Physics
Mr Phillip Higgins
6 points * Second semester * 3 hours of lectures and 3 hours of tutorial/laboratory work per week * Gippsland/Distance * Prerequisites: GAS1383 or permission of the subject adviser * Prohibitions: GAS1302
Objectives On the completion of this subject students will be able to practice problem-solving skills associated with physical situations; recognise how scientific ideas are continually being developed and reviewed; provide practice in the basic skills of measurement, data analysis and report writing; develop skills in logical thought processes and confidence with conceptual relationships in physics.
Synopsis This subject is designed to introduce and further develop topics relevant to physics and physical sciences for students who wish to study physics as a major discipline or adjunct to other science studies. Topics covered include an introduction to relativity; wave theory and physical optics; thermal and electrical properties of materials; circuit theory; applied mechanics and hydrodynamics; and a study of electrical conduction in the gaseous, liquid and solid states. Detailed study guides are provided, with a number of assignments and practice problems. Tutorial and practical classes take place for Gippsland students on a regular time-tabled basis. Laboratory exercises are designed to achieve two objectives: (i) to demonstrate and reinforce theory material; and (ii) to develop an appreciation of measurement skills and methods of analysis.
Assessment End-of-semester examination: 70% * Laboratory work (reports): 30% * Students must pass both theory and laboratory sections.
Prescribed texts
Kirkup L Experimental methods Wiley, 1994
Serway R A Physics for scientists and engineers (with modern physics) 3rd edn, Saunders, 1990
Recommended texts
Atkins P WPhysical chemistry 5th edn, OUP, 1994
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