Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Laboratory Coordinator
Danny Cochran
Contact via phys149@mq.edu.au
14SCO (E7B) 122
During lab times
Convenor, Lecturer
Andrei Zvyagin
Contact via phys149@mq.edu.au
7WW (E6B) 2.707
Wednesdays, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Junior Convenor
Dan Blay
Contact via phys149@mq.edu.au
7WW (E6B) 2.433
By appointment
Lecturer
Rich Mildren
Contact via phys149@mq.edu.au
7WW (E6B) 2.606
4 - 5 pm Thursdays
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(HSC Mathematics Band 4-6 or Extension 1 Band E2-E4 or Extension 2) or MATH130 or MATH123(HD) or WFMA003
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit develops a conceptual and quantitative approach to key physics topics including: waves, light and sound; electricity; forces and motion; and thermodynamics, with illustrations of these topics using biological or technological applications. It teaches students to apply their knowledge of science to solve problems; to think and reason logically and creatively; and to communicate effectively. The key role of modelling in understanding and describing the natural world is supported by a development of the basic techniques of physical measurements, data analysis and verification of models. Written communication skills for laboratory report writing, and problem-solving techniques, are emphasised throughout the unit.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Satisfactory performance in all the following Assessment Tasks of this Unit is a requirement for a passing grade. Note that this Unit includes hurdle tasks.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Tutorial Quizzes | 20% | Yes | Weeks 1 - 6, 8 - 13 |
Lab sessions | 15% | Yes | Specified weeks |
Mid-Semester Exam | 20% | No | 11/04/2018 |
Final examination | 45% | Yes | As timetabled |
Due: Weeks 1 - 6, 8 - 13
Weighting: 20%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
Tutorials start in week 1. In each tutorial you will work with a tutor on selected problems that cover the lecture material of the previous week.
At some point during each tutorial (starting in week 3 until week 13), you will be asked to solve a slightly modified version of one of the problems from last week's tutorial. You will be asked to hand in your completed work which will be marked and returned to you for feedback. Each individual mark will contribute 2% to your total mark. You must attend and participate in at least 10 of the 12 weekly tutorials to pass this unit, which implies coming to the class in time and handing in your completed work for the quiz. This is a hurdle requirement.
Due: Specified weeks
Weighting: 15%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
During these sessions, you gain an introduction to measurement techniques and equipment, and to data analysis and you also complete four specific experiments chosen from the list. They commence in week 1.
Satisfactory completion of laboratories is a hurdle requirement. You must attend all ten laboratory sessions. Please contact our admin team [phys149@mq.edu.au] as soon as possible if you have difficulty attending and participating in any classes. There may be alternatives available to make up the work. If there are circumstances that mean you miss a class, you can apply for a special consideration [https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/special-consideration]. Make-up session will be offered in weeks 12 and 13.
Preparation is required for each of the lab sessions 2-10. You will find the Prelab activities in the Laboratory Resources section of iLearn. Your prelab work will account for some of the marks for each laboratory session.
Due: 11/04/2018
Weighting: 20%
This will be a 50-min closed-book exam that will be held during normal lecture time from 12 pm to 1 pm on Wednesday 11th April in Lotus Theatre, 27 Wally’s Walk. (NB. You will need to bring a scientific calculator to assist in answering some questions.).
Due: As timetabled
Weighting: 45%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
This will be a 3-hour closed-book exam. You are expected to present yourself for the final examination at the time and place designated in the University examination timetable. It is assumed that you will have a scientific calculator to complete some questions. The timetable will be available in draft form approximately eight weeks before the commencement of examinations and in final form approximately four weeks before the commencement of examinations.
The final examination is a hurdle requirement. You must obtain a mark of at least 40% to be eligible to pass the unit. If your mark in the final examination is between 30% and 39% inclusive then you will be a given a second and final chance to attain the required level of performance.
The only exception to not sitting the examination at the designated time is because of documented illness or unavoidable disruption. In these circumstances you may wish to apply for special consideration [https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/special-consideration]. If you receive special consideration for the final exam, a supplementary exam will be scheduled in the interval between the regular exam period and the start of the next session. By making a special consideration application for the final exam you are declaring yourself available for a resit during the supplementary examination period and will not be eligible for a second special consideration approval based on pre-existing commitments. Please ensure you are familiar with the policy prior to submitting an application. You can check the supplementary exam information page on FSE101 in iLearn (bit.ly/FSESupp) for dates, and approved applicants will receive an individual notification one week prior to the exam with the exact date and time of their supplementary examination.
Physics 10e, JD Cutnell and KW Johnson, John Wiley, 10th edition, 2015, ISBN 9781118486894 OR E-Text, ISBN 9781118899175 (also Binder version). http://www.wileydirect.com.au/buy/physics-10th-edition/http://www.wileydirect.com.au/buy/physics-10th-edition/
Note that the textbook, whether hardcopy or e-text, comes with the WileyPlus online tool (www.wileyplus.com) which provides a large database of support material (extra instructional videos) and practice questions. The Course ID you will need is 568448.
PHYS149 consists of lectures, tutorials, laboratory sessions and assessment including tutorial quizzes, laboratory reports and formal exams.
You are expected to attend all lectures. In person attendance is encouraged as the lectures regularly contain live demos which are not well captured by the recording system. If there are unavoidable timetable clashes, you can listen to the Echo recording of each lecture which is accessible from the course iLearn site.
You should spend an average of 9 hours per week studying the unit.
The laboratory will operate in 14SCO (E7B) 114, commencing week 1 (no prelab work is required for this week). It includes important safety information and therefore attendance is mandatory. Students can’t attend their 2nd Laboratory session until they have completed the first. During the laboratory sessions students will engage in practical exercises to develop their experimental skills and to further their understanding of the physics concepts.
The laboratory component is an essential component of your studies and so counts for an appreciable fraction of your final assessment.
The laboratory work is designed to introduce you to some of the basic skills and techniques that are used in experimental physical science. Some of the activities in the laboratory may not relate directly to the material in the lecture course. This is because the laboratory activities are intended not only to illustrate physical concepts but also to provide training in the experimental skills that are required of practicing physicists, scientists and engineers.
You will be provided with instructional material in the form of Laboratory Notes which can be found in the Laboratory Resources section of iLearn, and assisted in the laboratory by a team of demonstrators, many of whom are postgraduate research students. The laboratory program is designed to operate independently of the lectures, although some of the work topics will be discussed in lectures. Indeed there is some advantage in becoming familiar with a topic in an experimental situation before you meet it in lectures. That is often the case in real life!
You will be issued with a Laboratory Notebook in Week 1. For each laboratory session, except in Week 1, you are required to complete some preparatory work (Pre-Lab) before attending your nominated Lab session. Typically the Pre-Lab will require you to bring some material to the lab to be pasted into your lab book. A portion of your mark for each lab session is allocated to the Pre-lab work.
Location of the 100-level Physics Laboratory, 14SCO (E7B) 114.
The laboratory is located on the ground floor of building 14SCO, at the NE corner (room 114). Entry is from the courtyard at the opposite end to the main staircase.
Laboratory Attendance Requirements
You are required to attend and to satisfactory complete all rostered laboratory sessions. Each time you attend the laboratory you must sign in and out (legibly) in the attendance book.
If you miss a laboratory session and wish to lodge a "disruption to studies" request you can start this process at https://ask.mq.edu.au. You will require a medical certificate or other form of evidence to complete this process - contact the unit convenor if you are unsure.
Laboratory classes are compulsory and students who do not attend all classes will be deemed to have failed to meet the learning outcomes of the unit. Moreover, it is a hurdle requirement that you must achieve at least 40% for each laboratory activity.
If you miss a laboratory class, or if you fail to meet the hurdle requirement (at least 40%) for any activity, then you must complete a “Request to schedule a make-up laboratory session” form. You will find it on iLearn, or you can click the link below. Make-up lessons will be run in weeks 12 and 13.
Laboratory Safety
You are required to follow all safety guidelines given in the lab manual, and as outlined by your lab supervisor. Food and drink cannot be taken into the laboratory and students without suitable covered footwear will be refused admission.
Laboratory Schedule
The first laboratory session will be in the first week of semester. The schedule of labs is posted in the lab and on the iLearn page. Please attend your nominated laboratory session. If you have difficulty enrolling into a lab session that suits your timetable, then keep trying over a few days as students often move between sessions.
Chapters and Sections of Textbook covered in the Lectures
Introduction and Mathematical Concepts (Chapter 1)
Section 1.1 The nature of physics
Sections 1.2, 1.3 Units
Sections 1.5-1.8 Vectors
Kinematics in One Dimension (Chapter 2)
Section 2.1 Displacement
Section 2.2 Speed and velocity
Section 2.3 Acceleration
Sections 2.4 - 2.5 Equations of kinematics for constant acceleration and applications
Section 2.6 Freely falling bodies
Section 2.7 Graphical analysis of velocity and acceleration
Forces and Newton’s Laws of Motion (Chapter 4)
Section 4.1 Concepts of force and mass
Section 4.2 Newton' first law of motion
Sections 4.3 - 4.4 Newton's second law of motion
Section 4.5 Newton's third law of motion
Sections 4.6 – 4.9 Types of forces: gravitational force, frictional forces and normal force
Sections 4.11- 4.12 Applications of Newton’s laws of motion
Rotational Dynamics (Chapter 9)
Section 9.1 The Action of Forces and Torques on Rigid Objects
Section 9.2 Rigid Objects in Equilibrium
Work and Energy (Chapter 6)
Section 6.1 Work done by constant force
Section 6.2 Work-energy theorem and kinetic energy
Section 6.3 Gravitational potential energy
Section 6.5 Conservation of mechanical energy
Section 6.7 Power
Section 6.8 Other forms of energy and the conservation of energy
Electricity. (Chapter 18)
Section 18.1 and 18.2 Introduction and charged objects
Section 18.5 Coulomb's Law
Section 18.6 Electric field
Electric potential. (Chapter 19)
Section 19.1. Potential energy
Section 19.2 Electric potential difference
Electric circuits. (Chapter 20)
Section 20.1 Electromotive force and current
Section 20.2 Ohm’s law
Section 20.3 Resistance and resistivity
Section 20.4 Electric power
Section 20.5 Alternating current
Electric circuits. (Chapter 20)
Section 20.6 Series wiring
Section 20.7 Parallel wiring
Section 20.8 Circuits partially in series and partially in parallel
Section 20.11 Measurement of current and voltage
Section 20.14 Safety and the physiological effects of current
Fluids. (Chapter 11)
Section 11.1 Mass density
Section 11.2 Pressure
Section 11.3 Pressure and depth in a static fluid
Section 11.4 Pressure gauges
Section 11.5 Pascal’s principle
Section 11.6 Archimedes’ Principle
Section 11.7 Fluids in motion
Section 11.8 Equation of continuity
Section 11.9 –11.10 Bernoulli's equation and applications
Heat. (Chapter 12)
Section 12.1- 12.2 Temperature scales
Section 12.3 Thermometers
Section 12.6 Heat and internal energy
Section 12.7 Heat and temperature change
Section 12.8 Heat and phase change
Heat transfer. (Chapter 13)
Section 13.1 Convection
Section 13.2 Conduction
Section 13.3 Radiation
Section 13.4 Applications
Thermodynamics. (Chapter 15)
Section 15.1 Thermodynamic systems and surroundings
Section 15.2 Zeroth law of thermodynamics
Section 15.3 First law of thermodynamics
Section 15.7 Second law of thermodynamics
Section 15.8 Heat Engines
Section 15.10 Refrigerators, air-conditioners and heat pumps
Waves and Sound. (Chapter 16)
Section 16.1 Nature of waves
Section 16.2 Periodic waves
Section 16.3 Speed of a wave on a string
Section 16.4 Mathematical description of a wave
Section 16.5 Nature of sound
Section 16.6 Speed of sound
Sections 16.7 – 16.8 Sound intensity and dB
Section 16.9 Doppler effect
Section 16.10 Applications of sound in medicine
Superposition and Interference. (Chapter 17)
Section 17.1 Principle of linear superposition
Section 17.2 Constructive and destructive interference of sound waves
Section 17.3 Diffraction
Section 17.4 Beats
Section 17.5 Transverse standing waves
Section 17.6 Longitudinal standing waves
Electromagnetic waves. (Chapter 24)
Section 24.1 Nature of electromagnetic waves
Section 24.2 Electromagnetic spectrum
Section 24.3 Speed of light
Section 24.5 Energy carried by electromagnetic waves
Section 24.6 Doppler effect and electromagnetic waves
Refraction of Light: Lenses and Optical Instruments. (Chapter 26)
Section 26.1 Index of refraction
Section 26.2 Snell’s law and refraction of light
Section 26.3 Total internal reflection
Section 26.5 Dispersion of light
Section 26.6 –26.7 Lenses and formation of images by lenses
Section 26.8 Thin lens equation and magnification equation
Section 26.9 Lenses in combination
Section 26.10 Human eye
Interference and Wave Nature of Light. (Chapter 27)
Section 27.1 Principle of linear superposition
Section 27.2 Young’s double slit experiment
Nature of the Atom. (Chapter 30)
Section 30.2 Line spectra
Section 30.3 Bohr model of the hydrogen atom
Section 30.6 Pauli exclusion principle and the periodic table of the elements
Section 30.7 X-rays
Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity. (Chapter 31)
Section 31.1 Nuclear structure
Section 31.2 Strong nuclear force and stability of the nucleus
Section 31.3 Mass defect of the nucleus and nuclear binding energy
Sections 31.4 and 31.6 Radioactivity and radioactive decay
Ionizing Radiation. Elementary Particles(Chapter 32)
Section 32.1 Biological effects of ionizing radiation
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Hurdle tasks have been changed in Tutorials.
Date | Description |
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23/03/2018 | New midterm exam date is added and the exam venue is specified. Consultation hours for Lecturer Prof Mildren are provided. |
21/02/2018 | Typographical errors corrected. |