PHYSICS 1100 - Physics IA
Career: | Undergraduate |
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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. |
Course Fees
Study Abroad student tuition fees are available here
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The fees displayed below for international students are for students commencing a program in 2024 only. International students who commenced a program in 2023 or prior can find their fee here.
EFTSL | |||
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0.125 |
Course Outline
A Course Outline which includes Learning Outcomes, Learning Resources, Learning & Teaching for this course may be accessed here
Critical Dates
Term | Last Day to Add Online | Census Date | Last Day to WNF | Last Day to WF |
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3948 | Sun 08/12/2019 | Fri 13/12/2019 | Tue 24/12/2019 | Wed 08/01/2020 |
Class Details
Enrolment Class: Workshop | |||||||
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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 |