Level 1
PHYS1030
Unit text
Unit text
Conceptual Physics (Hewitt), 11th Edition, with MasteringPhysics access code and ebook.
ISBN: 9314994250671
Additional alternate texts: Physics, Principles with Applications: Sixth Edition, Douglas C.
Giancoli
Unit text
Essential University Physics (Wolfson), Volumes 1 & 2, 2nd Edition, with MasteringPhysics access
code and ebook. ISBN: 9780321761958
Additional alternate texts: Any calculus based university physics text. E.g. Serway & Jewett;
Hallidy, Resnick & Walker; Young & Freedman, Knight etc.
Level 2
PHYS2001
(1) Non-relativistic quantum
mechanics
Recommended
reading
Recommended
reading
was published in 2012 (ISBN-10: 0321856562 | ISBN-13: 978-0321856562). Amazon lists the new book for USD$121 so is
expected that you should be able to purchase the 3rd edition, which will be fine for both courses, for much less than $130
(used copies for USD$12). You could also check http://www.fishpond.com.au. They offer free shipping and the third edition
is A$60.99 new, the fourth edition is A$100.99 new.
Recommended
reading
PHYS2002
Recommended
Data Analysis:
Data reduction and error analysis for the physical sciences Bevington, Philip R., New York
: McGraw-Hill, 1992 2nd ed
The following outlines the minimum level of lab data analysis required: Experimental
methods : an introduction to the analysis and presentation of data Kirkup, L. (Les),
Brisbane : John Wiley & Sons, 1994
Statistical Physics: an introductory course, D.J. Amit and Y. Verbin,
(1) thermodynamics
(2) statistical mechanics
(3) nuclear physics
(4) particle physics
Level 3
PHYS3001
(1) quantum mechanics
(2) atomic physics
PHYS3003
Radiation mechanisms,
planetary astronomy, stellar
birth and evolution,
astronomy techniques,
neutron stars and supernovae,
optical telescope projects and
computer modelling
laboratories
reading
http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/3526
Recommended
reading
Recommended
reading
Additional
Reading
The Physics of Stars, A. C. Phillips, Wiley, 2nd ed. 1999, ISBN: 978-0-471-98798-7, (UWA
Library has First edition).
Radio Astronomy: J. D. Kraus, 1986, Cygnus-Quasar Books, ISBN 1882484002,
Tools of Radio Astronomy: Rohlfs, Wilson & Httemeister, 2009: Full text available online
Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy: Thompson, Moran & Swenson
2008, Wiley, eISBN:
9783527617852, Full text available online
PHYS3011
(1) methods of mathematical
physics, placing elements of
mathematics from the Level 1
and Level 2 complementary
mathematics units in the
context of quantum
mechanics, electrodynamics,
relativity, classical
mechanics, atomic and
nuclear physics, condensed
matter physics and quasiparticles;
(2) methods and projects in
computational physics
PHYS3002
(1) classical mechanics
Recommended
reading
Recommended
reading
(2) electrodynamics
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reading
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reading
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reading
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reading
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reading
Recommended
reading
Classical Mechanics
Analytical Mechanics by Fowles:
http://www.amazon.com/Analytical-Mechanics-Grant-R-Fowles/dp/0534494927
"Introduction to Classical Mechanics - With Problems and Solutions" by David
Morin, Cambridge University Press
http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~djmorin/book.html
Classical Mechanics by Kibble from Imperial College, http://www.amazon.com/ClassicalMechanics-5th-Edition-Kibble/dp/1860944353
Electromagnetism
http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Electrodynamics-4th-DavidGriffiths/dp/0321856562/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1381475061&sr=11&keywords=griffiths+electrodynamics
Special Relativity,
http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Electrodynamics-4th-DavidGriffiths/dp/0321856562/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1381475061&sr=11&keywords=griffiths+electrodynamics
Modern Optics & Photonics
Synchrotron Physics: Chapter 14 of Fundamentals of Modern Physics Eisberg &
Resnick
Basics of Laser Physics : For Students of Science and Engineering Renk, Karl F. [2012]
Book, ISBN 9783642235658
Optoelectronics : an introduction Wilson, John; Hawkes, J. F. B. [1998] Book , ISBN:
0132398648, UWA library: 621.381045 1998 OPT
Quantum Optics/ Quantum Computation
Introduction to quantum computers / Berman et al (1998)
Quantum computation and quantum information / Nielsen and Chuang (2011)
Quantum Optics / Garrison and Chiao (2008)
Condensed matter physics
Solid State Physics: An Introduction by Philip Hofmann (Wiley, 2008)
http://philiphofmann.net/book/bookhome.html
astrophysics specialisation
study special topics in
astrophysics
Galaxies & Black Holes (9L)
Observational Cosmology
Recommended
Reading
Text book
Introduction to Modern Cosmology, A. Liddle, 2nd Ed. corrected, 2008, Wiley, ISBN:
9780470848357