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PHYSICS 1100 - Physics IA

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 4205
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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Units
EFTSL
Amount
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
4205 Tue 11/01/2022 Fri 14/01/2022 Mon 07/02/2022 Wed 23/02/2022


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
92174 LE01 40 30 6 Jan - 6 Jan Thursday 2pm - 4pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
Related Class: Practical
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
92175 PR01 30 20 12 Jan - 19 Jan Wednesday 2pm - 5pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
2 Feb - 16 Feb Wednesday 2pm - 5pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
Related Class: Workshop
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
92176 WR01 40 30 10 Jan - 17 Feb Monday, Thursday 2pm - 4pm MyUni, OL, Online Class