Requisite(s): (68201 Physics in Action OR 68037 Physical Modelling) AND (33360c Mathematics for Physical Science OR 68038 Advanced Mathematics and Physics)
This subject builds upon introductory material on waves and classical mechanics. It assumes some knowledge of complex numbers and differential equations. The subject examines how the behaviour of our world at an atomic level differs from our everyday experience of the macroscopic world. It introduces the concepts and quantum mechanical tools needed to describe the structure and interactions of atoms, molecules and solids. The unique properties of matter at this scale can be exploited in nanotechnology to create materials and devices with unique properties. This subject explores emerging technologies such as quantum computing, scanning tunelling microscopy, and spectroscopic tools used to characterise and investigate the atomic world. This subject provides material which is fundamental to understanding many areas of physics and chemistry together with contemporary applications which are relevant to nanotechnologists.
Spring semester, City campus