Study Guide

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
- use quantities and units in accordance with the SI system
- solve problems consist of motion
- make graphical presentations and analyze them
- draw free-body diagram
- solve problems involved forces using Newton´s laws
- apply work and conservation of energy to solve problems
- calculate electric and magnetic forces acting on particles and the wave motion of an electro-magnetic fields in engineer’s work
- describe measurement techniques of temperature
- describe mechanisms of heat transfer
- read optical characteristics.

Content

- SI system of units
- kinematics, friction
- Newton´s laws with some applications
- work, power and energy
- electric and magnetic fields
- optics
- temperature, heat transfer mechanisms

Materials

Teacher provides to the students a powerpoint of each class with the theory and the exercises solved during the lecture. The resolution of the exercises is done real time online, and so it is not part of the powerpoint. The student needs to write notes by her/himself.

Materials are provided via the ItsLearning page of the course

In additioin, these two books
UniversityPhysicsVolume1-OP.pdf (free online version)
UniversityPhysicsVolume2-OP.pdf (free online version)

Teaching methods

The most fundamental concepts of physics are taughed during this Engineering Physics course. The method and the plan concentrates in students to get agile with solving physics problems and the right use of mathematics. The course doesn't try to present lots of new concepts, but ensure that students are good with those ones presented.

TEACHER: Every lecture considers a new Topic. Teacher explains the theory of the topic and solves a number of related exercises to strength the understanding of the concept.

STUDENT: The student assist to the online class and solves the exercises proposed by the teacher during her/his own studying time. The exercises are not evaluated by the teacher, but can be submitted to Itslearning as a proof of participation. Solving exercises doesn't have a value to the grade.

Exam schedules

Final Exam: 17.6.2021 from 9:00 to 12:00

International connections

Innopeda

Student workload

3 hours of class every week plus 12 hours of own work
class starts 9:00 sharp, and there is a 15 minutes break

Content scheduling

THIS INFORMATION WILL BE UPDATED BEFORE 28.2.2021

Lectures are every Thursday from 8:15 to 12:00, starting from 22nd of April until 10th of June.
NOTE: There is not class on 13.5.2021 (National Holiday - Helatorstai) and that class is moved to Tuesday 11.5.2021.

The course is Online. The teacher explains the concepts via Zoom meeting. Zoom meeting link is provided by teacher before the class starts in Itslearning platform or by email. No recording of the lectures is done by the teacher. Each lecture is related to one TOPIC (see timetable). The topic is taughted via theory explanation and exercises resolution.

Current update goes as this:
Week Date Time TOPIC
1 22.4.2021 8:15 - 12:00 Vectors and scalars. Motion 1D
2 29.4.2021 8:15 - 12:00 Motion 2D and 3D
3 6.5.2021 8:15 - 12:00 Newton laws of motion
4 11.5.2021 8:15 - 12:00 Application of Newton laws
5 20.5.2021 8:15 - 12:00 Work, Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy, Conservation of Energy
6 27.5.2021 8:15 - 12:00 Momentum and Collisions
7 3.6.2021 8:15 - 12:00 Electric charge and Fields. Circuits 1 (Capacitance)
8 10.6.20210 8:15 - 12:00 Circuits 2 (Current and Resistance)
9 17.6.2021 8:15 - 12:00 FINAL EXAM!!!

The main concepts of physics are presented to the students. The teacher presents practical exercises to understand the theory and the use of the formulae.
Themes: Vectors, cinematics, dynamics, laws of newton, conservation of energy, collisions, electricity and circuits.

Further information

After completing the course you will be able to:
use quantities and units in accordance with the SI system
solve dynamics and cinematics problems
make graphical presentations and analyze them
draw free-body diagram
solve problems involved forces using Newton´s laws
apply work and conservation of energy to solve problems
calculate electric and magnetic forces acting on particles and the wave motion of an electro-magnetic fields in engineer’s work

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

One Final exam. Required to get at least 40 % of the points.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Less than 40 % of the score in the exams (see system above)

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

1 point: Between 40 % and 50 % of the score in the exams
2 points: Between 50 % and 59 % of the score in the exams

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

3 points: Between 60 % and 69 % of the score in the exams
4 points: Between 70 % and 84 % of the score in the exams

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5 points: Between 85 % and 100 % of the score in the exams

Qualifications

High school mathematics courses (higher or subsidiary level)
OR
Primary+secondary school and vocational school mathematics curriculum
OR
equivalent skills