PH1005 - Advanced Stream Physics 1
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | School of Engineering |
This subject covers topics in mechanics including relativity and forms the basis for further studies in engineering (statics and dynamics) as well as physics. This subject will cover vectors, kinematics, projectile motion, Newtonian mechanics, kinetic energy, potential energy and work, conservation of energy, centre of-mass and momentum, conservation of momentum for systems of particles, rotational kinematics and dynamics, fluids.
Learning Outcomes
- the ability to generate, calculate, interpret and communicate numerical information in ways appropriate to a given discipline or discourse;
- the ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
- the ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
- the acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area.
| Prerequisites: | (Senior Maths B or MA1020 or MA1000) or admission to 102810 or 102910 or 103310 or 50110M. Allow concurrent for MA1000 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | PH1011 EG1001 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 28-Mar-2013 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Mr John Daicopoulos. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (55%); 20% - tests, 15% laboratory work (compulsory) (35%); online quizzes (10%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 28-Mar-2013 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Mr Jeremy Gordon. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (55%); 20% - tests, 15% laboratory work (compulsory) (35%); online quizzes (10%). |
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