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PHYSICS 1100 - Physics IA

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 3948
Session: Remedial Course
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 7 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: Yes
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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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
3948 Sun 08/12/2019 Fri 13/12/2019 Tue 24/12/2019 Wed 08/01/2020


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Workshop
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
46159 WR01 30 17 9 Dec - 19 Dec Monday, Thursday 2pm - 4pm Horace Lamb, 422, Teaching Room
Note: In addition to the timetable on this page this course is continued in January and it's exam in February 2020. Students are also required to enrol in the second part of this course (PHYSICS 1102 Physics IA B), which will open for enrolment in Dec 2019. Timetable details can be obtained from A/Prof Andrew Mackinnon.
Automatic Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
46167 LEC0 30 17 This class does not have any timetabled face-to-face sessions. Please check MyUni or contact your Course Coordinator for details.
Automatic Enrolment Class: Practical
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
46158 PR01 30 17 11 Dec - 18 Dec Wednesday 2pm - 5pm The Braggs, 450, Laboratory