Overview
Aviation Physics will introduce you to areas of applied physics relevant to aviation. You will discover the theory behind mechanics, AC and DC circuits, fluid dynamics and waves and their practical application to aviation. Further, you will apply this theory to aerodynamics, aircraft systems and navigation. The theory will be used to aid calculations in flight planning, performance and loading.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2018
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Residential Schools
This unit has a Compulsory Residential School for distance mode students and the details are:
Click here to see your Residential School Timetable.
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
- Perform simple calculations in basic mechanics
- Explain conservation of energy and momentum
- Use Newton's Laws to explain motion
- Perform simple calculations in basic fluid mechanics
- Describe the effects of electric and magnetic field
- Explain DC and AC circuits
- Describe the propagation of waves.
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment - 40% | |||||||
| 2 - Examination - 60% | |||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||||||
| 5 - Team Work | |||||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment - 40% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Examination - 60% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Conceptual Physics ( Book Only )
Edition: 12th edn (2014)
Authors: Hewitt , Paul
Pearson Australia
Sydney Sydney , NSW , Australia
ISBN: 9781292057132
Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
The textbook is available through the CQUniversity Bookshop here.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
d.rijal@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Science Basics + Introductory concepts on Newton's first law of motion-Inertia
Chapter
Conceptual Physics - Chapter 1 and 2
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Linear motion, newton's second and third laws of motion,
Chapter
Conceptual Physics - Chapters 3, 4 and 5
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial on contents from week 1
Module/Topic
Momentum, Energy, Work
Chapter
Conceptual Physics- Chapters 6, and 7
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial on contents from week 2
Module/Topic
Rotational motion , Gravity
Chapter
Conceptual Physics- Chapters 8 and 9,
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial on contents from week 3 lecture
Module/Topic
Properties of matter, Pressure in fluids -liquids
Chapter
Conceptual Physics-Chapter 12 and 13
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial on contents from week 4 lecture
Practical assessment due end of week 5 - Part 1
Due: Week 5 Friday (10 Aug 2018) 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Pressure in gases, atmospheric pressure, gas laws, temperature and heat
Chapter
Conceptual Physics Chapter 14, 15, 16
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial on contents from week 5 lecture
Module/Topic
Vibrations and waves, sound in air, sound intensity and loudness
Chapter
Conceptual Physics- chapter 19, 20, 21
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial on contents from week 6 lecture
Module/Topic
Electricity-
Electrostatics, electric currents, electric circuits
Chapter
Conceptual Physics -chapters 22, 23
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial on contents from week 7 lecture
Module/Topic
Magnetism, Electromagnetic induction
Chapter
Conceptual Physics- chapters 24, 25
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial on contents from week 8 lecture
Module/Topic
Light, electromagnetic spectrum, reflection and refraction
Chapter
Conceptual Physics- Chapters 26- 28
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial on contents from week 9 lecture
Module/Topic
Consolidation and revision in preparation for exam and residential school
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial on contents from week 10 lecture
Module/Topic
Residential school
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Practical Assessment - Part 2 - 20%
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Practical Assessment
Assessment Part 1
The main objective of this assessment is for students to demonstrate their ability to:
Identify principles and relevant physics concepts in particular situation in a question
Use concepts in a logical manner to solve a problem
Articulate reasoning using correct terminology, science conventions and concepts.
This assessment will consist true or false statements, word problems and short answer questions.
The assessment will be based on lectures and study materials covering weeks 1-4. There will not be any specific word count. However, the answer should be succinct and to the point.
Part 1 of this assessment will be worth 20%
Part 2 of the assessment will be worth 20 % which will be completed during residential school in week 12.
Note: Grades for Part 2 of the assessment will be released during certification of grades.
Week 5 Friday (10 Aug 2018) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 8 Friday (7 Sept 2018)
Following criteria will be assessed in responses:
Correct use of terminology
Correct use of science conventions
Correct use of relevant concepts, theories and principles
Use of logical and sequential step by step approach in answering questions and word problems
Accurate use of references when necessary.
The length and depth of the answer should be based on the the number of marks allocated for each question as per marking rubric.
- Perform simple calculations in basic mechanics
- Perform simple calculations in basic fluid mechanics
- Explain DC and AC circuits
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
Examination
Calculator - non-programmable, no text retrieval, silent only
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Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
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What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
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