Modern Physics

Course aim

To extend the student’s knowledge and understanding of the foundation and laws of Quantum Physics and to develop an appreciation of how these laws operate in advanced materials and devices.

Course content

Quantum physics: Foundations of quantum physics, wave-particle duality, wave function, expectation values, Heisenberg uncertainty principle, observables and operators, measurement in quantum physics, Schrödinger equation, potential wells, tunnelling, scanning tunnelling microscopes, Schrödinger equation in three dimensions, energy levels in Hydrogen atoms, atomic structure.

Advanced Materials and Applications: structures and properties of metals, glasses, polymers, composites, metamaterials, semiconductors, processing, nanoparticles and applications, superconductivity, Josephson junctions, SQUIDS, magnetic materials, shape memory alloys, tunnelling junction sensors.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
Group 2
PHYS 2004	Applied Physics 4
PHYS 2001	Applied Physics 3
Group 1
PHYS 2002	Physics of Materials and Technology

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment, Test, Tutorial work

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.