Study-Unit Description

Study-Unit Description


CODE FST0415

 
TITLE Physics for Allied Health Sciences

 
UM LEVEL 00 - Mod Pre-Tert, Foundation, Proficiency & DegreePlus

 
MQF LEVEL 4

 
ECTS CREDITS 2

 
DEPARTMENT Health Sciences

 
DESCRIPTION This study-unit provides an introduction to physical quantities, mechanics and materials as they relate mainly to the allied health disciplines of podiatry and physiotherapy.

1 Physical Quantities
1.1 Base quantities and SI units
1.2 Scalar and vector
1.2.1 Composition and resolution of vectors

2 Mechanics
2.1 Rectilinear motion
2.1.1 Displacement, speed, velocity and acceleration
2.1.2 Equations for uniformly accelerated motion
2.1.3 Displacement-time and velocity-time graphs
2.2 Newton's three laws
2.2.1 Conservation of linear momentum
2.3 Energy
2.3.1 Work
2.3.2 Potential and kinetic energy
2.3.2 Law of conservation of energy

3. Materials
3.1 Force against extension graphs
3.2 Hooke’s law
3.3 Stress, strain and Young’s modulus

Study-unit Aims:

To provide a basic understanding of some fundamental physical topics, namely: basic quantities, mechanics, energy and materials.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Knowledge & Understanding:

By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to:
- Recognise the significance of basic quantities and SI units.
- Define and describe the characteristics of Scalar and Vector quantities.
- Characterise forces and moments.
- Describe Newton’s laws of motion.
- Explain the laws of energy.
- Describe Hooke’s law and its applications.

2. Skills:

By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to:
- Recognise the significance of basic quantities and SI units.
- Define and describe the characteristics of Scalar and Vector quantities.
- Characterise forces and moments.
- Describe Newton’s laws of motion.
- Explain the laws of energy.
- Describe Hooke’s law and its applications.

Main Text/s and any supplementary readings:

Advanced level physics
Authors: Nelkon, Michael and Parker, Philip
ISBN: 0435686682

 
ADDITIONAL NOTES Pre-requisite Qualifications: As per Legal Notice 115 of Education Act (2009)

This study-unit is offered only to the Certificate in Foundation Studies students.

Please note that a pass in the Examination component is obligatory for an overall pass mark to be awarded.

 
STUDY-UNIT TYPE Lecture and Independent Study

 
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Assessment Component/s Assessment Due Sept. Asst Session Weighting
Progress Test SEM1 No 20%
Examination [See Add. Notes] (1 Hour) SEM2 Yes 80%

 
LECTURER/S

 

 
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