Ling, S., Sanny, J. Moebs, W. (2016) University Physics (OpenStax College)
Volume 1: https://openstax.org/details/books/university-physics-volume-1
Volume 2: https://openstax.org/details/books/university-physics-volume-2 
Volume 3: https://openstax.org/details/books/university-physics-volume-3 

Kirkup, L Experimental Methods for Science and Engineering Students (2nd Edition) (Wiley) is recommended for the practical work.

Reference books include:

• Giancoli, D. C. Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics, Pearson New International Edition, 4th edition (Pearson Prentice Hall).
• Halliday, D, Resnick, R and Walker, J Fundamentals of Physics (11th Australian & New Zealand Edition)
• Tipler, P Physics for Scientists and Engineers (6th Edition)
• Ohanian, Physics: readable and has “interludes” or “essays” reflecting interests often expressed by students
• Marion and Hornyak, Physics for Science and Engineering: is more mathematical than required for our courses
• Serway, Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics

MyUni: Teaching materials and course documentation will be posted on the MyUni website (http://myuni.adelaide.edu.au).

This course will be delivered by the following means:

• Pre-record lecture videos
• 2 workshop of 2 hours per week
• 1 practical of 3 hours per week

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

The course content will include the following:

Coursework Content

Mechanics of particles (30%)

• Measurement, random and systematic errors, absolute and relative error, mean standard deviation and standard error of the mean, propagation of errors.
• 1-D kinematics; relative velocity.
• Dynamics of a particle in linear motion: Newton’s laws, principle of momentum, work, power, energy, conservative forces.
• System of particles in linear motion, impulse and collisions.
• Vector analysis and 2-D motion, Galilean transformations, projectile motion.
• Particle dynamics in 2-D, friction.
• Circular motion, angular velocity and acceleration, radial and tangential acceleration.

Thermal Physics (30%)

• Thermal equilibrium.
• Temperature, thermometers, thermometric properties.
• Ideal gases and the ideal gas law.
• Kinetic theory of gases
• Distribution of molecular speed; application to vapour pressure, relative humidity and diffusion.
• Heat and internal energy
• Heat capacity, specific heat, heats of transformation.
• First law of thermodynamics.
• Work and heat transfer in isothermal, isobaric, isochoric and adiabatic processes.
• Heat transfer mechanisms: conduction, convection and radiation.

Electricity and Magnetism (40%)

• Electrostatics: electric charge, electric field, electric flux, Gauss’s law, electric potential, capacitance, dielectrics, energy stored in electric field.
• DC Circuits: electric current and resistance, resistive circuits and Kirchhoff’s rules, RC circuits and time constant.
• Magnetism: magnetic field, magnetic deflection of charges, magnetic fields due to currents, electromagnetic induction, inductance, energy stored in magnetic field, EM oscillations.

Practical Work Content

Experiments, carried out in groups of three students:

• Measurement of the Density of Brass
• Diffraction Grating.
• Conservation of Energy.
• Voltage Divider
• Electrical and Thermal Characteristics of a Tungsten Filament

Workshop preparation and participation (10% of the total course grade)
Workshops are held weekly, starting in the second week.
50% of the grade for the Workshop is based on the student’s preparation and participation during the workshop. 
50% of the grade for the Workshop is based on a weekly Post-Workshop Quiz which is due before Friday 5pm.

Practical work (20% of the total course grade)

There are five practicals/experiments which are all compulsory and contribute equally to the practical component of your grade. For each laboratory practical, the student must obtain a satisfactory result in the preparatory work, attend the practical session and submit the logbook for assessment. The final grade for each practical will be a combination of the pre-lab quiz mark and the mark given for the submitted logbook. A practical catch-up session is held at the end of the teaching semester to allow students to catch up any missed practicals.

In – Semester Tests (10% of the total course grade)
Up to 4 tests will occur throughout the semester.  The test are online with a submission window of 8 hours, each test is written such that it can be completed in approximately 20 minutes.

Examination (60% of the total course grade)
The final examination will be based primarily on lecture/workshop material.

By submitting an assignment via MyUni students are agreeing to the following statement:

I declare that all material in this assessment is my own work, except where there is clear acknowledgement and reference to the work of others. I have read the University of Adelaide's Academic Honesty Policy: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/230/ 

I give permission for any assessed assignments to be reproduced and submitted to other academic staff for the purposes of assessment and to be copied, submitted and retained in a form suitable for electronic checking of plagiarism.