University Course Planner The University of Adelaide Australia

PHYSICS 2532 - Classical Physics II

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 3920
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 4 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: Yes
Pre-Requisite: PHYSICS 1100, PHYSICS 1200, MATHS 2101 or MATHS 2106, MATHS 2102 - Other students may apply to Head of Physics for exemption
Assessment: Tests, workshop presentation, written exam
Syllabus:

Static equilibrium and dynamics, rotating reference frames, Kepler’s Laws for planetary systems, satellites and comets; orbits for interplanetary space travel, scattering in central force fields, trajectories of near-Earth meteorites. Thermodynamics of interacting systems, including the first and second laws of thermodynamics, concepts of equilibrium and entropy, and applications

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Units
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Amount
3
0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
3920 Mon 12/08/2019 Sat 31/08/2019 Fri 20/09/2019 Fri 01/11/2019


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
20182 LE01 65 6 30 Jul - 17 Sep Tuesday 12pm - 1pm Engineering Sth, S111, Teaching Room
31 Jul - 18 Sep Wednesday 10am - 11am Physics, 103, Kerr Grant Lecture Theatre
1 Aug - 19 Sep Thursday 12pm - 1pm Engineering Sth, S111, Teaching Room
4 Sep - 4 Sep Wednesday 9am - 10am Physics, 103, Kerr Grant Lecture Theatre
8 Oct - 29 Oct Tuesday 12pm - 1pm Engineering Sth, S111, Teaching Room
9 Oct - 9 Oct Wednesday 9am - 10am Physics, 103, Kerr Grant Lecture Theatre
9 Oct - 30 Oct Wednesday 10am - 11am Physics, 103, Kerr Grant Lecture Theatre
10 Oct - 31 Oct Thursday 12pm - 1pm Engineering Sth, S111, Teaching Room
30 Oct - 30 Oct Wednesday 9am - 10am Physics, 103, Kerr Grant Lecture Theatre
Note: The Wednesday 9am lecture slot is used for Level II lecture tests and is shared with Physics IIB, Classical Physics II and Electromagnetism II.
Related Class: Workshop
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
20419 WR02 32 1 8 Aug - 19 Sep Thursday 3pm - 4pm Badger, LG17, Teaching Room
10 Oct - 31 Oct Thursday 3pm - 4pm Badger, LG17, Teaching Room
20420 WR01 32 4 6 Aug - 17 Sep Tuesday 3pm - 4pm Lower Napier, LG23, Teaching Room
8 Oct - 29 Oct Tuesday 3pm - 4pm Lower Napier, LG23, Teaching Room