Overview

This unit of study aims to provide you with an introduction to the physics of energy and motion emphasising their applications and importance for further studies in engineering or physics.

Requisites

Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
26-February-2024
26-May-2024
Last self-enrolment date
10-March-2024
Census date
31-March-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
12-April-2024
Results released date
02-July-2024
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Identify the symbols and units for a wide range of physical quantities, and describe their definitions (K1)
  • Discuss the basic principles underlying the physics of energy and motion using both written and oral communication (K1, K2, A2)
  • Apply the principles of energy and motion to solve conceptual and numerical problems in simple systems, and to understand real-world phenomena (K1, K2, S2)
  • Safely execute experiments, analyse and interpret results and errors, and formulate conclusions as part of a team (K1, K2, S1, A7)
  • Generate high quality individual reports (K1, K2, S1, A2)

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Lecture
2.00 12 weeks 24
On-campus
Class
1.00 12 weeks 12
On-campus
Lab
2.00 5 weeks 10
Specified Activities
Various
1.00 12 weeks 12
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning
7.67 12 weeks 92
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
AssignmentIndividual/Group 15 - 25% 1,2,3 
ExaminationIndividual 50 - 60% 1,2,3 
Laboratory ReportIndividual 15 - 25% 1,2,3,4,5 

Hurdle

As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:

(i) An aggregate mark of 50% or more, and(ii) Obtain at least 40% in the final exam, and(iii) Obtain at least 40% of the possible marks for the laboratory hurdle.Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirements (ii) and (iii) will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.

Content

  • Linear Mechanics: kinematics, Newton’s law, momentum, energy and work
  • Rotational Mechanics: uniform circular motion
  • Fluid Mechanics: buoyancy; Pascal's law; Bernoulli's principle
  • Thermodynamics: heat transfer and expansion; kinetic theory
  • Vibrations and Waves: simple harmonic motion, resonance and dampening

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.