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UQU Programs
Industrial Chemistry

General Physics 1

PHYS1101
3 hours English

General Physics 1

General Physics PHY
1 Measurement / Measuring Things, The International System of Units, Changing Units, Time, Mass
2 Motion Along a Straight Line / Motion, Position and Displacement, Average Velocity and Average Speed, Instantaneous Velocity and Speed, Acceleration, Constant Acceleration, Free-Fall Acceleration
3 Vectors / Vectors and Scalars, Adding Vectors Geometrically, Components of Vectors, Unit Vectors, Adding Vectors by Components, Multiplying Vectors
4 Motion in Two and Three Dimensions / Position and Displacement, Average Velocity and Instantaneous Velocity, Average Acceleration and Instantaneous Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Uniform Circular Motion
5 Force and Motion / Newton’s First Law, Force, Mass, Newton’s Second Law, Newton’s Third Law, Applying Newton’s Laws, Friction (static and dynamic)
6 Kinetic Energy and Work / Kinetic Energy, Work, Work and Kinetic Energy, Power
7 Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy / Potential Energy, Determining Potential Energy Values, Conservation of Mechanical Energy, Work Done on a System by an External Force, Conservation of Energy
8 Practical Part: / Students will conduct various experiments in the practical part of the course. Each student will perform the experiments, collect data, extract results, and prepare a written report every week
1.1 Mapped to: K1

Define the concepts of measurements, length, time, and weight.

Teaching Strategy Lectures
Assessment Methods Exams, and quizzes
1.2 Mapped to: K2

Differentiate between vectors and scalars

Teaching Strategy Lectures
Assessment Methods Exams, and quizzes
2.1 Mapped to: S1

Apply Newton’s laws of motion to calculate the position, velocity and acceleration.

Teaching Strategy Lectures
Assessment Methods Exams, and quizzes
2.3 Mapped to: S2

Relate force to potential and kinetic energies

Teaching Strategy Lectures
Assessment Methods Exams, and quizzes
3.1 Mapped to: V1

Work effectively responsibly in teamwork

Teaching Strategy Lectures and labs
Assessment Methods Exams, quizzes, final practical exam
Assessment
Weight
Lecture Activities
10%
Lab Quiez
10%
Midterm exam
20%
Final exam
40%
Final Lab
20%
Total
100%