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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
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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. |
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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. |
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: | 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. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Laboratory 25%. On Course Test 15%. Final Examination 60%. |
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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