James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2004

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PH2020:03

Physics for Engineers

Townsville

HECS Band 2

39 hours lectures, 13 hours practice classes, 24 hours practicals. Semester 2.

Available to level 2 engineering students with the appropriate physics background.

Staff:

Mr R Jaycock.

This subject introduces new concepts which will benefit students in the later years of their electrical engineering course. Electricity and Magnetism, Optics.

Learning Objectives:

understand a selection of theoretical developments in the topics studied;

be able to solve practical problems associated with the theoretical background;

be competent with experimental and empirical work and write reports;

appreciate the physical basis for the corresponding engineering curriculum.

Assessment by end-of-semester examination; on-course test; weekly tutorial assignments; practical work.