Module code | PHY 143 |
Qualification | Undergraduate |
Faculty | Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences |
Module content | Vectors. Kinematics of a point: relative motion, projectile, circular motion. Dynamics: Newton’s laws, friction. Work: point masses, ideal gas law, springs, power. Energy: kinetic energy, potential energy, conservative forces, spring, conservation of mechanical energy. Hydrostatics and dynamics: density, pressure, Archimedes' law, continuity, Bernouli. |
Module credits | 8.00 |
Programmes | |
Service modules | Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology Faculty of Education |
Prerequisites | PHY 133 |
Contact time | 2 discussion classes per week, 2 lectures per week, 2 practicals per week, Foundation Course |
Language of tuition | Module is presented in English |
Department | Physics |
Period of presentation | Semester 2 |
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