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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Physics and Astronomy : Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy)

Undergraduate Course: Advanced Materials Physics (PHYS11054)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Physics and Astronomy CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryAdvanced Materials Physics will cover High Energy Density Physics: The properties of matter at high pressure, temperature, and density. Most of the normal matter in the universe exists at such conditions, contained in the interiors of stars and planets. Such conditions also occur during explosion, impact, and in nuclear energy systems.

The course emphasizes the nature of high-pressure and high-temperature phenomena and their origin in basic physical principles. We will discuss the transformation of simple materials subjected to extreme conditions, high-pressure crystal structures, the nature of molecules at high density, plasmas and electronic transformations.
Course description * Simple solids under hydrostatic compression
* Nonlinear elasticity
* Solid-solid phase transitions; crystal structures of high-pressure phases; coordination, bonding changes
* Thermodynamics of phase transitions; Clausius-Clapeyron relation; Enthalpy and Gibbs energy criteria
* Insulator-metal transitions; high-pressure electrides
* Molecules at high density; ordering; polymerization
* Thermal effects from absolute zero to high temperature
* Melting; liquids at high density; normal vs. re-entrant melting curves
* Shock waves; Rankine-Hugoniot equations
* The plasma state; ionization; degenerate matter
* Practical equations-of-state
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Thermal Physics (PHYS09061)
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Solid State Physics (PHYS10095) AND Introduction to Condensed Matter Physics (PHYS10099)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2016/17, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 12, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 6, Online Activities 2, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Revision Session Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 70 )
Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) not entered
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 20% Oral assignment
30% Written assignment
50% Degree Examination
All components are mandatory
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)Advanced Materials Physics2:00
Academic year 2016/17, Part-year visiting students only (VV1) Quota:  5
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 12, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 6, Online Activities 2, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Revision Session Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 70 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 20% Oral assignment
30% Written assignment
50% Degree Examination
All components are mandatory
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Advanced Materials Physics2:00
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate an understanding of extreme conditions in a thermodynamic framework.
  2. Discuss the nature of structural phase changes.
  3. Draw and interpret phase diagrams of simple materials over large range of conditions.
  4. Explain the origin and consequences of nonlinear elasticity.
  5. Derive the physics of shock waves from first principles.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information Total Hours: 100
(Lecture Hours 12, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 6, Online Activities 2, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Revision Session Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 70)
KeywordsAdMatPh
Contacts
Course organiserDr Stewart Mcwilliams
Tel: (0131 6)50 5273
Email: R.S.McWilliams@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Siobhan Macinnes
Tel: (0131 6)51 3448
Email: Siobhan.MacInnes@ed.ac.uk
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