Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
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| Lismore | ||
| Online |
Unit Summary
Unit aim
Introduces the basic concepts of mechanics (Newton’s Laws), Conservation Laws, waves and optics, electricity, and magnetism.
Unit content
Introduction to physics and one-dimensional kinematics
Vectors
Newton's Laws
Work, energy & power
Waves
Electricity & magnetism
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: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate an understanding of Newton's Laws and Conservation Laws, waves and optics, electricity, and magnetism |
| 2 | demonstrate proficiency in performing calculations to solve problems in mechanics. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of Newton's Laws and Conservation Laws, waves and optics, electricity, and magnetism
- demonstrate proficiency in performing calculations to solve problems in mechanics.
Prescribed texts
- No prescribed texts.