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 Higher Physics 1A - PHYS1131
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 Science students
   
   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 6
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Corequisite: MATH1131 or MATH1141
 
 
Equivalent: PHYS1969
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
  

Description

Mechanics: particle kinematics in one dimension, motion in two and three dimensions, particle dynamics, work and energy, momentum and collisions. Electricity and magnetism: electrostatics, Gauss's law, electric potential, capacitance and dielectrics, magnetic fields and magnetism, Ampere's and Biot-Savart law, Faraday's law, induction and inductance. Thermal physics: temperature, kinetic theory and the ideal gas, heat and the first law of thermodynamics.
While the same content is covered as Physics 1A, Higher Physics 1A features more advanced assessment, including separate tutorial and laboratory groups.

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