304741 (v.2) Physics 115

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 Fortnightly
Laboratory:	1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly
Syllabus:	This a first year level (non calculus) unit in physics. Topics include fundamental princilples in mechanics, units, dimensions, kinematics and dynamics, circular motion, gravitation, mechanical energy, thermal properties of matter, gas laws, simple harmonic motion, waves motion and sound, electrical charges, static and current electricity, DC Circuits, electromagnetism, electrical safety, optics, microscope, human vision, atomic and nuclear radiation physics. Fundamentals of experimental methods, including accuracy and precision, interpretation of physical measurements, graphical representation of data and uncertainties of measurement.
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	Fully Online
2010	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2010	Bentley Campus	Semester 1		Y
2010	Bentley Campus	Semester 2		Y
2010	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y
2010	Miri Sarawak Campus	Semester 1	Y
2010	Miri Sarawak Campus	Semester 2	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