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

Teaching methods

The classes are given in English. Each class lasts 4 hours (breaks included) once a week (mondays).
The teacher explains the concepts using powerpoint materials and using the blackboard.

Exam schedules

The exam can be repeated, following typical procedure guidelines of Turku AMK.

International connections

Each class includes the teaching of several concepts.
Each concepts is explained graphically on the blackboard, at the same time than necessary formulae is developed and introduced.
The teacher makes questions to the students, so that each explained concept is related to a real life situation.
The teacher solves an example of each explained concept, and explains the correct solving strategy applied. After that, the teacher propoposes 1 or 2 exercises to be solved by the students immediately related to explained concept. One or two students are asked to solve the exercise in front of the rest of the class, and explain orally the followed procedure. General discussion about the applied methods is done.
Next concept is started, and so on until class ends. The students might get maximum 2 or 3 exercises to solve within the next 3 days, and to be delivered before the next class.

Student workload

The course is evaluated mostly based on the results of the final exam (66 %).
17 % is based on participation on the classes and orally presentation
17 % is based on the correctness of the exercises performed at home and delivered to the teacher

Content scheduling

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.

Evaluation scale

H-5