GAS1386

Physics for engineers

(ENG)

Not offered in 2000

4 points + 2 hours of lectures per week, 2 hours of tutorials and two hours of practical work per fortnight + Second semester + Gippsland, distance + Prerequisite: Admission to Bachelor of Engineering course

Synopsis: Topics include electromagnetism - electric fields and potential, capacitance, resistance, magnetic fields; waves - origin and properties of mechanical, sound and light waves; conduction - conduction mechanisms in gases, liquids and solids; and the thermal and thermoelectric properties of solid materials

Assessment: Examination: 80% + Laboratory: 20%