Textbooks for 2014Level 1Suggested by

PHYS1030

Unit text

A UWA Reader booklet will be available near the start of semester

PHYS1021 & PHYS1022Unit textConceptual Physics(Hewitt),11th Edition,with MasteringPhysics access code and ebook. ISBN:9314994250671Additional alternate texts: Physics, Principles with Applications: Sixth Edition, Douglas C. GiancoliCEX

SCIE1121 & SCIE1122

PHYS1001 & PHYS1002Unit textEssential University Physics (Wolfson), Volumes 1 & 2, 2nd Edition, with MasteringPhysics access code and ebook. ISBN: 9780321761958Additional alternate texts: Any calculus based university physics text. E.g. Serway & Jewett; Hallidy, Resnick & Walker; Young & Freedman, Knight etc.

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Level 2

PHYS2001(1) Non-relativistic quantum mechanicsRecommended readingQuantum Physics, 3rd Edition Stephen Gasiorowicz ISBN: 978-0-471-05700-0 (http://au.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471057002.html) (also for PHYS3001)Ian

(2) Electromagnetism and Maxwell's equationsRecommended reading

Electromagnetism http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Electrodynamics-4th-David-Griffiths/dp/0321856562/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1381475061&sr=1-1&keywords=griffiths+electrodynamics This is the text for 2nd and 3rd year electromagnetism + electrodynamics. We have been using the 3rd edition for the last 10 years. The 4th edition 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 checkhttp://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.Ian

(3) Data Analysis and Signals and noise in experimental dataRecommended reading

Data Analysis: Data reduction and error analysis for the physical sciencesBevington, Philip R., New York : McGraw-Hill, 1992 2ndedThe following outlines the minimum level of lab data analysis required:Experimental methods : an introduction to the analysis and presentation of dataKirkup, L. (Les), Brisbane : John Wiley & Sons, 1994Pete H

PHYS2002(1) thermodynamics(2) statistical mechanics(3) nuclear physics(4) particle physicsRecommended readingStatistical Physics: an introductory course, D.J. Amit and Y. Verbin, http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/3526Ian

Level 3

PHYS3001(1) quantum mechanics(2) atomic physicsRecommended readingQuantum Physics, 3rd Edition Stephen Gasiorowicz ISBN: 978-0-471-05700-0 (http://au.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471057002.html) (also for PHYS2001)Ian

PHYS3003Radiation mechanisms, planetary astronomy, stellar birth and evolution, astronomy techniques, neutron stars and supernovae, optical telescope projects and computer modelling laboratoriesRecommended reading

Additional ReadingAn introduction to modern astrophysics, Carroll, D. A. &Ostlie, B. W., 2nd Ed., 2007,ISBN9780805304022. (InUWA Library)

ThePhysicsofStars,A. C. Phillips,Wiley, 2nd ed. 1999, ISBN: 978-0-471-98798-7, (UWA Library hasFirst edition).Radio Astronomy: J. D. Kraus, 1986,Cygnus-Quasar Books,ISBN 1882484002,Tools of Radio Astronomy: Rohlfs, Wilson &Httemeister, 2009:Full text availableonlineInterferometry and Synthesis in RadioAstronomy:Thompson, Moran & Swenson 2008,Wiley,eISBN:9783527617852, Full text availableonline

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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 quasi-particles; (2) methods and projects in computational physics

PHYS3002(1) classical mechanics

Recommended readingClassical MechanicsAnalytical Mechanics by Fowles: http://www.amazon.com/Analytical-Mechanics-Grant-R-Fowles/dp/0534494927Darren

Recommended reading"Introduction to Classical Mechanics -With Problems and Solutions" byDavid Morin,Cambridge University Press http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~djmorin/book.htmlJingbo

Recommended readingClassical Mechanics by Kibble from Imperial College,http://www.amazon.com/Classical-Mechanics-5th-Edition-Kibble/dp/1860944353Ian

(2) electrodynamicsRecommended readingElectromagnetism http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Electrodynamics-4th-David-Griffiths/dp/0321856562/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1381475061&sr=1-1&keywords=griffiths+electrodynamicsIan

(3) special relativityRecommended readingSpecial Relativity,http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Electrodynamics-4th-David-Griffiths/dp/0321856562/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1381475061&sr=1-1&keywords=griffiths+electrodynamicsIan

(4) laboratory projects

PHYS3012Core: modern optics and photonics, studied by students in both the physics and the astronomy and astrophysics streams of the Physics major.Recommended readingRecommended reading

Recommended reading

Modern Optics & PhotonicsSynchrotron 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 9783642235658Optoelectronics : an introduction Wilson, John; Hawkes, J. F. B. [1998] Book , ISBN: 0132398648, UWA library: 621.381045 1998 OPT

Quantum Optics/ Quantum ComputationIntroduction to quantum computers/ Berman et al (1998)Quantum computation and quantum information/ Nielsen and Chuang(2011)Quantum Optics / Garrison and Chiao (2008)Pete H

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Option 1: physics stream study special topics in condensed matter physicsCondensed matter physicsSolid State Physics: An IntroductionbyPhilip Hofmann(Wiley, 2008) http://philiphofmann.net/book/bookhome.html

Option 2 astronomy and astrophysics specialisation study special topics in astrophysicsGalaxies & Black Holes (9L)

Observational Cosmology

Recommended Reading

Text book

An introduction to modern astrophysics, Carroll, D. A. &Ostlie, B. W., 2nd Ed., 2007,ISBN9780805304022. (InUWA Library)

Introduction to Modern Cosmology, A. Liddle, 2nd Ed. corrected, 2008, Wiley,ISBN: 9780470848357

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