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Unit Synopsis
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
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 1 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
There are no pre-requisites for the 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
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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).
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.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Written Assessment | 10% |
| 2. Practical Assessment | 30% |
| 3. Examination | 60% |
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%).
Past Exams
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Term 3 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 0.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 10% response rate.
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.
Source: Unit Coordinator reflection
This unit's overall student satisfaction score has significantly improved in this term.
Continuously improving teaching efforts should be necessary for this unit.
The course materials, including tests and lecture content, have been updated and improved.
Source: Unit Coordinator reflection
Improvements are needed for the useful feedback score from the student survey.
Separate consultation times beyond the usual lecture and tutorial classes to provide feedback to student should be arranged.
A prompt response via email and separate consultation office hours have been arranged.
Source: Unit Coordinator observation and based on tutorial participation.
The student would benefit from more practice applying concepts to problems and visualising abstract processes.
More guided, tutorial‑style practice and expanded use of animations and interactive simulations should be provided.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- 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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| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
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