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School: Science

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Advances in Physics 1

  • Unit Code

    SCP5320

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit will contain a selection of topics from the history and philosophy of science, electromagnetism and photonics, and will include participation in seminars. The primary foci are on developing general skills on the effect of physics on the social and philosophical aspects of society,specific technical competencies applicable to the developing research fields of optoelectronics and photonics, and the development of scientific communicaton skills through the presentation of seminars and reports.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse the nature of science from historical and philosophical perspectives.
  2. Explain and apply concepts, principles and theories relating to electromagnetism and photonics.
  3. Participate effectively in seminars.

Unit Content

  1. Electromagnetism and Photonics: Maxwell's equations and their solution in vacuum and non-vacuum environments; electromagnetic waveguide theory and properties; microphotonics, optoelectronics and quantum optics; nanostructures and their application in microelectronics and photonics; Photonic bandgap structures, distributed Bragg reflectors.
  2. Seminars: Students will attend and participate in seminars offered within the School of Engineering.
  3. The History and Philosophy of Physics: The development of crucial elements of the modern scientific disciplines and the evolution of the scientific process. Topics for investigation may be chosen from: the scientific traditions established by ancient philosophers, the Copernican and Newtonian revolutions, quantum theory and atomic structure, the development of genetics and evolutionary theory, cosmology and the origin of the universe, the nature of scientific explanation, conjecture and refutation in science.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, seminars and directed reading.

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
PresentationSeminar
AssignmentReport

Text References

  • Cottingham, W.N., & Greenwood, D.A. (1991). Electricity and magnetism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Gupta, M.C. (Ed.). (1997). The handbook of photonics. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press.
  • Yariv, A. (1997). Optical electronics in modern communications. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Walker, B.H. (1995). Optical engineering fundamentals. New York: McGraw-Hill.
  • Uiga, E. (1995). Optoelectronics. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
  • Smith, G.F., & King, T.A. (2000). Optics and photonics: An introduction. New York: Wiley.
  • Saleh, B.E.A. (1991). Fundamentals of photonics. New York: Wiley.
  • Lipson, S.G. Lipson, H., & Tannhauser, D.S. (1995). Optical physics (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Kraus, J.D., & Fleisch, D.A. (1999). Electromagnetics: With applications (5th ed.). Boston: WCB/McGraw-Hill.
  • Johnson, S.G., & Joannopoulos, J.D. (2002). Photonic crystals: The road from theory to practice. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Journal References

  • Advanced Materials for Optics and Electronics Note: The unit may draw on examples of scientific journal articles from the recent literature.
  • IEEE Photonic Technology Letters
  • IEEE Journal of Solid State Circuits
  • IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
  • IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
  • IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine
  • IEE Proceedings: Optoelectronics
  • Electronics Letters
  • Applied Physics B; Lasers and Optics
  • IEEE Electron Device Letters

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Science

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Advances in Physics 1

  • Unit Code

    SCP5320

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit will contain a selection of topics from the history and philosophy of science, electromagnetism and photonics, and will include participation in seminars. The primary foci are on developing general skills on the effect of physics on the social and philosophical aspects of society,specific technical competencies applicable to the developing research fields of optoelectronics and photonics, and the development of scientific communicaton skills through the presentation of seminars and reports.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse the nature of science from historical and philosophical perspectives.
  2. Explain and apply concepts, principles and theories relating to electromagnetism and photonics.
  3. Participate effectively in seminars.

Unit Content

  1. Electromagnetism and Photonics: Maxwell's equations and their solution in vacuum and non-vacuum environments; electromagnetic waveguide theory and properties; microphotonics, optoelectronics and quantum optics; nanostructures and their application in microelectronics and photonics; Photonic bandgap structures, distributed Bragg reflectors.
  2. Seminars: Students will attend and participate in seminars offered within the School of Engineering.
  3. The History and Philosophy of Physics: The development of crucial elements of the modern scientific disciplines and the evolution of the scientific process. Topics for investigation may be chosen from: the scientific traditions established by ancient philosophers, the Copernican and Newtonian revolutions, quantum theory and atomic structure, the development of genetics and evolutionary theory, cosmology and the origin of the universe, the nature of scientific explanation, conjecture and refutation in science.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, seminars and directed reading.

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
PresentationSeminar
AssignmentReport

Text References

  • Cottingham, W.N., & Greenwood, D.A. (1991). Electricity and magnetism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Gupta, M.C. (Ed.). (1997). The handbook of photonics. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press.
  • Yariv, A. (1997). Optical electronics in modern communications. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Walker, B.H. (1995). Optical engineering fundamentals. New York: McGraw-Hill.
  • Uiga, E. (1995). Optoelectronics. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
  • Smith, G.F., & King, T.A. (2000). Optics and photonics: An introduction. New York: Wiley.
  • Saleh, B.E.A. (1991). Fundamentals of photonics. New York: Wiley.
  • Lipson, S.G. Lipson, H., & Tannhauser, D.S. (1995). Optical physics (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Kraus, J.D., & Fleisch, D.A. (1999). Electromagnetics: With applications (5th ed.). Boston: WCB/McGraw-Hill.
  • Johnson, S.G., & Joannopoulos, J.D. (2002). Photonic crystals: The road from theory to practice. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Journal References

  • Advanced Materials for Optics and Electronics Note: The unit may draw on examples of scientific journal articles from the recent literature.
  • IEEE Photonic Technology Letters
  • IEEE Journal of Solid State Circuits
  • IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
  • IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
  • IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine
  • IEE Proceedings: Optoelectronics
  • Electronics Letters
  • Applied Physics B; Lasers and Optics
  • IEEE Electron Device Letters

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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