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. |
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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. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
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. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Continuous Assessment 50%, Final Examination 50%. This is by Grade/Mark Assessment. |
Field of Education: | 10300 Physics and Astronomy (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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