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Research School of Physics · ANU College of Science and Medicine
Imaging is one of the most important tools in scientific discovery; as they say, "seeing is believing." It can give conclusive evidence of certain properties, structures, composition and even processes providing invaluable insight into objects of interest. There are many ways to image matter; the right choice depends on the scale, time-frame, and property of interest. Objects can be imaged in 2D or 3D with various probes including electromagnetic radiation, particles, and acoustic waves. Advanced imaging is becoming increasingly important, producing imaging systems with significantly enhanced capabilities such as in ground-penetrating radar, magnetic resonance imaging, synthetic aperture radar, hyperspectral imaging, and computed tomography. While this unique course will cover conventional imaging techniques, the focus will be more on advanced imaging for specific applications. It will include case-studies of some of the state-of-the-art instruments and techniques used by world-class scientists in Astronomy, Geophysics, and Physics researchers here at ANU. The imaging material covered includes optical, hyper-spectral, scanning probe, interferometric, and tomographic (both emission and transmission modes).
Presentation plus oral examination - Topic 1
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Presentation plus oral examination - Topic 2
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Presentation plus oral examination - Topic 3
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
The expected workload will consist of approximately 130 hours throughout the semester including: - Face-to face component which may consist of 42 hours of lectures (3 x 1 hour per week) and drop-in hours per semester. - Three sets of approximately 2 hours of oral exams (encompassing ~20 minutes presentation per student, ~20 minutes answering questions per student, and the remainder listening to and assessing other student's presentations). - Approximately 88 hours of self directed study which will include preparation for lectures and other assessment tasks. The face-to-face component will normally entail three lectures/Q&A/lab-visit session per week, in which we will present an overview of the material and discuss questions students have regarding the reading material. A list of oral exam topics will be provided to the students one week before each set of exams. The students will each choose a different topic from the list, on a first-come-first-serve basis. Oral exams will be held outside normal lecture times, and there will be a reduced lecture load in exam weeks. To avoid student fatigue, in the event the oral exams for all students would run longer than two hours, the students will be separated into groups and will only attend the oral exam with other students in the same group.
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