PH 4227	Advanced Physics 2 – Physics In Medicine & Biology
Units:	3
Prerequisites:	PH3238 Inter. Physics 6: Nuclear & Particel Physics, Environment, Health & Medical Physics
Contact hrs:	3 hr. of lecture/wk, 1 hr. tutorials/wk
Assessment:	Coursework 40% comprising of tests and essays. Examination 70% Comprising of one 3 hours paper

Course Outline: Biomechanics: Forces exerted on bones and tissue, forces in stationary and moving fluids, laminar viscous flow and the physics of blood flow.

Transportation Across Membranes: Flow of water and solute through membrane due to hydrostatic and osmotic pressure differences, the artificial kidney, countercurrent transport. Impulses in Nerves and Cells: electrostatics of a resting cell membrane, cable model of the axon, the Hodgkin-Huxley model.

Medical Use of Radiation: Production and detection of medical radiation, diagnostic radiography, angiography, mammography, computed tomography, biological effects of ionising radiation and cancer treatment.

Nuclear Medicine: Radiation doses, use of radioisotopes for diagnostic purposes and medical treatment, positron emission tomography. 

Magnetic Resonance Imaging: magnetic moments and relaxation times in biological samples, detection of signals, imaging, chemical shifts, flow effects.

References:

Hobbie R. K. and Bradley J. R. (2007). Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology ( 4 th Edition ). New York: Springer.

PH 4228	Advanced Physics 3: Science & Engineering of Materials
Units:	4
Prerequisites:	PH2233 Inter. Physics 3: Electromagnetism, Optics & Condensed Matter Physics
Contact hrs:	4 hr. of lecture/wk, 1 hr. tutorials/wk
Assessment:	Coursework 40% comprising of tests and essays. Examination 60% Comprising of one 3 hours paper

Course Outline: This course will cover the studies of metals, ceramics, polymers and composites. The course starts with classification of common engineering materials.  It will follow on to the study of diffusion leading to phase transformations and the use of equilibrium diagrams in understanding equilibrium and non equilibrium phases in alloy systems. This will include the study of the development of microstructure and its relation to physical properties through processing. Properties, processing, design and environmental protection and degradation of materials are considered.  Case studies in materials selection are included and some examples of the state of the art applications of novel materials are given.

References:

Callister, W. D. (2003). Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction, 6th ed, John Wiley & Sons, New York. Mangonon, P.L. (1999). The Principles of Materials Selection for Engineering Design, Prentice Hall, New Jersey. Ashby, M.,  Shercliff. H. and Cebon, D. (2007). Materials: Engineering, Science, Processing and Design, Butterworth-Heinemann, United Kingdom.

PH 4229	Advanced 4 – Renewable Energy
Units:	4
Prerequisites:	PH2228 Inter. Physics 5: Semiconductor Physics
Contact hrs:	4 hr. of lecture/wk, 1 hr. tutorials/wk
Assessment:	Coursework 40% comprising of tests and essays. Examination 60% Comprising of one 3 hours paper

Course Outline: Review of thermodynamics, fossil fuels, the electrical national power grid in Brunei, renewable energies and power production. Photovoltaic: PV solar cells, fabrication of PV cells, chracterisation of PV cells, effect of solar radiation, temperature and shading on the performance of PV cells in natural and indoor environments, energy losses. Solar Thermal Energy: solar thermal devices, active and passive of use solar thermal energy. Solar Electricity: Photovoltaic and solar thermal. Wind Energy: wind energy conversion system, wind resource analysis, wind farms. Hydro-Electric: hydro power systems, hydro power turbines,  pumped hydro. Oceanic Energy: wave energy, tidal energy, ocean thermal energy. Geo-thermal Energy: generation of electrical power, dry stream, flash stream and binary cycles power plants, Bio-Energy: biomass and bio-fuels. Hydrogen Technology: production, safety and uses. Fuel Cells: types of fuel cells, theory and their applications. Energy Storage: mechanical, electrochemical, electrical and thermal, Nuclear Energy: nuclear reactors, nuclear fuel, fuel cycle, nuclear waste and safety. Energy efficiency, environmental impacts of different types of energies, energy conservation, outlook of fossil and green energy.

References:

Vogel, W and Kalb, H (2007). Solar Thermal Plants, USA: John Wiley & Sons. Goetzberger, A. and  Hoffmann, V. U.(2005).  Photovoltaic Power Systems, USA: Springer. Kordesh, K. and Simader, G. (1996). Fuel cells and Their Applications, USA: VCH. Mathew, S (2006).  Wind Energy: Fundamentals, Resource Analysis and Economics, London: Springer.

PH 4230	Special Topic 1 – Intro. To Computation Physics
Units:	3
Prerequisites:	PH2228 Inter. Physics 1: Math. Methods For Physicists
Contact hrs:	3 hr. of lecture/wk, 1 hr. tutorials/wk
Assessment:	Coursework 40% comprising of tests and essays. Examination 60% Comprising of one 3 hours paper

Course Outline: Modelling of Physical Systems: Discussions on the following topics;  Numerical methods in physics, Spectral analysis, Molecular dynamics simulations and Monte Carlo simulations in physics.

References:

Pang T. (2006). An Introduction To Computational Physics.   UK: Cambridge Uni. Press.

PH 4231	Special Topic 2 – Energy Management
Units:	3
Prerequisites:	PH3234 Inter. Physics 4: Thermal Physcis & Fluid Physics
Contact hrs:	3 hr. of lecture/wk, 1 hr. tutorials/wk
Assessment:	Coursework 40% comprising of tests and essays. Examination 60% Comprising of one 3 hours paper

Course Outline: Brief introduction to the current energy use pattern in different sectors like domestic, industrial and transport – energy auditing--energy forecasting and optimization - energy conservation strategies- economic assessment of energy systems giving emphasis to Net Present Value, Pay Back Period, Benefit Cost Ratio, Internal Rate of Return and Sensitivity Analysis- planning and execution of energy projects.

References:

Capehart,  B.L,  Kennedy, W.J and  Turner, W.C. (2006). Guide to Energy Management, New York:CRC. Turner, W.C, and  Doty, S. (2006). Energy Management Handbook. Georgia:Fairmont Press.

PH 4232	Final Year Project
Units:	10
Prerequisites:	PH3236: Experimental Physics 5
Contact hrs:	20 hr. /wk
Assessment:	Coursework 100% Dissertation.

Course Outline: The student is expected to undertake a project under the supervision of a member of staff. The project will normally be investigative and/or exploratory that will involve the application of concepts of physics. The student is expected to develop/acquire a whole range of skills including; laboratory skills especially of physical measurements, good time management skills, good data collection methods, and data interpretation and analysis skills and skills involved with scientific reporting. This will normally be assessed through an oral presentation and a written final project report.