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Classes and seminars in Trimester 2/Semester 2, 2020 will be online. Physical distancing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect delivery of other learning experiences in this unit. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates one week prior to the start of your trimester or semester.
Last updated: 2 June 2020
SEP122
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Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
Students can choose to attend either a 1 x 1 hour scheduled online seminar per week, or 1 x 1 hour campus seminar per week.
Students of the life sciences have a growing need to acquire an effective working knowledge of the physical sciences. In this unit, physics concepts such as energy, sound and waves, the properties of atoms, electric fields, optics, fluids and mechanics will be explored and related to biology and medicine. Students will use evidence to demonstrate and evaluate knowledge of fundamental physics principles, and will also have the opportunity to design and conduct their own experiments to evaluate how physics enables life.
These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this Unit
At the completion of this Unit successful students can:
Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1
Use evidence to demonstrate and evaluate knowledge of physics principles.
ULO2
Design and conduct experiments to evaluate how physics enables life.
ULO3
Use the lens of physics to question aspects of life and demonstrate how physics is important for fundamental biological principles.
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Prescribed text(s): Giambattista et al, 2019, Physics, 5th edition, Mcgraw Hill.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SLE123 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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