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Below are the courses offered in 2009. There two compulsory courses: Science Skills (worth 4.5 units) and Electromagnetism (worth 6 units) and you will also need to complete three elective courses. Typically these courses will have 18 lectures and the assessment may include written examinations, assignments, essays and oral presentations. Each elective course has a unit value of 4.5. The total unit value of the course work is 24. See course load information.
You should attend any Occupational Health and Safety courses that are relevant to your research project. These do not count towards your five courses.
FIRST BLOCK: FEB/MARCH
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Quantum Optics
(commenced 25 Feb) |
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Hans Bachor
T: +61 2 6125 2811
Lecture Timetable: 11am monday, 2pm Wednesday, 11am Thursday, ACQAO meeting room, Building 38a
Assessment: proposed 50% student lecture, 50% computer simulation project
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Plasma Physics
(commenced 24 Feb) |
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Cormac Corr
T: +61 2 6125 2828
Lecture Timetable: 10am tuesday DEMS seminar room building 47, 11am Wednesday FSTY103 Forestry building 48, 12 Friday DEMS.
Assessment: 50% project, 50% 3 Assignments
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Relativistic Quantum Mechanics
(commencing 4 March) |
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Peter Bouwknegt
T: +61 2 6125 2969
Lecture Timetable:
Tuesday: 10:15-12:15
Wednesday: 11:15-12:15
Venue: Le Couteur (bldg #59), L3.17 (enter through Oliphant Bldg #60)
First lecture will be on Wednesday 4 March, last lecture(s) on Tuesday 31 March
(total of 12 lecture hours).
Assessment: Two assignments (50% each)
NOTE: there is currently a clash with Plasma, if this overlaps for you, please talk to Peter.
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Statistical Physics
(commenced 20 Feb) |
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Denis Evans
T: +61 2 6125 3739
Lecture Timetable: 1:30pm Monday, 10am wednesday, 11am Friday, Craig lecture room, RSC.
Assessment: 30% exam, 30% assignments, 40% essay.
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Electromagnetism
(compulsory, commencing 3 March) |
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Matthew Hole
T: +61 2 6125 7606
Lecture Timetable: 3pm Tuesday, 9am Thursday, 3pm Friday RSPE Seminar Room
Assessment: 40% exam, 20% project, 40% weekly assignments
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Nuclear Physics
(commenced 23 Feb) |
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Anna Wilson
T: +61 2 6125 2806
Lecture Timetable:
Monday 10AM PSYC G6 (Building 39)
Tuesday 12PM PSYC G6 (Building 39)
Friday 10AM PSYC G6 (Building 39)
Practical Group 1 Tuesday 2-5PM Physics Lab(Building 38)
Practical Group 2 Wednesday 2-5PM Physics Lab(Building 38)
Tutorial Tuesday 11AM PSYC G8 (Building 39)
Assessment: Exam or Laboratory 65% and assignments 35%
SECOND BLOCK: APRIL/MAY
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Scientific Skills
(compulsory, commencing 7 April) |
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Hans Bachor & Matt Sellars
T: +61 2 6125 4571
T: +61 2 6125 2811
Lecture Timetable: Tuesday 10am and friday 10am, RSPE seminar room.
Assessment: 50% End of Year Seminar, 25% assignments, 25% project work
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Introduction to Nonlinear Physics
(commencing 7 April) |
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Tristram Alexander
T: +61 2 6125 2042
Lecture Timetable: 11am Tuesday, 3pm Wednesday, 11am Friday, venue TBA likely RSPE
Assessment: 20% problem sets, 40% assignments, 40% group project
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Physics Problem Solving
(commencing 6th April) |
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David Williams
T: +61 2 6125 0680
Lecture Timetable: 11am Monday, 11am Thursday
Assessment: 100% Assignments
Course Load
As a guide, you are expected to spend a total of about 90 hours on each course, including lecture and tutorial time, study, assignments, exam preparation and exams. For courses that run for 6 weeks, this averages at 15 hours/week per course. When you are doing two courses simultaneously you should be spending 30 hours/week on courses. If you find you are spending significantly more than 15 hours/week on a course you should let both the lecturer and the Honours Coordinators know.
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