Unit Code:	PHY1MO
Unit Short Title:	MEASUREMENT AND OBSERVATION
Credit Points:	15
Unit Description:	This unit is intended primarily for students enrolled in the first year of the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Agricultural Science. Students will be introduced to the concept of physics used in the major study areas of those degrees especially the concepts upon which much of modern instrumentation is based. On completion the students should have a competence in the application of the principles of Physics covered and an understanding of basic measurement and observation techniques. Topics covered include modelling, waves, optics, thermal properties of materials, pressure, basic mechanics, electricity, fields, the structure of atoms and radioactivity.
Incompatibles:	Students who have completed Physics 120 to a satisfactory level may not enrol in this unit without permission from their course co-ordinator.
Class Requirements:	three 1-hour lectures per week one 2-hour practical session per week
Work Experience Indicator:	Not undertaking work experience in industry
Available to 'Study Abroad' students:	Y

Assessment:

Assessment Type	%	Comments
six practical reports (250 words each)	40
one 3-hour examination	60

Readings: No Records returned

Unit Streams:

Teaching Period	Unit Class	Location
2   27-JUL-09   30-OCT-09	Day	BENDIGO

Unit Coordinators:

Title	First Name	Last Name	Location	Primary Coordinator
Mr	Mal	Haysom	BENDIGO	Y