Module Code - Title:
PH4032
-
PHYSICS FOR GENERAL SCIENCE 2
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
To introduce the student to general wave motion, optics and acoustics. To introduce the student to the mechanical and thermal properties of matter. To communicate key principles through a graphical medium.
Syllabus:
Review of the basic concepts of force and energy. Oscillations and simple harmonic motion: transverse and longitudinal waves, superposition, speed, reflection, harmonic waves, sound waves, sound intensity,. Light: EM spectrum, sources of light, Geometrical optics, reflection, refraction,. Physical optics: interference, diffraction, diffraction gratings, polarisation.. Elasticity: Hookes law. Fluids, Pressure and Density, Hydraulics and Pascal's Principle, Buoyancy And Archimedes's Principle, Fluids In Motion: Continuity and Bernoulli's Equation . Heat: temperature, heat capacities, thermal expansion. Heat transfer: conduction, convection and radiation. Kinetic theory, the ideal gas.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
On completion of this module students will be able to: 1. Discuss the physical processes that underlie wave motion, force and energy, behavior of fluids and the mechanical and thermal properties of matter.
2. Describe the physical basis and experimental observations of wave motion, force and energy, behavior of fluids and the mechanical and thermal properties of matter.
3. Derive relevant equations describing wave motion, force and energy, behavior of fluids, and the mechanical and thermal properties of matter from basic laws and principles.
4. Graphically represent equations and concepts related to wave motion, force and energy, behavior of fluids, and the mechanical and thermal properties of matter from basic laws and principles.
5. Solve numerical problems, from information provided, on the topics covered.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
On completion of this module students will be able to:
1. Discuss the importance of wave motion, optics, acoustics and the mechanical and thermal properties of matter in applied physics.
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
On completion of this module students will be able to: 1. Perform experiments requiring precise measurement.
2. Use mechanical, optical, acoustical and electronic apparatus for observation and measurement.
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
Students will learn via interactive lecture, laboratory, experiential tutorial and problem based private study.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Young and Freedman (2020)
University Physics, 15th Ed
, Pearson
Other Relevant Texts:
Serway and Jewett (2003)
Physics for Scientists and Engineers
, Brooks Cole
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
BSPICHUFA - PHARMACEUTICAL AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
BSTEMAUFA - TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
BSCMENUFA - CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING
BTEDMEUFA - MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Spring
Module Leader:
ehtsham.u.haq@ul.ie