Area: | Department of First Year Engineering Studies |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 3.25 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: | 1 x 2 Hours Monthly |
Syllabus: | Designed for students without TEE Physics. Mechanics, translational and rotational motion and energy. Mechanical and thermal properties of matter. Simple harmonic motion. Electric charges, current electricity, electrical safety. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will be able to demonstrate - The knowledge of motion of an object (linear and circular). Newton's laws of motion and its applications, relation between work and energy, linear, stability and balance -applications. Wave motion, heat and heat transfer, nature of electricity in terms of charge, forces, fields, current, potential difference, electrical power, electrical energy and the relationship between these quantities, electromagnetism, capacitance, inductance, ac circuits, accuracy and precision in physical measurements, Interpretation of physical measurements and results with respect to the relevant physics involved. Problem solving. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Giancoli D. C. (1998). Physics (Principles with Applications) 5th Ed. (Arie Van Riessen, Curtin], Upper Saddle River, Prentice Hall. Curtin: Physics 113/114/115 Laboratory Manual. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Final Examination 40%, Laboratory Reports 30%, Module Tests 30%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 10300 Physics and Astronomy (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Essential | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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