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 3 - 2019
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.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Self Reflection
Students would benefit from additional written assessment along with practical assessment.
Include a written assessment in addition to practical assessments. Therefore, reallocate the weighting and tasks for the next offering of the unit. Include written assessment - 20% Practical assessments - 30% and written exam - 50%.
- 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 - Written Assessment - 10% | |||||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 30% | |||||||
| 3 - Examination - 60% | |||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 10% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 30% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Examination - 60% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Conceptual Physics
12th (Global Edition) 2015 (2015)
Authors: Paul G Hewitt
Pearson Education Limited
Harlow Harlow , Essex , England
ISBN: 9781292057132
Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
The book may be purchased from the University Bookshop http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au. There is also an e-book available, but this must be purchased from the publisher's website https://pearson.com.au/9781292057538
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.
n.hassan@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Numbers and accuracy. Motion and Newton's first law.
Chapter
Conceptual Physics - Chapters 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
Module/Topic
Chapter
Conceptual Physics. Chapters 6 and 7.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial
Module/Topic
Rotational motion and Gravity.
Chapter
Conceptual Physics. Chapters 8 and 9.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial
Module/Topic
No lectures or formal sessions. Opportunity for students to consolidate their reading.
Chapter
Conceptual Physics. Chapters 1 to 9.
Events and Submissions/Topic
None.
Module/Topic
Properties of matter. Pressure in a fluid. Archimedes Principle. Bernoulli's Principle.
Chapter
Conceptual Physics. Chapters 12, 13 and 14.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial.
Module/Topic
Basic principles of Thermodynamics, heat, temperature and heat transfer.
Chapter
Conceptual Physics. Chapters 15, 16 and 18.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial
Module/Topic
Sound and Waves.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial. Assignment 1 due.
Assignment 1 Due: Week 7 Monday (6 Jan 2020) 11:50 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Basic principles of Electricity.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial
Module/Topic
Chapter
Conceptual Physics. Chapters 24 and 25
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial
Module/Topic
Principles of Light, reflection and refraction..
Chapter
Conceptual Physics. Chapter 26, 27 and 28
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial
Module/Topic
Carry out practical exercises in the CQU engineering laboratory, Cairns. Further tutorials given face to face.
Chapter
None specific.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Residential School. Cairns.
Assignment 2 due.
Assignment 2 Due: Week 11 Friday (7 Feb 2020) 11:50 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Consolidation and Revision.
Chapter
None specific.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial session orientated to exam preparation.
Module/Topic
Prepare for exam
Chapter
None specific.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Examination
1 Written Assessment
This will consist of a number of questions to test the student's basic understanding of the science, which will inlvolve solving some numerical problems. They will have to identify the relevant scientific principles, any necessary formulae and explain the logic behind their approach to the problem. This assignment will be based on the material contained in the first 6 teaching weeks of the unit. There is no specific word count.
Week 7 Monday (6 Jan 2020) 11:50 pm AEST
Close of the day on Monday
Week 10 Monday (27 Jan 2020)
The correct use of terminology, using scientific language and conventions. The correct identification and explanation of the applicable principles and formulae (where appropriate). The logical and step by step sequence of answering the question. The quality of the presentation, which must be neat and well laid out. The accuracy of calculations where appropriate. The correct referencing style where necessary.
- Perform simple calculations in basic mechanics
- Explain conservation of energy and momentum
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Information Literacy
2 Practical Assessment
This assignment will based on the work completed during the residential school. It will be in two parts. The first part (10%) will be based on material covered in the teaching weeks 7 to 10. This will involve solving scientific problems, by identifying the correct principle and formulae where appropriate and carrying out scientific analysis. Tutorials and discussion will take place at the residential school. Each student will submit their own individual Part 1 for Assignment 2. The second part (20%) will relate directly to the laboratory experiments carried out during the residential school. This will consist of a number of individual experiments carried out in small groups, and students will be required to work as a team and write a group report. This will consist of a brief explanation of the principles being investigated, the methodology, sources of error, results and conclusions. The requirement is for a group submission for part 2, each group will work together to produce a single report.,
Week 11 Friday (7 Feb 2020) 11:50 pm AEST
Close of the day on Friday
Exam Week Monday (17 Feb 2020)
Assignment 2 will be returned before the exam.
The correct use of terminology, using scientific language and conventions. The correct identification and explanation of the applicable principles and formulae (where appropriate). The logical and step by step sequence of answering the question. A clear understanding of the purpose of experimentation and the logical interpretation of results (where applicable). The quality of the presentation, which must be neat and well laid out. The accuracy of calculations where appropriate. The correct referencing style where necessary.
- 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
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
Examination
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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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As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
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.
Where can I get assistance?
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What can you do to act with integrity?
