Undergraduate Course: Diffraction Physics (PHYS09047)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Physics and Astronomy |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course gives an introduction to the effects of interference and diffraction and their applications to condensed matter physics and optics. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | King's Buildings | Tutorial | | 2-11 | | 12:10 - 13:00 | | or 12:10 - 13:00 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 10:00 - 10:50, Zone: King's Buildings. JCMB |
| Additional information |
Workshop/tutorial sessions, as arranged. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | 16 sides | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | 16 sides | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course it is intended that a student should have, or be able to:
1) Explain the principles of interference in both vacuum and dielectric media;
2) Explain the principles of diffraction and the Fourier formulation of diffraction;
3) Experienced the application of interference and diffraction in simple and more complex optical problems;
4) Explain the processes by which x-rays, neutrons and electrons are scattered by condensed matter;
5) State the various formulations of the diffraction of waves by a crystal and demonstrate their equivalence;
6) Derive expressions for the scattering amplitude for simple crystal structures and explain the meanings of the form and structure factor;
7) Explain the meaning and construction of the Brillouin zones of a crystal.
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Assessment Information
| Degree Examination, 100% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Diff |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr John Loveday
Tel: (0131 6)51 7233
Email: J.Loveday@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Laura Gonzalez-Rienda
Tel: (0131 6)51 7067
Email: l.gonzalez@ed.ac.uk |
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