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Unit of Study PHYS1002 - Introductory Physics and Maths for Health Sciences (2022)

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  • Enrolment information

    Previous studies in HSC Mathematics would be an advantage in this unit.

Unit description

Introduces students to the basic principles and concepts of mathematics applied to physics and chemistry.  Students will gain analytic and problem solving skills by applying mathematical concepts to biomedical and health contexts.

Unit content

  • Maths for science
  • Laws of motion
  • Work and energy
  • Maths for chemistry
  • Gases and thermodynamics
  • Waves light and sound
  • Electricity, magnetism and radiation
  • Logarithmic and exponential functions
  • Statistical analysis and interpretation of data

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Online
Session2
Session2

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

describe and explain physics concepts as they relate to biomedical science and human health

apply analytic and problem solving skills to evaluate mathematical problems

demonstrate knowledge of mathematics applied to chemistry

apply mathematical concepts to statistical analysis of data

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Giordano, N, 2013, College Physics: Reasoning and Relationships, 2nd edn, Cengage.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.