307530 (v.1) Engineering Physics 100

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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.
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.
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:	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.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	Final Examination 40%, Laboratory Reports 30%, Module Tests 30%. This is by grade/mark assessment.
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