EPPREP900
5 units
level
Course handbook
Description
This preparation course is designed to introduce students to the range of topics that will be covered in Undergraduate or Open Foundation physics courses. The course is recommended for ALL students who have not undertaken a physics course before or require a refresher of the introductory ideas and concepts underpinning modern physics.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Summer 2 - 2024
Online
- Summer 2 - 2024
- Winter - 2024
- Quarter 4 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate strategies for problem solving in physics
2. Use units, metric prefixes and significant figures in calculations
3. Use algebra to solve physics problems eg motion along a line
4. Construct vectors and do vector calculations
5. Solve two dimensional problems
Content
The course covers fundamental topics in physics such as:
- number and measurement
- units and dimensions
- motion in one dimension
- vectors
- motion in two dimensions
- forces
Requisite
This course is only available to domestic students enrolled in NUPrep Bridging and Refresher [22223].
Assessment items
Quiz: Units and Dimension
Quiz: Motion in One Dimension
Quiz: Vectors
Quiz: Motion in Two Dimensions
Quiz: Revision - All Topics
Contact hours
Summer 2 - 2024 - Callaghan
Lecture-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per day for 5 day(s) starting in week 1
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 1 hour(s) per day for 5 day(s) starting in week 1
- It is expected that you will spend at least one hour per day practicing skills and consolidating your learning.
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per day for 5 day(s) starting in week 1
Summer 2 - 2024 - Online
Online Activity-1
- Online 20 hour(s) per term
- Online students will undertake self-directed learning for an equivalent number of hours to the on campus delivery.
Winter - 2024 - Online
Online Activity-1
- Online 20 hour(s) per term
- Online students will undertake self-directed learning for an equivalent number of hours to the on campus delivery.
Quarter 4 - 2024 - Online
Online Activity-1
- Online 20 hour(s) per term
- Online students will undertake self-directed learning for an equivalent number of hours to the on campus delivery.
Course outline
- EPPREP900 - Ls, 2024 (Callaghan) (PDF, 225.8 KB)
- EPPREP900 - Ls, 2024 (Online) (PDF, 250.8 KB)
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