7698 (v.4) Physics 125

Area:

Department of Applied Physics

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

3.0

Lecture:

2 x 1 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Other Requisite(s):

Admission: upon completion of TEE Physics or equivalent

Syllabus:

Mechanics - motion in one dimension, vectors, projectile motion, forces, Newton's laws of motion, free body diagram, weight, friction, circular motion and gravitation, work and energy, linear momentum, rotational motion, bodies in equilibrium, elasticityand fracture. Electricity - electrostatic charge, conservation, conductors and insulators, electroscope, Coulomb's law, electric fields and lines, molecules in AC fields, the volt, electric potential, potential difference, bioelectricity - resting potential, equipotential surfaces, the electron volt, current density, electric current, electric circuit components, Ohm's Law, resistance, equivalent resistance, voltage divider, electric energy, Kirchoff, electrical safety, resistance of the human body, micro and macro electric shock, current types, faradic, direct of galvanic, alternating, depolarised, non-ohmic conductors, resistivity and conductivity, temperature coefficient of resistance, electric field and current density, magnets, magnetic fields, properties of flux lines, electric currents and magnetism, force on an electric charge in a magnetic fields, eddy currents, heating in therapy, alternators, transformers, capacitance, dielectrics, capacitors in series and parallel, inductors, RLC circuits.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of Newtonian mechanics, with emphasis on bio-mechanical applications and elementary electrical circuits, with applications in electrotherapy.

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:

Ward, A. F., 1986, 'Electricity. Fields and Waves in Therapy', Science Press, Marrickville. Low, J. and Reed, A., 2000, 'Electrotherapy Explained. Principles and Practice', Oxford, Boston. Winter, D. A., 1979, 'Biomechanics of Human Movement', Wiley, New York.

Unit Texts:

Giancoli Douglas C., 1998, 'Physics (Principles with Applications)', Prentice-Hall, New Jersey. Curtin University Laboratory Manual Physics 113/114/115.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Laboratory 25%. On Course Test 15%. Final Examination 60%.

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