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Last updated: 4 March 2022
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.
3 x 1 hour classes per week, 1 x 1 hour seminar per week.
Online independent and collaborative learning including optional scheduled activities as detailed in the unit site.
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 mechanics, energy, fluids, waves, sound, electricity, optics, and atoms, will be explored and related to biology and biomedical science. 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 is related to life.
Use evidence to demonstrate and evaluate knowledge of physics principles, at introductory level.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO4: Critical thinking
ULO2
Design and conduct experiments to evaluate how physics enables life, at introductory level.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO2: CommunicationGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5: Problem solvingGLO7: Teamwork
ULO3
Use the lens of physics to question aspects of life and demonstrate how physics is important for fundamental biological principles, at introductory level.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO2: CommunicationGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5: Problem solving
ULO4
Understand and communicate concepts using the language of physics, along with associated scientific language and conventions, at introductory level.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO2: Communication
ULO5
Work collaboratively as a team and demonstrate effective communication with team members throughout the experimental demonstration and be able to communicate the outcomes of the project to a range of audience through their video presentation.
GLO2: CommunicationGLO7: Teamwork
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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