ENGR 1011 Engineering Physics

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Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 300963

Coordinator Peter Lendrum Opens in new window

Description This subject serves as an introduction to the fundamentals of engineering physics with appropriate applications in a wide range of engineering and industrial design systems.

School Eng, Design & Built Env

Discipline Other Engineering And Related Technologies

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 2 10cp

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Level Undergraduate Level 1 subject

Equivalent Subjects ENGR 1028 - Physics and Materials ENGR 1035 - Physics and Materials (UWSC) LGYB 0486 - Physics and Materials (UWSC Assoc Deg) ENGR 1013 - Engineering Physics (WSTC) ENGR 1012 - Engineering Physics (WSTC AssocD)

Assumed Knowledge

HSC physics and HSC mathematics (not General Mathematics).

Assessment

The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.

Type Length Percent Threshold Individual/Group Task
Practical Complete during 2 hour practical session 10 N Individual
Practical Exam 2 hours 13 N Individual
Numerical Problem Solving 40 minutes 20 N Individual
Final Exam 2 hours 50 N Individual
Self-Assessment Complete Modules 2 through to 8. 7 N Individual

Prescribed Texts

  • Young, HD, Freedman, RA, Ford, AL & Estrugo, KZ 2020, Sears and Zemansky's university physics : with modern physics, 15th SI edn, Pearson Education, Harlow.

Teaching Periods