Elizabeth Angstmann
Professor Elizabeth Angstmann is an education-focused academic in the School of Physics at UNSW. She has been using STACK in physics courses for several years with good results. Professor Angstmann has kindly allowed us to share her STACK exercises.
PHYS1121 Physics 1A
Overview
This course provides an introduction to Physics. It is a calculus-based course. The course is examined at two levels, with Physics 1A being the lower of the two levels.
Mechanics: particle kinematics in one dimension, motion in two and three dimensions, particle dynamics, work and energy, momentum and collisions, rotation
Thermal physics: temperature, kinetic theory and the ideal gas, heat and the first law of thermodynamics.
Waves: oscillations, wave motion, sound waves.
PHYS1131 Higher Physics 1A
Overview
This course provides an introduction to Physics. It is a calculus-based course. The course is examined at two levels, with Higher Physics 1A being the higher of the two levels. While the same content is covered as Physics 1A, Higher Physics 1A features more advanced assessment.
Mechanics: particle kinematics in one dimension, motion in two and three dimensions, particle dynamics, work and energy, momentum and collisions, rotation
Thermal physics: temperature, kinetic theory and the ideal gas, heat and the first law of thermodynamics.
Waves: oscillations, wave motion, sound waves.
PHYS1221 Physics 1B
Overview
This is the second of the two introductory courses in Physics. The course is examined at two levels, with Physics 1B being the lower of the two levels.
The course covers
Electromagnetism: electrostatics, Gauss’s law, electric potential, capacitance and dielectrics, magnetic fields and magnetism, Ampere’s law, the Biot-Savart law, Faraday’s law, induction and inductance
Physical Optics: light, interference, diffraction, gratings and spectra, polarization
Introductory quantum theory.
PHYS1231 Higher Physics 1B
Overview
This course provides an introduction to Physics. It is a calculus-based course. The course is examined at two levels, with Higher Physics 1B being the higher of the two levels. While the same content is covered as Physics 1B, Higher Physics 1B features a more advanced assessment.
The course covers
Electromagnetism: electrostatics, Gauss’s law, electric potential, capacitance and dielectrics, magnetic fields and magnetism, Ampere’s law, the Biot-Savart law, Faraday’s law, induction and inductance
Physical Optics: light, interference, diffraction, gratings and spectra, polarization
Introductory quantum theory.
PHYS1111 Fundamentals of Physics
Overview
This is an introductory level course in physics for students from all disciplines. The course has both a laboratory and theoretical component.
Topics covered include
The description of motion; forces and momentum; the dynamics of particles; kinetic and potential energy; the conservation of energy; oscillations and simple harmonic motion; waves, wave reflection, refraction and interference; the wave nature of light; electric fields and charge; electric potential and energy; electric currents; magnetism; electromagnetic induction and Faraday’s law. This is a quantitative course using algebra and trigonometry but not calculus.