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PHYSICS 1100ND - Physics IA

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 3710
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 7 hours per week
Restriction: Available to students in BSc (Space Science & Astrophysics) & Honours Degree of Bachelor of Science in High Performance Computational Physics only
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: No
Available for Non-Award Study: No
Pre-Requisite: SACE Stage 2 Physics, Math. Methods (formerly Math. Studies), Specialist Maths - high achieving students without Specialist Maths may be granted exemption on application to Head of Physics
Co-Requisite: MATHS 1011 - students may be permitted to enrol in Physics IA concurrently with MATHS 1013 on application to Head of Physics
Incompatible: PHYSICS 1101, PHYSICS 1008, PHYSICS 1501, PHYSICS 1508 & PHYSICS 1510
Assessment: Written exam, workshop preparation, practical work, online quizzes & in-semester tests
Syllabus:

This calculus-based course is the foundation for a major in physics, and also provides a quantitative understanding of physics concepts applicable in biological and geological sciences, and in Engineering. Measurement and uncertainties. Particle mechanics: Newton's law of motion, gravitation, work, energy, conservative forces, momentum, collisions. Thermal physics: heat, temperature, internal energy, kinetic theory of gases, thermodynamic processes. Electricity and magnetism: charge and current, electric field, Ohm's Law, DC circuits, Coulomb and Gauss' laws, electrostatics, capacitance, magnetic field, Ampere and Faraday's laws, inductance, LC circuits. Practical problem solving.

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Units
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3
0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
3710 Mon 13/03/2017 Fri 31/03/2017 Fri 05/05/2017 Fri 09/06/2017


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
12068 LE01 30 9 28 Feb - 4 Apr Tuesday 1pm - 2pm Darling West, G14, Darling West Lecture Theatre
2 Mar - 6 Apr Thursday 3pm - 4pm Darling West, G14, Darling West Lecture Theatre
3 Mar - 7 Apr Friday 10am - 11am Darling West, G14, Darling West Lecture Theatre
27 Apr - 8 Jun Thursday 3pm - 4pm Darling West, G14, Darling West Lecture Theatre
28 Apr - 9 Jun Friday 10am - 11am Darling West, G14, Darling West Lecture Theatre
2 May - 6 Jun Tuesday 1pm - 2pm Darling West, G14, Darling West Lecture Theatre
Note: Available ONLY to students in BSc (LaserPhysTech), BSc (Space Science & Astrophysics) & B.Sc (HighPerfComputPhys)
Related Class: Practical
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
12069 PR07 30 9 15 Mar - 15 Mar Wednesday 2pm - 5pm The Braggs, 450, Laboratory
29 Mar - 29 Mar Wednesday 2pm - 5pm The Braggs, 450, Laboratory
26 Apr - 26 Apr Wednesday 2pm - 5pm The Braggs, 450, Laboratory
10 May - 10 May Wednesday 2pm - 5pm The Braggs, 450, Laboratory
24 May - 24 May Wednesday 2pm - 5pm The Braggs, 450, Laboratory
Related Class: Workshop
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
18435 WR02 30 9 9 Mar - 6 Apr Thursday 11am - 12pm Darling West, G07, Laboratory
27 Apr - 1 Jun Thursday 11am - 12pm Darling West, G07, Laboratory