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On successful completion of the module, students should be able to:
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Relate physical quantities to their appropriate units and perform basic unit conversions
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Describe the fundamental principles involved in wave propagation, including key experiments designed to highlight these principles.
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Describe the principles of ray tracing and apply it to basic optical components such as mirrors and lenses
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Discuss the various aspects of atomic theory that emerged at the beginning of the twentieth century
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Describe the behavior of the electron in various processes and situations, such as ß-decay and x-ray production
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Describe the behaviour of unstable atoms and detail the different types of radiation that they can emit
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Solve simple problems related to vibrations, waves, and atomic theory.
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Record and analyse a variety of results from experiments undertaken to highlight a selection of physical phenomena relevant to the lecture material
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