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University of Newcastle course descriptions for UWP EMS students pursuing study abroad.

This document lists all required/elective courses (as of March 2008) that would be of interest to UWP Engineering

students wishing to pursue a Study Abroad experience at the University of Newcastle, Australia. !Its purpose is to give

the courses & names, PLUS their pre-requisites, in one document. It is in two parts:

Part One:

ALL the courses that are taken by engineering/physics students at Newcastle (March 2008) (7 pages)

Part Two:

Several pages of detailed course descriptions; I recommend searching through the PDF file by course name/number.

These include objectives, outlines, content information (lab/lecture/etc.), and prerequisites.

Part OneThis list is not exhaustive for a given department! !For example, Newcastle chemistry offers more than just two courses;

chemistry majors interested in a study abroad should dig through the U. Newcastle site on their own; my advising page

has some direct links that can help. !

The format I've used on this list is as follows:

COURSEnumber - Name of Course

[brief overview of content, if I thought it would be helpful]

Majors that require this course

Programs listed:

Physics; Electrical Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Software Engineering; Civil/Environmental Engineering;

General Engineering; Computer Science; Chemistry & Chemical Engineering; Biology; Math; Philosophy

Physics

PHYS1205 - Integrated Physics [1 sem, math-mechanics-waves-fluids-optx-E&M]Chem Eng, Civil, Mechatronics, ME

PHYS1210/1220 Advanced Physics 1 & 2[mech-waves-nuclear-particles/cosmology-relativity-thermal][E&M-optics-quantum+duality-atoms-lasers-spectra-semiconductors]Physics, Comp Eng, EE, Telecom, Computer

PHYS2160 - Modern Optics[Hecht-like]Physics

PHYS2170 Quantum Mechanics & Semicond Physics - needs 1220, MATH1120/1220[quantum+semiconductors: like UWP's PH314 & EE313]Physics, EE, Telecom, Computer Eng

PHYS2240 - Atomic & Nuclear Physics - needs PHYS1210, MATH2310Physics

PHYS2250 - Classical Mechanics and Special Relativity - needs PHYS1210, 1220 & MATH1120Physics

PHYS2260 Electromagnetism - needs 1220, MATH1120/1220[traditional physics E&M course]Physics

PHYS3320 Optical Communication[fibers, sources, waveguides, losses, etc.] - needs PHYS2160, ELEC3500, ELEC3530

Telecom elective

PHYS3330 - Industrial Project & Seminar (photonics industry project)20 units 2000-levelPhysics

PHYS3350 Quantum, Atomic & Molecular Physics - needs PHYS2220, MATH2310Physics

PHYS3500 Advanced Electromagnetism for Scientists and Engineers - needs Math 2310/2010[good match to UWPs E&M]

Telecom required; Computer Eng, EE elective

Not Available 2008:

PHYS3310 Laser Physics

PHYS3360 Advanced Electromagnetism

PHYS3370 Statistical Physics

PHYS3390 Solid State and Nanoscience

Electrical EngineeringELEC1300 Electrical Engineering 1[ccts 1]EE, ME, Mechatronics, Computer

ELEC1700 Computer Engineering 1[intro digital/computers]Telecom, EE, Mechatronics, Computer, Software

ELEC2131 Sensors and Machines - needs ELEC1300[machines & magnetic ccts]EE, Mechatronics, ME, Computer

ELEC2320 Electrical Circuits - needs ELEC1300 & MATH1120[ccts 2]EE, Telecomm, Mechatronics, Computer

ELEC2400 Signals and Systems - needs MATH1120EE, Computer, Telecom

ELEC2500 Intro Telecommunications - needs ELEC1300, MATH1110[Comm 1?]

Telecomm majors required; EE, Mechatronics, Computer, Software elective

ELEC2700 Computer Engineering 2 - needs ELEC1700[microprocessor/controller systems & C programming]

EE, Mechatronics, Computer, Telecom required; Software elective

ELEC3130 Electric Machines and Power Systems[DC, AC machines, transmission lines, power system rep/power flow]needs ELEC2130, 2200, 2400, 2320

EE required; Mechatronics elective

ELEC3240 Electronics - needs EE2320, PHYS2170[amps, integrated ccts, feedback]

EE, Mechatronics required; Computer, Telecom elective

ELEC3250 Power Electronics - needs ELEC2200, 2320

EE, Computer, Telecom elective

ELEC3400 - Signal Processing - needs MATH2420, ELEC2400[analog & digital filters and signal processing; adv sig/systems]

Telecom required; EE, Computer elective

ELEC3500 Telecommunications Networks - needs ELEC2500[PSTN, LAN, WAN, TCP, IP, switching, routing]

Telecom required; EE, Software elective

ELEC3530 DIgital Communications - needs ELEC2400, ELEC2500, MATH2420[comm, digital comm]


ELEC3720 Programmable Logic Design - needs ELEC2700[PLDs, CAD, VHDL...]

Computer required; EE, Mechatronics, Telecom, Software elective

ELEC3730 Embedded Systems - needs ELEC2700[C; real-time OS; microproc architecture]

EE, Telecom, Software elective; Computer, Mechatronics required

ELEC3850 Intro Electrical Engineering Designneeds 3d yr 1st semester EE, Computer, Telecom[design w/Electrical, electronics, comm, computing, software, signal processing, controls, mechanical systems]EE, Computer, Telecom

ELEC4100 Electrical Systems - needs ELEC3130[power systems]

EE elective

ELEC4160 Advanced Drivers & Power Electronics - needs ELEC3130, 3250, 4400[modern electric drives, power electronics applications]

EE elective

ELEC4400 Automatic Control - needs MATH2310 & (ELEC2400 or MECH2350)

Mechatronics, ChemE, ME required; EE, Computer, Telecom elective

ELEC4210 Electronics Design - needs ELEC3240 (final year elective)[more advanced analog electronics]

EE, Computer, Telecom elective

ELEC4410 Control System Design & Management - needs ELEC4400[Controls II]

EE, Mechatronics, Computer elective

ELEC4560 Wireless Systems & Advanced Comm - needs ELEC2500, MATH2420[info theory; wireless comm]


ELEC4700 Adv Computer Systems - needs ELEC3720[performance eval; pipelining, caches, I/O...]

Computer required; EE, Telecom, Software elective

ELEC4840 Final Year Engineering Project - needs 3rd year; 30 of 80 units in year.EE, Computer, Telecom, Software

Mathematics/StatisticsMATH1110 - Mathematics 1[differentiation; complex nos.; polar coords; integration; geometry]EE, Telecomm, Mechatronics, ChemE, Civil, EnvE, ME, Computer, Software

MATH1120 - Mathematics 2 - needs MATH1110[series, partial diff, diff eqs, linear eqs, eigenvectors etc.]EE, Mechatronics, ChemE, Civil, EnvE, ME, Computer, Software

MATH1510 - Discrete Mathematics - needs HS mathSoftware

MATH2310 - Calculus of Science & Engineering - needs MATH 1120[multi-variable calc; ODEs; div, curl; line integrals; Green's thm; Laplace, etc.]EE, Mechatronics, ChemE, Civil, EnvE, ME, Computer

MATH2340 - Algebra & Geometry - needs MATH1120['gateway' after MATH1110/1120; linear algebra, complex numbers; eigenvalues/vectors; transformations]Elective

MATH2420 - Engineering Mathematics - needs MATH1120 & MATH2310[complex fcns; cauchy integral; contour integration; prob density fcns; etc.]EE, Telecomm, Computer

MATH2470 - Partial Differential Eqs in Engineering - needs MATH1120[bdy value problems: heat, mass momentum diffusion]ChemE

STAT1070 - Statistics for the Sciences - need to be 'calculus-ready'[relate probability to statistical analysis of data; apply to experimental design; probability concepts]Elective

Mechanical EngineeringMECH2110 - Mechanical Engineering Design I - needs GENG1000[drawing & design]Mechatronics, ME

MECH2250 - Materials Science & Engineering I - needs 'physics or chemistry'[engineering materials, intro]Mechatronics, ME

MECH2350 - Dynamics 2 - needs GENG1001; Diff EQ; Laplace xform (MATH2310)][2D dynamics, dynamic systems incl elect. systems; xfer fcn, feedback]Mechatronics, ME

MECH2420 - Engineering Mechanics - needs GENG1001[force/stress; axial stress; shear stress; strain; impact loads, reliability]Mechatronics, ME

MECH2450 - Engineering Computations 2 - needs GENG1002[computations; probability/stats; MATLAB solving]ME

MECH2700 - Thermofluids - needs 'physics & math'[fluids + some thermo]Mechatronics, ME

MECH3110 - Mechanical Engineering Design 2 - needs MECH2110; MECH2420[welded/bolted connectors; friction drives; clutch/brakes;linkage kinematics; gear design & selection]Mechatronics, ME

MECH3130 - Mechanics of Bulk Solids & Particulates - needs MECH2420; MECH2110[bulk solid/particulate properties; design handling equipment; flow, measurement]

elective: ME

MECH3140 - Mechatronics Design - needs MECH2110; MECH2420; ELEC2131[electro-mechanical design]Mechcatronics

MECH3400 - Materials Science and Engineering 2 - needs MECH2250[materials selection; elastic, plastic prop's; strengthening; heat treatment; fatigue; friction/wear; etc.]

ME; elective: Mechatronics

MECH3440 - Mechanics of Solids - needs MECH2420[external loads & internal forces; shafts, beams, pressure vessels...; strain energy; leak/burst; etc.]ME

MECH3700 - Transport Phenomena - needs MECH2700, MATH: ODEs, PDEs[transport of mass, momentum, heat; boundary layers; pipe flow; heat xfer]


MECH3750 - Applied Engineering Thermodynamics - needs 1st yr MATH; intro Thermo[thermo for flow processes (power generation); cycles; equilibria; chemical cycles; lab]ME

MECH4220 - Bulk Materials Handling & Transportation - needs NIL[characterize bulk solids; bins/feeders; design conveying systems; bin wall loads; belt conveying]

elective: ME

MECH4400 - Computational Mechanics - needs MECH2110, 2420, 2350[finite element intro; analysis & control of vibration; stiffness matrices, shape fcns]


MECH4580 - Adv Computer Aided Engineering & Manufacturing - needs MECH2110; MECH4400[more FEA (transients, buckling, intro nonlinear); rapid prototyping; solid modeling]

elective: ME

MECH4830 - Engineering Economic Analysis - needs NIL

elective: ME, Mechatronics

MECH4841A,B - Mechanical Engineering Project Parts A/B[senior design; 2 semester sequence]Mechatronics (or EE project); ME

MECH4890 - Computer Simulation and Modeling - needs NIL[simulation techniques for several apps; VISUAL SLAM; AWESIM; SLAM network]

elective: ME

Software EngineeringSENG1110 - Intro Software Engineering I - needs NIL[intro programming i.e. Java; GUI creation]EE, Telecomm, Computer, Software

SENG1120 - Introduction to Software Engineering 2 - needs SENG1110[larger problems; stacks/queues/trees/heaps; Linear/Hierarchical/Graph Stuctures]Telecomm, Computer, Software

SENG2050 - Introduction to Web Engineering - needs SENG1110 & COMP1050[web-based system development]Software

SENG2130 - Software Development - needs SENG1110[software development life-cycle; requirements elicitation, analysis, design, testing, implementation]Software

SENG3100 - Advanced Software Processes - needs SENG2130 or INFT2009[estimating, planning, producing software systems]

required: Sofware; elective: Computer

SENG3120 - Object Oriented Software Engineering - needs SE3100[large-scale development using object-oriented techniques]


SENG3300 - User Interface Design - needs SENG1120 and SENG2130


SENG3400 - Networking & Distributed Computing - needs SENG1110[wiring/protocols; LAN; WAN; IP/TCP/UDP; distributed environments]

elective: Software

SENG4150/60 - Special Topic E/F

elective: Software

SENG4420 - Software Architecture - needs SENG3120 + permission[Develop skills in designing software architecture]

Software

General EngineeringGENG1000 - Computer Aided Engineering - no prereq[2D CAD]Mechatronics, ME, ChemE

GENG1001 - Introductory Mechanics - no prereq[statics, dynamics] Mechatronics, ME, Civil, EnvEng

GENG1002 - Introduction to Engineering Computations - no prereq[programming: fortran, matlab intro, VBasic, Excel]Mechatronics, ME, Civil, EnvEng, ChemE

GENG1803 - Intro Engineering Practice (1st yr 2nd sem) - no prereq[design @ freshman level]EE, Chem Eng, Telecomm, Civil, ME, SE, Env Eng, Computer Eng, Mechatronics

GENG3830 - Engineering Project Management - needs GENG1803EE, ChemE, Civil, Computer Eng, Env Eng, SE yr 3; Mechatronix, ME, Telecomm yr 4

Computer Science - Information TechnologyINFT2009 - Systems & Software Development - needs SENG1110[software life-cycles; design, implementation, management, testing, maintenance]

elective: Computer

INFT2040 - Database Management Systems - needs SENG1110[use of databases, dbase management systems; design/implementation]Software

COMP1050 - Internet Communications - needs NIL, previous computing helpful[internet comm/architecture; web pages, encryption]Software

COMP2220 - Comparative Programming Languages - needs SENG1110, SENG1120[non-object programming; software structures in C++ & Java; pointers; activation records; etc.]Software

COMP2240 - Operating Systems - needs SENG1120[computer OS principles; tasking/processes; scheduling; virtual memory; comm/networking; etc.]

required: Software; elective: Computer

COMP2230 - Introduction to Algorithmics - needs SENG1120, MATH1510[efficiency; computational complexity; greedy strategy, other strategies; efficient design]Software

COMP2270 - Formal Language and Automata - needs SENG1120, MATH1510[Formal Languages; apps to Safety-Critcal Systems; computability theory]Software

COMP3260 - Data Security - needs SENG1110[security/authenticity; cyphers; key encryption; signatures]

elective: Telecomm, Computer, Software

COMP3290 - Compiler Design - needs SENG1120 and (ELEC2700 or COMP2270)[produce a compiler; how to implement high-level languages on a computer]

elective: Computer, Software

COMP3320 - Computer Graphics - needs SENG1120; MATH1110[displaying objects; curves/surfaces; illumination/shading; etc.]

elective: Computer, Software

COMP3330 - Machine Intelligence - needs SENG1120, MATH1510, MATH1110[introductory machine intelligence]

elective: Software

COMP4110/20/30/40 - Special Topic A/B/C/D

elective: Software

Civil Engineering/Surveying/EnvironmentalSURV1110/SURV1120 Surveying 1 & 2Civil; EnvE needs "1" only

SURV2650 - Spatial Data Systems and Remote Sensing - recommended SURV1110, PHYS1205[use of Geographical Information Systems; remote sensing; image processing

required: EnvEng; elective pre-req: Civil

ENVS2010 - Environmental Legislation and Planning - needs NILEnvE

CIVL2130 - Theory of Structures 1 - needs GENG1001Civil

CIVL2050 - Engineering Computations and Probability - needs GENG1002Civil, EnvE

CIVL2240 - Civil Engineering Materials - needs NILCivil

CIVL2280 Geomechanics 1 - needs GENG1001Civil, EnvE

CIVL2310 - Fluid Mechanics - needs ?Civil, EnvE

CIVL2720 - Transportation Engineering & Design - needs SURV1110, SURV1120Civil

CIVL3170 - Steel Design - needs CIVL2130Civil

CIVL3180 - Theory of Structures 2 - needs CIVL2130Civil

CIVL3280 - Geomechanics 2 - needs CIVL2280Civil, EnvE elective

CIVL3160 - Reinforced Concrete Design - needs CIVL3180Civil

CIVL3410 - Hydrobiological Modelling - needs CIVL2310, CIVL4330, CIVL2050EnvE

CIVL3431 - Land Surface Processes - needs CIVL2050, CIVL4330, SURV2650

required: EnvE; elective: Civil

CIVL3470 - Contaminant Hydrogeology - needs GENG1803, CIVL2050, MATH2310

required: EnvE; elective: Civil

CIVL4110 - Theory of Structures 3 - needs CIVL2130, CIVL3180Civil

CIVL4120 Residential Footings & Masonry and Timber Design - needs CIVL3280, 3170, 3160

elective: Civil

CIVL4201 - Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering - needs CIVL2280, CIVL3280Civil

CIVL4330 - Hydrology - needs CIVL2050, CIVL2310Civil, EnvE

CIVL4450 - Water Engineering - needs CIVL2310, CIVL4330, CIVL2050Civil, EnvE

CIVL4510 - Management of Technological Risks - not in 2008

elective: Civil

CIVL4521 - Structural Engineering Project - recommends CIVL3160, CIVL3170 Civil

CIVL4541 - Water Engineering Project - needs CIVL4450Civil

CIVL4571 - Geotechnical Engineering Project - needs CIVL4201Civil

CIVL4591/4601 - Environmental Engineering Project 1/2 (Senior Design)EnvE

CIVL4660 - Independent research project (Senior Design)EnvE, Civil

CIVL4680 - Advanced Geomechanics - needs CIVL2280, CIVL3280, CIVL4830

elective: Civil

CIVL4830 - Stress & Finite Element Analysis - needs CIVL2050, CIVL2130Civil; EnvE elective

Chemistry & Chemical EngineeringCHEM1010/1020 - Introductory Chemistry 1 & 2EnvEng

CHEM2610 - Environmental ChemistryEnvEng

CHEE2691 - Heat Transfer & Design of Energy Systems - needs GENG1803EnvEng elective

CHEE3690 - Environmental Process Technology - needs NILEnvEng

CHEE3731 - Modeling of Separation Processes - needs 2 yr Math; CIVL2310, CHEE2691, 3741EnvE elective

CHEE3741 - Mass Transfer and Separation Processes - needs 2 yrs MathEnvEng elective

BiologyBIOL1001 - Molecules, Cells, and Organisms - needs high school math/chemistryEnvE elective

BIOL1002 - Organisms to Ecosystems - needs high school math/chemistryEnvE elective

PhilosophyPHIL3910 - Technology & Human Values - needs 60 units completed (40/sem typ)[engineering ethics]EE, Chem E, Civil, Computer Eng, Mechatronix, ME, Telecomm, some EnvEng,

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Course Description

MATH1110 Mathematics 1 Units:10

Course

Availability:Semester 1 -

2008

Callaghan Campus

Semester 1 -

2008

Ourimbah

Trimester 3 -

2008 Singapore

UoN Singapore

Semester 2 -

2008

Callaghan Campus

Faculty: Faculty of Science and Information Technology

School: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Teaching

Methods:

Lecture

Tutorial

Description: Covers the parts of calculus and algebra which have proved fundamental to

all of mathematics and its applications. It is the first of a pair of courses,

MATH1110 and MATH1120, designed to cover a range of mathematical

topics of importance to students in the Sciences, Engineering or Commerce.

In algebra, students learn concepts and symbolic manipulation when

calculating with large numbers of variables. In calculus, they learn concepts

used when working with continuously changing variables. Both ways of

thinking are essential in the mathematics met by students in the Sciences,

Engineering and Commerce.

Not to be counted for credit with MATH1210.

Course

Objectives:

1. Provides students with the necessary background to study further

mathematics.

2. Provides necessary mathematical knowledge in the area of calculus.

3. Aims to improve the analytical ability of the students and, in particular,

their skills at problem-solving.

Course

Content:

1. Differentiation

2. Optimization

3. Riemann integral

4. Exponential, logarithmic, and hyperbolic and trigonometric functions

5. Techniques of integration

6. Complex numbers

7. Polar coordinates

8. Vectors, dot and cross products

9. Lines and planes

10. Systems of equations

11. Geometry of curves.



11. Geometry of curves.

Replacing

Courses:

Nil

Transitional

Arrangements:

Nil

Industrial

Experience:

0

Modes of

Delivery:

Internal Mode

Assumed

Knowledge:

HSC Mathematics (Bands 5 or 6) or prior to 2001, a score of at least 65/100

in HSC 2Unit Mathematics, or equivalent. Students who obtained less than

this in 2unit mathematics are advised to do MATH1100 first.

Course

Requisites:

Assessment

Items:Examination: Formal

Quiz - Class

Contact

Hours:

Lecture: for 4 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term

Tutorial: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term

Course Timetables for MATH1110



Course Description

MATH1120 Mathematics 2 Units:10

Course

Availability:Trimester 1 -

2008 Singapore

UoN Singapore

Semester 1 -

2008

Callaghan Campus

Semester 2 -

2008

Callaghan Campus

Semester 2 -

2008

Ourimbah




Teaching

Methods:

Lecture

Tutorial

Description: Covers the mathematics necessary to perform calculations in, and create

models for, the real world of Science and Engineering. Specifically, it will

demonstrate how to do mathematics in a three-dimensional world. The

course describes the fundamental ideas of calculus of functions of one and

two variables, differential equations and linear algebra. It continues from

MATH1110 to complete a first year of Mathematics suitable for Science and

Engineering students, and others for whom Mathematics is a tool.


Course

Objectives:

1. to provide a practical foundation in calculus and its applications

2. to develop a utilitarian familiarity with matrices and eigenvectors

3. to develop an awareness of common mathematical themes underlying

different areas of mathematics (such as that of linearity).

Course

Content:

1. sequences, series and approximation

2. introduction to functions of more than one variable and partial

differentiation

3. elementary differential equations and applications

4. linear equations and matrices

5. eigenvectors and eigenvalues and applications

Replacing

Courses:

Nil



Transitional

Arrangements:

Nil

Industrial

Experience:

0

Modes of

Delivery:

Internal Mode

Assumed

Knowledge:

MATH1110

Course

Requisites:

Assessment


Quiz - Class

Contact

Hours:




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Course Description

MATH1510 Discrete Mathematics Units:10

Course


2008

Callaghan Campus

Semester 1 -

2008

Ourimbah

Trimester 2 -

2008 Singapore

UoN Singapore




Teaching

Methods:

Lecture

Tutorial

Description: Introduces first year students to the basic concepts of discrete mathematics,

covering topics such as logic, enumeration methods, probability relations,

recurrence relations, induction, graph theory and the use of networks. It

provides important background for students pursuing a BMath degree. In

addition, it covers much of the mathematics essential for students majoring

in Computer Science or Software Engineering, and is a compulsory course in

those degree programs.


Course

Objectives:

1. to give students a basic understanding of the mathematical and logical

techniques that underlie modern computing and information technology

2. to introduce students to the notion of using a mathematical model to

simplify a complex situation

3. to help students develop problem-solving skills, using both algorithmic

and theoretical approaches

Course

Content:

1. Elementary set theory

2. Enumeration techniques

3. Graph theory

4. Elementary probability theory

5. Logic and proofs

6. Relations

7. Introduction to codes

Replacing

Courses:

Nil

Transitional

Arrangements:

Nil

Industrial

Experience:

0



Experience:

Modes of

Delivery:

Internal Mode

Assumed

Knowledge:

HSC Mathematics (Bands 5 or 6), or equivalent.

Course

Requisites:

Assessment


Quiz - Class

Contact

Hours:

Lecture: for 4 Hour(s) per Week for 13 Weeks

Tutorial: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for 12 Weeks




Course Description

MATH2310 Calculus of Science and Engineering Units:10

Course


2008 Singapore

UoN Singapore

Semester 1 -

2008

Callaghan Campus

Trimester 2 -

2008 Singapore

UoN Singapore

Trimester 3 -

2008 Singapore

UoN Singapore



Teaching

Methods:

Lecture

Description: Provides the essential mathematical techniques of Physical Science and

Engineering. These are the methods of Multivariable Calculus and

Differential Equations. Multivariable Calculus involves a study of the

differential and integral calculus of functions of two or more variables. In

particular it covers introductory material on the differential calculus of scalar

and vector fields, and the integral calculus of scalar and vector functions.

Differential Equations arise from mathematical models of physical processes.

Also includes the study of the main analytical and numerical methods for

obtaining solutions to first and second order differential equations.

Course

Objectives:

1. To give students a sound grounding in the differentiation and integration

of functions of several variables and in the methods of solution of ordinary

differential equations.

2. To develop skills in solving a range of mathematical problems involving

functions of many variables.

3. To develop basic skills in modelling real world problems involving

multivariable calculus and ordinary differential equations, and in interpreting

their solutions as they relate to the original problem.

Course

Content:

. Real valued functions of several variables.

. The differential operator "del".

. Cylindrical and spherical coordinates.

. General curves and surfaces.

. Normals, tangents and tangent planes.

. Double integrals.

. Iterated integrals.

. Triple integrals.

. Line integrals.

. Surface integrals.



. Surface integrals.

. Vector valued functions.

. Divergence and Curl.

. Line integrals of vector fields.

. Green's theorem.

. Stokes' theorem.

. Divergence theorem.

. Formulation of differential equations for simple physical processes.

. Finding solutions to first order separable and linear differential equations.

. Interpreting solutions for first order differential equations using

appropriate software.

. Solving linear second order differential equations with constant

coefficients, with applications. Finding numerical solutions using Runge-

Kutta methods via computer software.

. Laplace transform methods for initial value problems.

. Solving second order initial value problems with step function forcing

terms.

. Power series solutions to second order differential equations.

Replacing

Courses:

Nil

Transitional

Arrangements:

Nil

Industrial

Experience:

0

Modes of

Delivery:

Internal Mode

Assumed

Knowledge:

MATH1120 or MATH1220

Course

Requisites:

Assessment


Quiz - Class

Contact

Hours:





Course Description

MATH2340 Algebra and Geometry Units:10

Course


2008

Callaghan Campus



Teaching

Methods:

Lecture

Tutorial

Description: Supplements MATH1110/1120 to provide assumed knowledge at leaast

equivalent to MATH1210/1220. The sequence MATH1110/1120/2340 is

thus a pathway to all advanced mathematics courses offerd at 2000 and

3000 level. Students who may wish to take advantage of the flexibility of

this alternative pathway include those entering the BSc/BTeach program and

those transfering into a program requiring a mathematics major.

Course includes topics in linear algebra, complex numbers and geometry

which have not been covered in MATH1110.


Course

Objectives:

At the completion of this course a student will have

1. an understanding of the main ideas of linear algebra in an introductory

context

2. increased understanding of and ability to work with complex numbers

3. experience in communicating convincing and reasoned argument of a

mathematical nature

Course

Content:

. Linear Algebra: vector spaces, linear independence, bases, eigenvalues and

eigenvectors, linear transformations, diagonalisation, inner products.

. Complex numbers: some history, arithmetic, application to geometry,

functions, iteration.

Replacing

Courses:

Nil

Transitional

Arrangements:

Nil

Industrial

Experience:

0

Modes of

Delivery:

Internal Mode

Assumed

Knowledge:

MATH1120

Course

Requisites:



Assessment


Quiz - Class

Contact

Hours:


Class time will be a mixture of tutorials and lectures as appropriate.




Course Description

MATH2420 Engineering Mathematics Units:10

Course


2008 Singapore

UoN Singapore

Semester 2 -

2008

Callaghan Campus



Teaching

Methods:

Lecture

Description: Introduces key areas of mathematics directly relevant to Electrical, Computer

or Telecommunications Engineering. Provides a sound grounding in the

differentiation and integration of functions of complex variables, as well as

essential concepts associated with both discrete and continuous probability

spaces. These topics provide an essential foundation for modern control

engineering and signal processing.

Forms the analytical basis for subsequent engineering courses studied in the

third and fourth years of the program as well as generic mathematical skills

of problem-solving and abstract reasoning.

Course

Objectives:

There are two main objectives of this course.

1. It will provide necessary mathematical knowledge in the areas of complex

variable theory, and probability theory.

2. It aims to enhance the analytical ability of the students, in particular, their

skills at problem-solving and abstract reasoning.

Course

Content:

.Functions of a complex variable.

.Differentiation of functions.

.Cauchy's integral theorem.

.The calculus of residues - Series expansions

.Contour integration.

.Discrete probability distributions.

.Continuous distributions.

.Probability density functions, expectation, variance and covariance

.Sums of random variables.

.Law of large numbers.

.Hypothesis testing.

Replacing

Courses:

Nil

Transitional

Arrangements:

Nil

Industrial

Experience:

0



Experience:

Modes of

Delivery:

Internal Mode

Assumed

Knowledge:

MATH1120 or MATH1220, and MATH2310.

Course

Requisites:

Assessment


Quiz - Class

Contact

Hours:





Course Description

MATH2470 Partial Differential Equations in Engineering Units:10

Course


2008

Callaghan Campus


School: School of Engineering


Teaching

Methods:

Lecture

Computer Lab

Description: Differential equations arise in all branches of science and engineering. In

Chemical Engineering students encounter problems involving heat transfer,

diffusion and vibration which involve functions of 2 variables and their

derivatives. The resulting equations are partial differential equations. Usually

the solutions must satisfy physical restrictions - the resulting equations are

called boundary value problems. Students will apply their knowledge of

calculus and ordinary differential equations, as well as learning new

techniques. Theoretical methods such as Fourier series are covered in

lectures and applied methods such as the finite difference method are

studied using specialised computer software.

Course

Objectives:

1. Provide the necessary mathematical knowledge and skills in solving

boundary-value problems related to the diffusion of heat, mass and

momentum.

2. Provide the necessary numerical and computing skills for solving

boundary-value problems arising in Chemical Engineering applications.

Course

Content:

. Conduction of heat in solids and the heat equation.

. Types of boundary conditions.

. Steady-state temperature and Laplace's equation.

. Separation of variables.

. Fourier series.

. 1-dimensional heat transfer problems.

. Higher-dimensional problems in cartesian coordinates.

. Higher-dimensional problems in polar, spherical, and cylindrical

coordinates.



. Numerical differentiation using finite differences.

. Discretisation of the steady state and transient heat equation.

. Discretisation of various types of boundary conditions.

. Numerical solutions of the steady state and transient heat equation.

Replacing

Courses:

Nil

Transitional

Arrangements:

Nil

Industrial

Experience:

0

Modes of

Delivery:

Internal Mode

Assumed

Knowledge:

MATH 1120 or MATH 1220.

Course

Requisites:

Assessment


Laboratory Exercises

Quiz - Class

Contact

Hours:


Computer Lab: for 2 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term



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Course Description

PHYS1205 Integrated Physics Units:10

Course


2008

Callaghan Campus

Semester 1 -

2008

Ourimbah



Teaching

Methods:

Lecture

Laboratory

Tutorial

Description: For Engineers knowledge of Physics is essential to understand and transform

the world around us. This course is designed for students in selected

Engineering programs with no or little physics background. It focuses on

illustrating and developing an understanding of the interplay between

mathematics and physics in engineering. The course examines some of the

core topics in physics essential for further studies in engineering such as

Mechanics, Vibrations & Waves, Electricity & Magnetism, Fluids and Optics. It

also includes a special unit on mathematical/computational modelling in

physics.

Course

Objectives:

On successful completion of this course students are able to:

1. Apply the acquired knowledge of the basic principles of physics and

mathematics to practical situations

3. Demonstrate their analytic and problem solving skills

4. Demonstrate their laboratory and computing skills

5. Demonstrate written and/or communication skills

Course

Content:

Topics will include:

Mathematical Methods in Physics-Vectors

Mechanics & Kinematics

Wave Mechanics

Fluids

Optics

Electricity & Magnetism

Replacing

Courses:

No

Transitional

Arrangements:

Not to count for credit PHYS1150, PHYS1200 or PHYS1210.

Industrial

Experience:

0

Modes of

Delivery:

Internal Mode

Assumed

Knowledge:

2 unit mathematics from the NSW HSC, or equivalent.



Knowledge:

Course

Requisites:

Assessment



Quiz - Class

Contact

Hours:



Laboratory: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for 6 Weeks

Course Timetables for PHYS1205



Course Description

PHYS1210 Advanced Physics I Units:10

Course


2008

Callaghan Campus

Semester 1 -

2008

Ourimbah

Trimester 3 -

2008 Singapore

UoN Singapore




Teaching

Methods:

Lecture

Laboratory

Tutorial

Description: Physics underpins most aspects of modern engineering, technology, and

medicine, and developments in physics often drive social change. Knowledge

of physics is therefore vital to understanding the world around us. Physics is

needed to make new materials, monitor our environment, put satellites into

orbit, harness energy, determine the strength of structures, take scans of

the human body, develop faster computers, etc. The course is calculus

based and covers topics from mechanics and kinematics, wave mechanics,

nuclear physics, particle physics, cosmology, special relativity and thermal

physics.

Not to count for credit PHYS1150 or PHYS1200 or PHYS1205.

Course

Objectives:

1. to enable students to acquire knowledge of the basic principles of physics

2. to teach students how to apply their knowledge of physics to practical

everyday situations

3. to assist students to develop their analytic and problem solving skills

4. to enhance student's laboratory and computing skills

5. to develop student's written and communication skills

Course

Content:

A calculus based physics course aimed at students who have completed HSC

Physics and Mathematics.

Mechanics and Kinematics - Motion in one and two dimensions, Circular

Motion, Newton's Laws of Motion, Work and Energy, Momentum and

Collisions, rotational mechanics.

Wave Mechanics - Oscillators, Simple Harmonic Motion, Damping and

Resonance, Introduction to Acoustics

Nuclear Physics - Nuclear Structure and Properties, Binding Energy and

Nuclear Forces, Radioactive Decay, Nuclear Reactions, Nuclear Fission and

Fusion, Radiation Damage and Dosimetry



Fusion, Radiation Damage and Dosimetry

Particle Physics and Cosmology - Fundamental Forces, Antiparticles,

Feynman Diagrams, Classifying Particles, Conservation Laws, Strange

Particles and Strangeness, Models for Quarks, Big-bang, Expansion of

Universe, Hubble Constant, Dark Matter, Microwave Background, Latest

Models.

Special Relativity - Michelson-Morley experiment, Galilean and Lorentz

Transformation, Postulates, Time Dilation, Length Contraction, Energy and

Mass.

Thermal - Heat, Internal Energy, Specific Heat, Heat Transfer, Second Low,

Entropy, Heat Processes.

Replacing

Courses:

Nil

Transitional

Arrangements:

Nil

Industrial

Experience:

0

Modes of

Delivery:

Internal Mode

Assumed

Knowledge:

2 Unit Mathematics with a result in Bands 5 or 6 and Physics

Course

Requisites:

Assessment



Quiz - Class

Quiz - On-line

Contact

Hours:




An additional one hour introductory lab session



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Course Description

PHYS1220 Advanced Physics II Units:10

Course


2008 Singapore

UoN Singapore

Semester 2 -

2008

Callaghan Campus




Teaching

Methods:

Lecture

Laboratory

Tutorial

Computer Lab

Description: Physics underpins most aspects of modern engineering, technology, and

medicine. For example, about 25% of the world's economy is tied to the

quantum mechanics of silicon, and many of the most important practical

advances in chemistry and biology can be traced to the precise

understanding of the behavior of atoms and molecules provided by quantum

mechanics. Knowledge of physics is therefore vital to understanding the

world around us. This calculus-based course continues on from PHYS1210

and covers the topics of mathematical tools, electricity and

electromagnetism, optics, atoms and molecules, and quantum mechanics

Not to count for credit with PHYS1120.

Course

Objectives:

1. to enable students to acquire knowledge of the basic principles of physics

2. to teach students how to apply their knowledge of physics to practical

everyday situations




Course

Content:

A calculus based course aimed at students who have completed HSC Physics

and Mathematics, and may wish to continue their study of physics beyond

first year.

Integrated Physics - introduction to the key Mathematical Techniques used in

the Course:

Electricity and Electromagnetism- Electrostatics, Coulomb's Law, Gauss's

Law, Dipoles, Capacitance, Dielectrics, Energy Storage, DC and AC Circuits,

Kirchoff's Laws, Force on Wire and Moving Charge, Torque on Loop,

Ampere's Law, Biot-Savart Law, Magnetic Materials, Faraday's Law, Lenz's

Law, Maxwell's Equations & EM Waves.

Optics - Ray Model, Lenses and the Lens Equation, Combinations of Lenses,

Huygen's Principle and Diffraction and Refraction, Young's Double Slit


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Huygen's Principle and Diffraction and Refraction, Young's Double Slit

Experiment, Coherence, Thin Film Interference, Michelson Interferometer,

Single Slit Diffraction, Phasors, Double Slit Diffraction, Diffraction Gratings,

X-Ray Diffraction, Polarisation.

Quantum Mechanics - Photoelectric Effect, Compton Effect and Pair

Production, Wave Particle Duality, Complementarity, Matter Waves, Bohr

Model, De Broglie's Hypothesis, Wavefunctions, Heisenberg Uncertainty

Principle, Time-independent Schrodinger Equation, Infinite Potential Well

Problem, Barrier Tunneling, Scanning Tunneling Microscope, Alpha Particle

Decay.

Atoms, Molecules and Solids - Quantum Mechanical View of Atoms,

Hydrogen Atom, Exclusion Principle, Periodic Table, X-Ray Spectra and

Atomic Number, Dipole Moments and Angular Momentum, Fluorescence and

Phosphorescence, Lasers, Bonding in Molecules and Solids, Potential Energy

Diagrams, Molecular Spectra, Free Electron Theory of Metals, Band Theory,

Semiconductors and Doping, Diodes and Transistors.

Replacing

Courses:

Nil

Transitional

Arrangements:

Nil

Industrial

Experience:

0

Modes of

Delivery:

Internal Mode

Assumed

Knowledge:

Mathematics Extension 1 with a result in Bands 3 or 4. It is also

recommended that students have undertaken Physics and achieved a result

in Band 5 or 6.

Course

Requisites:

Assessment



Quiz - Class

Quiz - On-line

Contact

Hours:



Computer Lab: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for 2 Weeks


An additional one hour introductory lab for new students



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Course Description

PHYS2160 Modern Optics Units:10

Course


2008

Callaghan Campus



Teaching

Methods:

Lecture

Integrated Learning

Laboratory

Tutorial

Description: Optics os one of the cornerstones of physics and is at the heart of all

modern imaging and communications technologies. This course provides

students with an understanding of optical phenomena based on the wave

description of light. The principles of polarization, interference and

diffraction will be fully developed and optical devices that use these

properties of light will be described. The application of Fourier analysis to

describe optical systems will be given.

Course

Objectives:

At completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Use an oscillator model for materials to explain the propagation,

reflection and refraction of light.

2. Use the principles of wave motion and superposition to explain the

physics of polarisation, interference and diffraction.

3. Describe the operation of optical devices, including, polarisers, retarders,

modulators and inteferometers.

4. Apply Fourier analysis to describe optical phenomena.

5. Solve problems in optics by selecting the appropriate equations and

performing numerical or analytical calculations.

6. Follow instructions to perform laboratory experiments in optics and

document their results, using correct procedures and protocols.

7. Analyse, interpret and communicate results from laboratory experiments,

orally or in a written laboratory report.

Course

Content:

The interaction of light with materials.

- propagation

- reflection

- refraction

The Superposition of Waves

- waves of the same frequency

- waves of different frequency

- anharmonic waves

Polarisation

- mathematical descriptions of polarised light

- generating polarised light

- optical devices using polarisation

Interference



Interference

- wavefront splitting interferometers

- amplitude splitting interferometers

- multiple beam intereference

Diffraction

- Fraunhofer diffraction

- Fresnel diffraction

Fourier Optics

Replacing

Courses:

PHYS2230 Optical Design and Optoelectronic materials will be deleted. Some

of the content is incorporated into this course.

Transitional

Arrangements:

Students who fail Phys2230 will be free to choose an alternative physics

course.

Industrial

Experience:

0

Modes of

Delivery:

Internal Mode

Assumed

Knowledge:

PHYS1220

Course

Requisites:

Assessment

Items:Essays / Written

Assignments

Examination: Formal


Contact

Hours:

Laboratory: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term


An integrated learning approach will be taken in the lectures and

laboratories.

Laboratories will commence in Week 2.




Course Description

PHYS2170 Quantum Mechanics and Semiconductor Physics Units:10

Course


2008

Callaghan Campus

Trimester 2 -

2008 Singapore

UoN Singapore



Teaching

Methods:

Lecture

Laboratory

Tutorial

Description: Quantum mechanics has reshaped our view and understanding of the world

in which we live. The fundamental postulates of quantum mechanics will be

developed with an emphasis on how these ideas ultimately lead to an

explanation of the physics of electronic devices and the design of discrete

component electronic circuits.

Course

Objectives:

After successfully completing this course, a student will have:

1. A knowledge and understanding of QM and the Physics of Semiconductor

devices.

2. Problem solving skills applied to QM and Semiconductor Devices.

3. Laboratory-based competency in QM and Semiconductor Devices.

4. An appreciation of the influence of QM on modern scientific development.

5. An interest in the role of QM and Semiconductor Physics in the everyday

world.

Course

Content:

Part 1: Quantum Mechanics

" Waves and Particles

" Schrödinger equation

" Bound States

" Expectation values & Operators

" Unbound States

" Three dimensional systems

" Hydrogen Atom

" Spin and Introduction to Atomic Physics

Part 2: Physics of semiconductors

" Crystal Structure

" Band theory of Solids

" Semiconductor Theory

" Single Junction Semiconductors & Photonics

" Multiple Junction Semiconductors

" Applications

Replacing

Courses:

ELEC2200 Introduction to Electronics (10 units)

PHYS2220 Quantum Mechanics & Electromagnetism (10 units)



Transitional

Arrangements:

Student who fail or would have chosen ELEC2200 will be able to do

PHYS2170.

Students who fail PHYS2220 will be considered on a case-by-case basis with

those failing the QM component being advised to take this course

PHYS2170, and those failing the E&M component will be advised to take the

new course PHYS2210 Electromagnetism. In the case where a student fails

both components the student will still be able to choose a new course which

satisfies the degree requirements.

Industrial

Experience:

0

Modes of

Delivery:

Internal Mode

Assumed

Knowledge:

PHYS1210, PHYS1220 and MATH1120 (or MATH1220)

Course

Requisites:

Assessment

Items:Examination: Formal Formal examination in exam period


Other: (please

specify)

Class quiz

Mid-semester exam

Contact

Hours:







Course Description

PHYS2240 Atomic and Nuclear Physics Units:10

Course


2008

Callaghan Campus



Teaching

Methods:

Field Study

Lecture

Laboratory

Tutorial

Description: An understanding of the nature of atoms is developed by examining the

basic quantum mechanical model for the electronic structure of atoms.

Central to this model is the interaction of atoms with light and electric and

magnetic fields. Applications that are important for our standards of time

and length will be discussed. We then delve further into the atom and

examine the structure of the nucleus. The basic concepts and theories of

nuclear physics are developed as well as an understanding of the

applications of nuclear science.

Course

Objectives:

At the end of this course a student will:

" acquire knowledge and understanding about the electronic and nuclear

structure of atoms .

" be able to solve problems related to the structure of atoms and the effect

of ionizing radiation on the body and the environment.

" have an appreciation of the influence of atomic and nuclear physics on

modern scientific development.

" have the foundations for examining in more detail various aspects of

experimental and theoretical physics which relate to both atomic and nuclear

physics.

" be able to explain the key areas in which Atomic and Nuclear Physics

affects everyday living.

Course

Content:

Topics in atomic and nuclear physics including:

" Fundamentals of atomic structure: The hydrogen atom

" Describing multi-electron atoms: Spin-Orbit Coupling

" Atomic Radiation

" Atoms in Electric and Magnetic Fields

" Applications of Atomic Physics

" Nuclear properties

" Nuclear models

" Nuclear reactions

" Radiation detectors

" Biological Effects of radiation

" Applications selected from the following: medicine, nuclear power

production, industrial applications & environmental issues



Replacing

Courses:

PHYS2200 Nuclear Physics and Applications

Transitional

Arrangements:

This course shares material with the previous PHYS2200 Nuclear Physics and

Applications. Students who require PHYS2200 will be able to do this course.

Industrial

Experience:

0

Modes of

Delivery:

Internal Mode

Assumed

Knowledge:

PHYS1200, PHYS1210 or PHYS1220 and MATH2310

Course

Requisites:

Assessment


Assignments

Examination: Formal


Quiz - Class

Contact

Hours:



Laboratory: for 15 Hour(s) per Term for the Full Term




Course Description

PHYS2250 Classical Mechanics and Special Relativity Units:10

Course


2008

Callaghan Campus



Teaching

Methods:

Lecture

Laboratory

Tutorial

Description: Classical Mechanics is the study of mass in motion. At large speeds, the

theory of relativity applies. This course provides an intermediate treatment

of kinematics, oscillatory motion, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian methods.

High speed limits are discussed in the context of Special Relativity.

Course

Objectives:

At the end of this course a student will have:

1. A knowledge and understanding of the classical laws of motion.

2. Competency in using the essential mathematical skills needed for

describing mechanics and special relativity

3. Problem solving skills.

4. Laboratory-based competency.

5. Appreciation of the influence of classical mechanics and relativity on

modern scientific development.

6. An interest in the role of mechanics and relativity in the everyday world

Course

Content:

" Review of basics of motion: velocity, acceleration, Newton laws

" Motion in a uniform force field

" Oscillatory motion

" Motion in a central force field, gravitation and Kepler's laws

" Rotating coordinates and non-inertial reference frames

" Many particle motion and modes

" Rigid body motion, inertia

" Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulation

" Special relativity, Minkowski space

Replacing

Courses:

PHYS3290 Special Relativity.

Transitional

Arrangements:

Nil

Industrial

Experience:

0

Modes of

Delivery:

Internal Mode

Assumed

Knowledge:

PHYS1210, PHYS1220 and MATH1120 (or MATH1220)

Course

Requisites:



Requisites:

Assessment


Assignments

Examination: Formal


Quiz - Tutorial

Contact

Hours:







Course Description

PHYS2260 Electromagnetism Units:10

Course


2008

Callaghan Campus



Teaching

Methods:

Lecture

Laboratory

Tutorial

Description: The laws of electromagnetism govern the behaviour and interaction of

electric and magnetic fields which are fundamental to existing and new

technologies such as lasers, TV and radar. The purpose of this course is to

provide an understanding of these physical laws. You will be introduced to

the basic concepts and ideas of electromagnetism and will use a range of

mathematical tools to quantitatively investigate electromagnetic phenomena.

Course

Objectives:

At the end of this course a student should have:

1. A knowledge and understanding of Electromagnetism Laws.

2. Competency in using the essential mathematical skills needed for

describing Electromagnetic phenomena

3. Problem solving skills applied to electromagnetism.

4. Laboratory-based competency in electromagnetism

5. Appreciation of the influence of electromagnetism on modern scientific

development.

6. An interest in the role of electromagnetism in the everyday world.

Course

Content: " Review of multivariable calculus tools

" Fundamental electrostatics

" Laplace and Poisson boundary value problems

" Electric current

" Insulators

" Fundamental Magnetostatics

" Magnetic materials

" Electromagnetic induction

" Alternating current circuits

" Maxwell's equations and EM waves in free space

Replacing

Courses:

PHYS2220 Quantum Mechanics and Electromagnetism (one half)

Transitional

Arrangements:

Students who fail PHYS2220 will be advised to enrol in either of the new

courses PHYS2210 Electromagnetism or PHYS2170 Quantum Mechanics and

Semiconductor Physics. A decision on which course students will need to

complete will be made by the Head of the School of Mathematical and

Physical Sciences (or delegate) and will be based on relative performance in

the two topics of PHYS2220 (Quantum Mechanics and Electromagnetism).



the two topics of PHYS2220 (Quantum Mechanics and Electromagnetism).

Industrial

Experience:

0

Modes of

Delivery:

Internal Mode

Assumed

Knowledge:

PHYS1210, PHYS1220, MATH1120 (Or MATH1220) and concurrent enrolment

in MATH2310

Course

Requisites:

Assessment


Assignments

Examination: Formal


Quiz - Tutorial

Contact

Hours:







Course Description

PHYS3320 Optical Communications Units:10

Course


2008

Callaghan Campus



Teaching

Methods:

Lecture

Integrated Learning

Laboratory

Tutorial

Description: Much of modern telecommunications rests on the ability to send multiple

communication channels along a single optical fibre. The rapidly expanding

use of the internet has led to an explosion in demand for such high speed

data communications. This advanced course covers the theory and

application of pulse propagation in optical fibres, fibre fabrication, planar

waveguides, and optical circuitry.

Course

Objectives:

1. to enable students to acquire an advanced understanding of the principles

of optical fibre and optical circuitry manufacture and use

2. to show students the role of optical technologies in telecommunications

systems




Course

Content:

. review of ray and wave propagation

. optical fibres - single and multimode fibres, matched and finite cladding

fibres

. optical properties - numerical aperture, spot size, gaussian beams,

absorption and scattering

. pulse propagation - dispersion and compensation

. optical sources - mode excitation, mode overfill and underfill, mismatch,

tilt, cleaving

. fibre fabrication and characterisation - preforms, drawing, spectral

attenuation, refractive index profile measurement

. losses in optical fibres - bend loss, non-uniformities, bend edge, low-loss



. losses in optical fibres - bend loss, non-uniformities, bend edge, low-loss

criterion

. planar waveguides and circuitry (couplers, splitters, arrayed waveguide

gratings, optical amplifiers, dispersion compensators, Mach-Zehnder

interferometers)

. optical networks

Replacing

Courses:

None

Transitional

Arrangements:

None

Industrial

Experience:

0

Modes of

Delivery:

Internal Mode

Assumed

Knowledge:

PHYS2160, PHYS2230, ELEC3500 and (ELEC3520 or ELEC3530).

Course

Requisites:

Assessment


Assignments

Examination: Formal


Contact

Hours:

Integrated Learning: for 66 Hour(s) per Term for the Full Term

Lectures, tutorials and laboratories will be integrated throughout the

semester




Course Description

PHYS3330 Industrial Project and Seminar Units:10

Course


2008

Callaghan Campus

Semester 2 -

2008

Callaghan Campus



Teaching

Methods:

Problem Based Learning

Experience Based Learning

Practical

Seminar

Description: Students will complete a project relevant to the photonics industry. Students

will give a seminar on their work at the conclusion of the project and provide

a written report.

Course

Objectives:

1. to give students an opportunity to apply the knowledge gained in

previous courses to a practical problem in photonics

2. to develop student's skills in working in teams


Course

Content:

Students will work on a project developed in collaboration with supervisors.

A seminar will be presented at the end of the project.

Replacing

Courses:

Nil

Transitional

Arrangements:

Nil

Industrial

Experience:

0

Modes of

Delivery:

Internal Mode

Assumed

Knowledge:

A minimum of 20 units of PHYS2000 courses

Course

Requisites:

Assessment

Items:Examination: Oral

Reports

Contact

Hours:

Individual Supervision: for 60 Hour(s) per Term for 13 Weeks




Course Description

PHYS3350 Quantum, Atomic & Molecular Physics Units:10

Course


2008

Callaghan Campus



Teaching

Methods:

Lecture

Laboratory

Tutorial

Description: The concepts of Quantum Mechanics lie at the heart of what we understand

science to be. The first part of this course will explain and describe the

fundamental mathematical and scientific framework that underpins Quantum

Mechanics. The study of atomic physics has led to many present day

technological wonders such as lasers and medical imaging. The second part

of this course will describe the structure of atoms, and the interactions

between atoms, as well as the effects of electric and magnetic fields on

atomic and molecular structure, leading to a discussion of modern laser

based spectroscopy.

Course

Objectives:

Acquisition of knowledge

* To acquire knowledge of the fundamental physics underpinning quantum

mechanics, and atomic and molecular physics

* To understand the concepts and potential applications of quantum

mechanics, quantum mechanical devices, and atomic and molecular physics.

Analytical, Laboratory and Computing Skills

* To develop analytical, laboratory and computing skills through problem

solving, and laboratory and computer based exercises, which involve the

application of physics to various model quantum mechanical systems

* To successfully apply the theoretical techniques presented in the course to

practical problems

Writing and Communication Skills

* To develop good writing and communication skills through working with

peers and writing up the results of the assigned laboratory and computer

exercises as reports

* To learn how to prepare publications by casting the reports in the form of

a scientific paper.

* To develop first class presentation skills through presenting seminars.

* To develop research skills via the production of a poster presentation.



Course

Content:

* Revision of classical mechanics.

* Historical perspective of quantum mechanics.

* The basic concepts of quantum mechanics.

* Principle of superposition and compatible observables in quantum

mechanics.

* Conservation theorems in quantum mechanics.

* The harmonic oscillator.

* Other 1-D potential functions.

* Angular momentum.

* Three dimensional systems.

* The hydrogen atom.

* Multiparticle systems.

* Evidence for the existence of atoms.

* Basic atomic structure: the Bohr Model and beyond.

* Atoms in an Electric and Magnetic Field.

* Many electron Atoms.

* Light and radiative transitions.

* Basic molecular Structure.

* Modern methods of Atomic Spectroscopy

Replacing

Courses:

This course has replaced the five unit courses PHYS3110 Quantum Physics

and PHYS3140 Atomic and Molecular Physics that were no longer offered

after 2002.

Transitional

Arrangements:

Nil

Industrial

Experience:

0

Modes of

Delivery:

Internal Mode

Assumed

Knowledge:

PHYS2220, MATH2310, or their equivalents.

Course

Requisites:

Assessment


Assignments

Examination: Formal


Contact

Hours:


Tutorial: for 1 Hour(s) per Fortnight for 13 Weeks





Course Description

PHYS3500 Adv. Electromagnetism for Scientists and Engineers Units:10

Course


2008 Singapore

UoN Singapore

Semester 2 -

2008

Callaghan Campus



Teaching

Methods:

Lecture

Laboratory

Tutorial

Description: The laws governing the behaviour and interaction of electric and magnetic

fields are fundamental to the implementation of many technologies in

electrical, computer and telecommunications engineering, and are essential

for an understanding of information transmission via wired links, radio

channels, and optical fibre networks. This advanced course in

electromagnetism covers the topics of electrostatics, magnetostatics, fields

and waves, and transmission lines and antennas, at a level to meet the

needs of science and engineering students.

Not to count for credit with PHYS2220, PHYS2150, PHYS3270, PHYS3510 or

ELEC4540.

Course

Objectives:

1. to impart knowledge of the basic theory of electromagnetism

2. to teach students how to apply their knowledge of electromagnetism to

practical situations

3. to assist students develop their analytic and problem solving skills



Course

Content:

* Review of multivariable calculus

* Electrostatics (Gauss' Law), electric fields and insulators, electric potential,

Capacitance, electric current, Ohm's Law, electric field boundary conditions,

Laplace & Poison equations.

* Magnetostatics, Biot-Savart and Ampere Laws, electric motors and

generators, inductance, magnetic hysteresis, magnetostatic boundary

conditions.

* Time Dependent Fields: Faraday's Law, displacement current, Maxwell

equations, plane wave formalism.

* Electromagnetic Waves: propagation constant, skin depth, Poynting vector

and power flow.

* Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in Unbounded Media, Poynting theorem,

polarisation, reflection of EM waves.

* Transmission Lines: parameters, equivalent circuit analysis, impedance and

matching, SWR.

* Antennae: Dipole, arrays, characteristics, basic types and designs.



* Antennae: Dipole, arrays, characteristics, basic types and designs.

Replacing

Courses:

Nil

Transitional

Arrangements:

Nil

Industrial

Experience:

0

Modes of

Delivery:

External Mode

Internal Mode

Assumed

Knowledge:

PHYS1210, PHYS1220 and MATH2310(or MATH2010), or equivalent.

Course

Requisites:

Assessment



Quiz - Class

Contact

Hours:




An additional one hour introductory lab session



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Course Description

MECH2110 Mechanical Engineering Design 1 Units:10

Course


2008

Callaghan Campus

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment


Teaching

Methods:

Problem Based Learning

Lecture

Tutorial

Description: General procedures for solving design problems. Searching for design

solutions using a range of techniques. Engineering drawing techniques.

Assembly of machine components - limits, fits and geometric tolerancing.

Introduction to the Australian Standards in relation to design.

Course

Objectives:

Introduce problem based learning. Introduce design tools and skills. Work

efficiently as a team member.

Course

Content:

1. An introduction to a general procedure for solving engineering design

problems;

2. Improve student proficiency at creating and interpreting engineering

drawings;

3. Increase student awareness and understanding of some of the important

aspects of an assembly of mechanical

components - fits and limits, tolerancing, surface finish and the like;

4. Participate in a group project, i.e. The Warman Design-and-Build national

competition;

5. Utilise Pro/Engineer to develop assembly and detailed engineering

drawings.

Replacing

Courses:

Not Applicable

Transitional

Arrangements:

Not Applicable

Industrial

Experience:

0

Modes of

Delivery:

Internal Mode

Assumed

Knowledge:

GENG1000 Computer Aided Engineering.

Students are advised that in order to use the Universities mechanical

workshop for the Warman Design-and-Build competition, for safety reasons,

they are required to complete the "workshop practice" component in

GENG1000.

Course

Requisites:



Assessment


Assignments

Regular Assignments

* Note, any modification to the above assessment

arrangement will appear on the course outline

normally issued in week 1.

Contact

Hours:

Laboratory: for 3 Hour(s) per Week for the Full Term


5 hours/week

Course Timetables for MECH2110



Course Description

MECH2250 Materials Science and Engineering 1 Units:10

Course


2008

Callaghan Campus



Teaching

Methods:

Lecture

Tutorial

Description: Provides an integrated foundation for understanding the engineering

properties of materials and how these properties result from basic chemical

bonding and structure.

Course

Objectives:

To provide a foundation for selecting materials for engineering devices

To provide an understanding of the possibilities and limitations of materials

in engineering situations

To provide a foundation for training in the specialization of Materials

Science/Engineering

To provide an understanding of the science from which engineering

materials are based.

Course

Content:

The course is concerned with the engineering properties of materials and the

supporting science. The following topics are covered: Atomic structure and

bonding; states of matter, gases (ideal/real, mixtures, hydrocarbon

combustion, green house gases, ozone destruction); liquids (aqueous

solutions, solubility, acids/bases), solids (crystal structures, phase diagrams,

diffusion, mechanical, electrical and corrosion properties). Engineering

materials (metals/alloys, ceramics, polymers, composites). Electroplating and

batteries. Coal, petroleum, petrol, soaps and lubricants.

Replacing

Courses:

Nil

Transitional

Arrangements:

Nil

Industrial

Experience:

0

Modes of

Delivery:

Internal Mode

Assumed

Knowledge:

HSC level knowledge of Physics or Chemistry is assumed.

Course

Requisites:

Assessment


Assignments

Two written assignments.



Examination: Formal

* Note, any modification to the above assessment

arrangement will appear on the course outline

normally issued in week 1.

Contact

Hours:



Two tutorials (one hour each) per week for the full term.

Course Timetables for MECH2250



Course Description

MECH2350 Dynamics 2 Units:10

Course


2008 Singapore

UoN Singapore

Semester 2 -

2008

Callaghan Campus



Teaching

Methods:

Lecture

Tutorial

Description: Reinforces the concepts and methods of analysis learned in Engineering

Mechan