11376 (v.4) Energy and Technology 202


Area:

Centre for Aboriginal Studies

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0
 
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Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Workshop:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

11371 (v.4) Measurement Science 101
 

Syllabus:

Mechanical energy - kinetic and potential energy, gravitation, friction, conservation of momentum and energy. Heat energy - nature of heat, sources of heat, thermal properties of matter, heat transfer and losses. Technological applications - for example,air conditioning and refrigeration systems, insulation. Electrical energy - charge, potential, current, resistance. Circuit operations, power, generation, transmission, conservation. Nuclear energy - atomic structure, the nucleus, binding energy, conservation of mas energy, fission, fusion, nuclear reactors, problems/benefits of nuclear power.
 
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Field of Education:

10300 Physics and Astronomy (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Not Online

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

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