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LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Engineering

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Module Offerings

3107FNDET-SEP-CTY

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,
Module Overview:
The aim of this module is to provide basic knowledge of electricity mechanics, materials and waves for those who have not studied A-level physics to be able to study an engineering or technology degree.
Additional Information:This module looks at the fundamentals of Physics, using the maths developed during the Foundation Mathematics modules.

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