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LP00044: Physics 1

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2012/3
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: School of Management (administered by the Learning Partnerships Office)
Further information on credits Credits: 12
Further information on unit levels Level: Foundation (FHEQ level 3)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Semester 1 at Chichester College
Semester 1 at City of Bath College
Semester 1 at Wiltshire College
Further information on unit assessment Assessment: CW 20%, EX 80%
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
This unit aims to ensure that students have a foundation of underpinning knowledge and skills in Physics. The unit will draw upon core aspects of the 'A' level syllabus and will achieve an equivalent depth and standard in these aspects. The unit will offer opportunities for knowledge acquisition, theoretical problem-solving and the development of practical laboratory skills.

Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:
(i) demonstrate a knowledge of DC electricity, structures, balanced forces, dynamics, vibrations and waves;
(ii) perform basic applied mathematical calculations;
(iii) demonstrate competence in basic laboratory techniques.

Skills:
Key transferable skills, laboratory skills and theoretical problem solving.

Content:
D.C. circuits with resistance, e.m.f. and p.d. Electrical conduction, I/V characteristics and temperature effects. Combinations of resistors, circuit analysis. Source resistance and Kirchhoff; power = I2R; potential-divider and null methods. Materials/structures; Hooke's law and elastic behaviour. Elasticity. Scalars, vectors, resolutions, moments, torque, couples, centre of mass, equilibrium. Linear motion, v/t and s/t graphs, projectiles. Linear dynamics, force mass, momentum, N's laws, impulse friction, collisions. Work, energy, power efficiency, energy changes, internal energy. . Waves, superpositions, coherence, interference. Diffraction, diffraction grating to measure wavelength. Stationary waves and sound, transverse and longitudinal, refraction T.I.R. and optical fibres, electromagnetic spectrum.Information & communication, inc digital systems. Radioactivity, particles emitted, absorption, safety. Exponential decay, decay constant and half-life. The nuclear atom, Rutherford scattering: structure and nucleus.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

LP00044 is Optional on the following programmes:

Programmes administered by the Learning Partnerships Office
  • UMMN-DFB03 : University of Bath International Foundation Year (Full-time at City of Bath College) - Year 1
  • UMMN-SFB03 : University of Bath International Foundation Year (Full-time at Chichester College) - Year 1
  • UMMN-WFB03 : University of Bath International Foundation Year (Full-time at Wiltshire College) - Year 1

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2012/13 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2013/14 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2012/13.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.