropriate by audio and video cassette tapes, special audio-visual equipment, face-to-face tutoring, telephone tutoring, laboratory kit.

Administrative information:
This is a 1 semester course (15 weeks). Between 10-14 hours of study per week is required. It is a 3 point course.

Murdoch University is a member of WADEC (the Western Australian Distance Education Consortium). Copyright in all external mode course materials is held by Murdoch University and enquiries regarding access to, or purchase of, materials should be addressed in the first instance to the Director of External Studies, Murdoch University.


Classification:
070430 PHYSICS

Date: 21 December 1995 bb
Source: 1996 Handbook & Calendar

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