303136 (v.1) WASM Engineering Physics 132

Area:

WASM Mining Engineering Teaching Area

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0

Lecture:

1 x 4 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Engineering physics - vectors in mechanics. Waves and radiation. Introduction to nuclear physics. Engineering statics - coplanar forces. Moment of forces. Rigid body equilibrium. Stress and strain. Truss analysis. Shear force and bending moment. First and second moment of area. Engineering dynamics, Newton's Laws - transitional, rotational work, energy, impulse and momentum. Relative velocity. Curvilinear motion. Dynamics of particles and rigid bodies.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Understood the fundamentals of Newtonian statics and dynamics. Applied the principles of work-energy and impulse-momentum in problem solving.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Halliday, D. Resnick, R., and Walker J., (1993), Fundamentals of Physics, 4th Ed. Wiley. Halliday, D. and Resnick, R., (1988), Fundamentals of Physics 3rd Ed, Wiley. Meriam, J.L. (1978) Statics. Meriam, J.L. (1980), Dynamics, Wiley.

Unit Texts:

No prescribed texts.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Continuous Assessment 50%, Final Examination 50%. This is by Grade/Mark Assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y