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PHY3146 Applied Optics and Acoustics2007-2008Code: PHY3146Title: Applied Optics and Acoustics Instructors: Dr I.R. Summers and Dr P. Vukusic CATS credits: 10 ECTS credits: 5 Availability: unrestricted Level: 3 Pre-requisites: Optics (PHY2208) Co-requisites: N/A Background Assumed: Waves and Oscillators (PHY1106) Duration: Semester II Directed Study Time: 22 lectures Private Study Time: 78 hours Assessment Tasks Time: - Observation report: 2003/04 DAB (IRS) AimsOver the last two decades there have been significant developments in the medical use of non-ionising radiation, both optic and acoustic. Acoustics is routinely applied in imaging (Doppler-ultrasound) and therapeutic (e.g. shock-wave lithotripsy) contexts as well as underpinning the scientific understanding of speech and hearing. As high-power lasers have become commercially available, they have been exploited in a variety of, mainly therapeutic, clinical applications; this module covers both the theoretical, and practical, aspects of lasers and their operation. Intended Learning OutcomesA student should be able to: Module Specific Skills
Discipline Specific Skills
Personal and Key Skills
Learning and Teaching MethodsLectures and demonstrations (20×1hr), problems classes (2×1hr). e-learning resources. AssignmentsStudents are given problems during lectures and examples sheets which are discussed during problem classes. AssessmentOne 90-minute examination (100%). Syllabus Plan and Content
Core TextNot applicableSupplementary Text(s)(1963), The Speech Chain, Bell Telephone Laboratories, ISBN x-021544-x (UL: 612.78 DEN)EVANS HUSSEY (2000), Fundamentals of Acoustics (4th edition), John Wiley, ISBN 0-471-84789-5 (UL: 534 FUN) (1996), Laser-Tissue interactions, Springer, ISBN 3-540-60363-8 (UL: 610.28 NIE) , Introduction to Optics, Prentice-Hall (UL: 535 PED) , Applied Acoustics, Peninsula Publishing, ISBN 0-904-18141-1 (UL: 620.20 POR) Formative MechanismsStudents are able to assess their understanding through the problem sheets and classes. In addition, this module is given at Stages 3 and 4 when students have become familiar with staff and able to discuss difficulties with them. Evaluation MechanismsThe module will be evaluated using information gathered via the student representation mechanisms, the staff peer appraisal scheme, and measures of student attainment based on summative assessment. |