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PHYS123 Foundation Physics

Updated: 05 May 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus A- Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Ronald Bradbury (rbradbu2@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit is intended as a preparation for PHYS131 and PHYS132 for students who did not study high school Physics. Topics covered will include kinematics, dynamics, electricity and magnetism, wave motion, atomic and nuclear physics.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Shrink Wrapped Package(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Conceptual Physics with Practicing Physics for Conceptual Physics
ISBN: 9314994242546
Hewitt, P., Addison-Wesley 11th ed. 2010
Note: Package includes: Conceptual Physics textbook with Access Card (ISBN 9780321684929) and Practical Book (ISBN 9780321662569).
Text refers to: Semester 2 , Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignments 30%
Assessment Notes
Assignments
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3 GA: 1, 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 70%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3 GA: 1, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. solve problems involving direct application of relevant formulae
  2. express an understanding of foundation physics principles
  3. express an understanding of scientific methods

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Physics knowledge is taught and assessed by application to problem solving. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Communication is practised in written assignments and examination 		True
4 Information Literacy
Students generally need to seek out a range of complementary study materials 		True
6 Problem Solving
Assignments and the examination is mostly problem-based. 		True True True
   

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