PHYS101-15S2 (C) Semester Two 2015

Engineering Physics A: Mechanics, Waves and Thermal Physics

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2015
End Date: Sunday, 15 November 2015
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 26 July 2015
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 October 2015

Description

This is a required course for all Engineering Programmes as well as Physics, Astronomy and Electronics degrees. PHYS101 builds on NCEA level 3 physics to develop Mechanics, Conservation Laws, Fluids, Waves and Thermal Physics into an essential foundation for science and technology understanding.

Summary of the Course Content
The topics covered in this course are:
• Laws of Motion, motion in 1D and 2D
• Energy of systems, kinetic and potential energy, work, power
• Dynamics of particles, Momentum and collisions,
• Rotational motion, angular momentum, rotational kinematics. Moment of inertia
• Gravitation
• Theory of relativity
• Static and dynamic fluid mechanics
• Oscillations and waves
• Thermal physics including thermodynamic cycles and engines
• Atomic structure, classification of materials

Learning Outcomes

  • The goal of this course is to provide foundation knowledge of Mechanics, Conservation Laws, Fluids, Waves and Thermal Physics for students advancing in physical science and engineering degrees.  Students will obtain basic competency in analysing and solving physical problems in these areas.  They will also obtain basic physics laboratory skills and data techniques.

    Students will have developed and be able to demonstrate:
  • basic scientific competency to solve appropriate physics problems in the concepts of the course
  • basic physics laboratory skills
  • data recording and analysis associated with physics laboratories
  • writing and associated communication skills.

Prerequisites

1) a) PHYS111 or NCEA 14 credits (18 credits strongly recommended) at level 3 Physics, and b) MATH101 or 14 Credits (18 credits strongly recommended) at level 3 Mathematics (including the standards 'Apply differentiation methods in solving problems (91578)' and 'Apply integration methods in solving problems(91579)), or
2) Cambridge: D at A level or an A at AS level in both Physics and Mathematics, or
3) IB: 4 at HL or 6 at SL in both Physics and Mathematics, or
4) approval of the Head of Department based on alternative prior learning.

Restrictions

PHYS113, PHYS112

Equivalent Courses

PHYS113

Lecturers

Jon-Paul Wells and Jenni Adams

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Final Exam 50%
Laboratory work 20% 10% lab book checkpoint marking and 10% for two lab reports
Online problems via WebAssign 10%
Term Test 15% 1 hour - 17 August 7-8pm
Tutorial 5% Marks for active participation.


The term test will be on Monday 17th August in the evening 7:00 to 8:00pm in rooms C1 and C2.  Further information will be given in lectures.

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

R. Serway, J.Jewett, K.Wilson, A. Wilson; Physics Volume 1 ; 1st Edition; Cengage Learning Australia Pty Limited, 2013.

Notes

100-level physics course information http://www.phys.canterbury.ac.nz/courses/100level.shtml

Additional Course Outline Information

Academic integrity

Please consult the document General Information for Physics and Astronomy Students on the Physics and Astronomy Web Page.
http://www.phys.canterbury.ac.nz/courses/General.pdf

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $874.00

International fee $4,725.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Physics and Astronomy .

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