Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Tutorial
Module Offerings
New-SEP-PAR
Aims
The aim of this module is to provide students who may not have studied A-level physics with the prerequisite basic knowledge of electricity, mechanics, materials and waves which is required to go on to study for an engineering or technology degree.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Describe the structure of an atom and explain how that relates to electrical and
mechanical properties.
2.
Explain the behaviour of simple resistive circuits and apply the equations which
characterise them.
3.
Apply knowledge of force and motion to analyse the behaviour of simple
mechanical systems.
4.
Demonstrate an understanding of the thermal properties of a simple system.
5.
Describe the general properties of longitudinal and transverse waves in different media, and apply the governing equations to simple applications.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
Units, measurement and analysis
Scalars and vectors
Atomic structure
Materials
Kinematics
Force
Friction
Energy
Energy conservation
Temperature, material expansion, mechanical equivalent of heat
Calorimetry, phase, heat transfer
Simple Harmonic Motion
Waves and interference
Circular motion
Electric charge , current and potential difference, energy, ohms law, power
Kirchhoff's Laws, resistor circuits, impedance matching, power transfer
Conductors, Insulators and Semiconductors, structure, characteristics and devices
Units, measurement and analysis
Scalars and vectors
Atomic structure
Materials
Kinematics
Force
Friction
Energy
Energy conservation
Temperature, material expansion, mechanical equivalent of heat
Calorimetry, phase, heat transfer
Simple Harmonic Motion
Waves and interference
Circular motion
Electric charge , current and potential difference, energy, ohms law, power
Kirchhoff's Laws, resistor circuits, impedance matching, power transfer
Conductors, Insulators and Semiconductors, structure, characteristics and devices
Additional Information:
This module looks at the fundamentals of Physics, using the maths developed during the Foundation Mathematics modules.
This module looks at the fundamentals of Physics, using the maths developed during the Foundation Mathematics modules.