Browsing by Subject "vpython"

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    DemOnline
    (2014-09-15) Buffler, Andy; Malahe, Michael
    DemOnline is a collection of demonstrations and VPython scripts for use in an introductory physics course. The website catalogues both lecture demonstrations and VPython scripts. The lecture demos section contains descriptions of the setup and execution of various physics experiments, along with screenshots and a reference for finding the equipment in the UCT Physics labs. The VPython scripts section contains scripts that demonstrate various physics concepts.
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    PHY1004W - Matter & Interactions
    (2014-09-18) Buffler, Andy; Fearick, Roger; Govender, Indresan; Peshier, Andre
    PHY1004W is a first-year, calculus-based introductory Physics course for Science students intending to continue with second-year Physics. MODERN MECHANICS: Matter and interactions, conservation laws, the momentum principle, atomic nature of matter, conservation of energy, energy in macroscopic systems, energy quantization, multiparticle systems, exploring the nucleus, angular momentum, entropy, kinetic theory of gases, efficiency of engines. ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC INTERACTIONS: Electric fields, electric potential, magnetic fields, electric circuits, capacitance, resistance, magnetic force, Gauss' law, Ampere's law, Faraday's law, induction, electromagnetic radiation, waves and particles, semiconductor devices.
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    PHY2009S - Intermediate Physics (2nd year)
    (2014-09-18) Buffler, Andy
    PHY2009S is a physics course primarily for students who have not completed PHY1004W, to prepare them for PHY2014F and PHY2015S. VECTOR FIELDS IN PHYSICS: Vector calculus; div, grad, curl; line-, surface- and volume integrals; Gauss' Theorem; Stokes' Theorem; simple applications to fluid dynamics and electromagnetism STATISTICAL MODELLING OF RADIATION AND MATTER: Mathematical descriptions of solids, liquids and gases; entropy; temperature; the Boltzmann distribution; thermodynamics; statistical models of photons; statistical models in quantum mechanics, wave-particle duality.
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    PHYLAB2 - Course 2 laboratory
    (2014-09-18) Fearick, Roger
    This is a second year laboratory course that accompanies UCT courses PHY2014F and PHY2015S. The lab focuses on an introduction to computational methods, in support of the Classical and Quantum Mechanics lectures. This lab also explores the use of Python in physics education.