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PHYS 212 Vibrations and Waves Units: 3.00
Fundamentals of free, damped and forced vibrations with applications to various mechanical systems. Coupled oscillations and normal modes. Classical wave equation, standing and travelling waves. Continuum mechanics of solid bodies; elasticity theory with applications. Introduction to optics: image formation and optical instruments.
Learning Hours: 120 (24 Lecture, 24 Tutorial, 72 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite PHYS 206.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Calculate the equations of motion of free, damped and forced mechanical (or electrical) systems that exhibit resonant behavior using the concept of force (Newton's laws), torque (Euler's laws) and energy (Lagrange Method).
- Derive the classical wave equation and be fully conversant with classical wave behavior, such as refraction, diffraction, interference, and the superposition of waves.
- Identify normal modes in coupled oscillators.
- Relate the concepts listed above to real work applications.
- Solve these differential equations to obtain the response of the mechanical (or electrical) system analytically or numerically using modern software packages such as MATLAB, Python, or Mathematica.