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LJMU Partner Taught
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Module Offerings
3506FETQR-APR-PAR
3506FETQR-JAN-PAR
3506FETQR-SEP_NS-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.
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
Transistors,
Additional Information:This module looks at the fundamentals of Physics, using the maths developed during the Foundation Mathematics modules.
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