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Unit Summary
Unit aim
Introduces the basic concepts of mechanics (Newton’s Laws), Conservation Laws, waves and optics, electricity, and magnetism.
Unit content
1. Introduction to physics and one-dimensional kinematics
2. Vectors
3. Newton's Laws
4. Work, energy & power
5. Waves
6. 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
- In order to develop a much deeper appreciation of the lecture material, you are strongly encouraged to read the reference below. https://openstax.org/books/college-physics/pages/1-introduction-to-science-and-the-realm-of-physics-physical-quantities-and-units Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs, 2012, College Physics, OpenStax, Houston, Texas: Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs, 2012, 1-introduction-to-science-and-the-realm-of-physics-physical-quantities-and-units, College Physics, OpenStax, , Houston, Texas.