Science, Engineering and Technology

KYA101

2012  KYA101  Physics 1A

Unit Level: Introductory

Available as a Student Elective: Yes

View timetable of lectures only for this unit.  View ALL timetable events for this unit.

OFFERINGS

Unit Sem 1 Sem 2 Full Yr Spring Summer Winter KYA101 H Key Semester Dates Semester Campus Attendance Note Start Date Census Date Final WW Date* End Date Sem 1 H On Campus 27-FEB-2012 23-MAR-2012 16-APR-2012 01-JUN-2012 *The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see Withdrawal dates explained for more information). About Census Dates

DESCRIPTION

Leading to the second semester unit KYA102, this unit is designed for students who expect to major in physics, as well as for those who will major in other physical or biological sciences, mathematics and computer science.

Dynamics, special relativity and electrical circuits are studied in depth. Topics in dynamics include vectors, Newton's Laws, energy and momentum conservation, friction, rotational motion and torque. Special relativity covers time dilation, length contraction, Lorentz position and velocity transforms, relativistic momentum and energy. Topics in electricity include DC circuits, electric fields, resistivity, Ohm's Law, Kirchhoff's Law, capacitors and inductors, AC circuits, resonance, power factor, transformers and the maximum power transfer theorem, magnetic fields, Lenz's Law, Faraday's Law and the Biot-Savart Law.

WEIGHT:  12.5%

ASSESSMENT: 3-hr end-of-sem paper (45%), continuous assessment (55%)

TEACHING PATTERN: 4 lectures, 1 tutorial, weekly (13 wks),6 x (2hr lab)

FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS
Note: Class attendance may still be required

   Web supported - H
Online access to some part of this unit online is optional
   Resource supported teaching & learning - H
Additional resources are provided for your optional use; e.g. audio taped lectures
About Flexible Study Options

REQUISITE INFO

Prereq	PHY315109 & MTM315109 or [KYA004 & (MTM315109 or KMA003)] or TCE score of 80 or more (subject to counselling and approval by Head of Physics)
M.Excl	KYA171, KYA172 and equiv units in previous yrs.

TEXTS
Hobart Co-op Bookshop Website - Semester (Sem 1)

STAFF: Assoc Prof S Ellingsen, Dr A Cole

Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.

Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle, P Beauty Point. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Y Hong Kong.

Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units - campuses A, F, G, K, Q and Y click here for more information.