Courses Handbook 2010

302804 (v.3) Physics 101


Area: Department of Applied Physics
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 4.5
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Lecture: 3 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory: 1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly
Workshop: 1 x 1 Hours Fortnightly
Syllabus: Physical data analysis and graphical techniques. Uncertainties in measurement. Linear mechanics (Newton's Laws). Work and Energy, conservation equations (energy and momentum). Rotational mechanics, conservation of angular momentum. Gravitation. Fluid Mechanics. Waves and Oscillations. Superposition, interference and standing waves. Sound waves, Doppler effect. Introduction to Thermodynamics, (first and second laws).
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 010301 Physics
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Essential
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2010 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

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