SEB101 - Engineering Physics
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 3: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: John Long Trimester 3: John Long |
| Prerequisite: | Middle-level VCE Mathematics |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | SEP101 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 2 hour seminar per week, 2 x 3 hour practical laboratories per trimester, 1 at-home practical per trimester |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Online independent and collaborative learning including a 1 x 1.5 hour seminar per week. Students are welcome to attend and participate in practical laboratories at the Waurn Ponds (Geelong) Campus during the trimester intensive activities as detailed in the unit site. |
Content
The unit will commence with a calculus treatment of kinematics of motion in one, two and three dimensions, including parabolic motion. The application of Newton's laws to a wide variety of phenomena will be investigated and the concepts of work, energy and the conservation laws discussed. Rotational kinematics and dynamics will be introduced, including the concepts of moment of inertia, torque, moment of a force. Also introduced are electrical concepts of charge, field, and voltage. Other topics to be covered are vectors, statics, centre of mass and centroids.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Explain basic principles in physical mechanics, electric fields and engineering moments. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Apply these principles to natural phenomena. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Solve technical problems in basic mechanics, electricity, and engineering moments. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Perform and report on basic physical measurements. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO5 | Employ experimental methodology. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory write-up | Each practical experiment is to be written up in a lab notebook/diary write-up (3 entries) and will include: aim, introduction/background, experimental method, results, discussion, and a conclusion. | 30% (3 x 10%) | Within two weeks of completing practical |
| Online quizzes | Two online 20-question multiple-choice questions/problems | 20% (2 x 10%) | Weeks 4 and 11 |
| Examination | 2-hour online examination | 50% | Examination period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
Prescribed text(s): Halliday et al, 2020, Fundamentals of Physics ANZ Edition + Interactive Ebook Code, 1st Australia and New Zealand Ed, John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SEB101 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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