Subject description
Simple harmonic motion; two body oscillations; damped harmonic oscillator; power dissipation; quality factor; driven harmonic oscillator; superposition principle; Fourier analysis; Huygens' principle; reflection and refraction; wave motion; sinusoidal waves; group velocity; dispersion; Young's experiment; interference; coherence; Stokes' treatment of reflection and refraction; interference; standing waves; Fabry-Perot interferometer; Michelson interferometer; Fourier … For more content click the Read More button below.
Enrolment rules
Pre-Requisite
Delivery
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Teaching staff
Subject coordinators
Lecturers
Tutors
Engagement hours
Contact Hours:3 hrs practical class plus 3 hrs of lectures (both live and prerecorded) plus 1 hr tutorial per week
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:
1.
Have an analytical and practical understanding of the relationship between vibrations and waves.
2.
Be able to apply this understanding to explain mechanical, electrical and optical phenomena.
Assessment details
Laboratory reports
Participation
Online and written assignments
Laboratory activities and experiments
Midsession exam
End of session exam
Work integrated learning
Embedded WIL:This subject contains elements of "Embedded WIL". Students in this subject will experience activities that relate to or simulate professional practice as part of their learning.
Textbook information
No prescribed textbooks for this subject.