PHYS1121: Physics 1A

Labs (including prelab quizzes) - 20%
Online quizzes - 10%
Invigilated quizzes - 10% x 2
Final exam - 50%

HSC Physics and Mathematics Extension 1. MATH1131 is also a co-requisite.

I found this course really hard and as a result it drained my interest in physics. The weekly/invigilated quizzes were really annoying as well because it's ridiculously easy to lose marks. The labs are kinda dull but it's easy marks, and you can get a lab exemption if your lab mark is over 75% if repeat the course. The resources they provided are really good and I spent majority of the time watching them rather than going to lectures because they're not rushing or skipping the working out. I guess what I learnt from doing the course twice is that you should aim to get as many pre-exam marks as possible because the exams are rough.

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4.5/5

Yes but they only record when the lecturers use the document camera (some lecturers do working out on the blackboard, which isn't recorded)

T1: Prof Joe Wolfe/Prof Chris Tinney
T2: Prof Rajib Rahman/Prof Sue Coppersmith

They have webstream lectures on Moodle in case if you miss a lecture (or if you skip a lecture lol).

2/5

Halliday, D., Resnick, R., & Walker, J. (2014). Fundamentals of Physics, John Wiley & Sons
Not compulsory to purchase it but you can always access it by going to Room 201A. They have a few copies there.

2019 T1 & T2 (failed in T1)

10x weekly laboratory excersises (15%, 1.5% each)
10x weekly pre-laboratory online quizzes (5%, 0.5% each)
6x fortnightly online quizzes (10%, 1.67% each)
2x invigilated quizzes based on the fortnightly questions (20%, 10% each)
Final exam (50%)

HSC Physics and Mathematics Extension 1 or equivalent. (however, in my opinion, math 2u is just fine)

3x 1-hour lecture, a 2-hour laboratory and a 1-hour problem-solving workshop each week.

3.3/5

Yes (but the blackboards weren't so it made it difficult to rewatch)

Lecturers: Dr Dimi Culcer (first half), Dr Elizabeth Angstmann (second half)

A

4.7/5

Halliday, D., Resnick, R., & Walker, J. (2014). Fundamentals of Physics, John Wiley & Sons. A really good textbook, but with the content this course provides, it isn't needed.

2018 Semester 1

78 DN