Module overview
Linked modules
Pre-requisites: PHYS1011 AND PHYS1013 AND PHYS1015 AND PHYS1022
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Distinguish the travelling, standing and harmonic wave solutions
- Derive the solution of wave equations, both in one and three dimensions
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Interpret the physical basis of continuity conditions and their implications for interfaces
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Express the nature of wave propagation and its physical mechanisms
- Differentiate interference and diffraction, the Huygens principle, Fraunhofer diffraction, diffraction gratings
- Depict the energy and momenta of wave motions
- Define dispersion and the phase and group velocities
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Relate superpositions, wave packets and Fourier analysis
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Tutorial | 12 |
| Lecture | 36 |
| Follow-up work | 18 |
| Wider reading or practice | 46 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 18 |
| Revision | 10 |
| Completion of assessment task | 10 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
I.G. Main (1993). Vibrations and Waves in Physics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
H. H. Pain (1998). The Physics of Vibrations and Waves. Chichester: Wiley.
A. P. French (1971). Vibrations and Waves. London: various publishers: Chapman and Hall, London; W W Norton,New York; Nelson Thornes, Cheltenham.
R P Feynman (2011). Lectures in Physics vol 1. Basic Books.
Tim Freegarde (2012). Introduction to the Physics of Waves. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
E Hecht (2001). Optics. Addison-Wesley.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Course work worth 20% of the module mark will be set and assessed in the normal way. In the event that a course work is missed, students will be required to go through the Special Considerations procedures in order to request mitigation for that piece of course work. Please note that documentary evidence will normally be required before these can be considered. The final exam is worth 80% of the module mark. Referral Method: By examination, the final mark will be calculated both with and without the coursework assessment mark carried forward, and the higher result taken.Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Examination | 80% |
| Problem Sheets | 20% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Examination | 80% |
| Coursework marks carried forward | 20% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Examination | 80% |
| Coursework marks carried forward | 20% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External