PHYS1131: Higher Physics 1A

HSC Physics or Maths Ex1.

The "Other" part of the course was a problem solving workshop that ran 3 times throughout the semester. You were given an exam (basically), and about 30min to complete it before the supervisors went through the solutions. Attendance to these recommended. Difficult to cram for this course, so it is best to remain up to date, especially with the mechanics topic (towards the end).

Joe Wolfe was very enthusiastic, and explained concepts well, as did (to a lesser extent) the other lecturers. The content is skewed towards his topic (mechanics), and most of the difficulty lied in understanding mechanics. The other two topics (especially thermal physics) are generally easier to understand and apply.
An enjoyable course for those who enjoyed HSC physics, but since it was only a filler course (since MATH1081 was full for semester one), I did not enjoy it nearly as much as I'd hoped, mainly due to my very useful habit of cramming everything at the end.[/list]

3x 1hr Lecture, 1x 2hr Lab, 1x 1hr "Other" (see comments).

4/5

Yes - screen and voice recorded, but blackboard used often and not recorded.

Prof. Joe Wolfe, A/Prof. Elizabeth Angstmann, S/Prof. Alex Hamilton

Pack including lab manual, homework booklet, and past papers sold, but all available online in PDF format. The lab manual

2/5

2017 S1

90 HD