Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Objectives Students are expected to understand the basic principles of mechanics, waves and optics; to be able to apply these principles in simple engineering applications; and to carry out reliable measurements, analyse data and present these in a scientific report.
Synopsis Mechanics: Newton's laws of motion, friction; work, energy; momentum and collisions; rotational dynamics; fluid statics, laminar fluid flow, Bernoulli's equation. Wave-optics: simple harmonic oscillations, damping and resonance; waves, reflection, intensity, dB; Doppler effect; refraction, geometric optics; interference and diffraction.
Assessment Examination: 70% + Laboratory: 20% + Tests: 10%