| CODE | PHY1020 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Basic Concepts in Physics 1 | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Physics | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Contents A basic study-unit for non-physics students assuming no prior knowledge ofphysics (basic science and mathematics are required) that covers mechanics,thermodynamics and heat without going into mathematical detail. - Why Physics? The nature of physical laws; KKK relations - Mechanics: The problem of motion; kinematics in 1-D (position, velocity andacceleration); kinematics in 2-D (projectiles and circular motion); dynamics (Newton's laws of motion and momentum);forces (gravitation and planetary orbits); energy (kinetic and potential); frames of reference (classical view, ideasfrom special relativity including time dilation, etc.) - Thermodynamics and heat: Temperature and thermometry; specific heat capacity; latent heat; firstlaw of thermodynamics; entropy; second law of thermodynamics; heat engines Recommended Texts: - V P Colletta, College Physics, Mosby - H Benson, University Physics, John Wiley & Sons - R Feynman, The Feynman Lectures in Physics Vol. 1, Addison-Wesley - http://www.phys.virginia.edu/classes/109N/home.html - J Bronowski, The Ascent of Man, Little Brown & Co - S Hawking, A Brief History of Time, Bantam |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | This study-unit cannot be taken by Physics students. Pre-requisite Qualification: Ordinary Level Physics |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Julian Bonello |
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