Physics I

Code:

EA0019

Acronym:

FI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Interp/Personal professional attitudes and capac.
OFICIAL	Basic Sciences

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://moodle.fe.up.pt/1112/course/view.php?id=4
E-learning page:	http://moodle.fe.up.pt/
Responsible unit:	Department of Engineering Physics
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Environmental Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEA	52	Syllabus since 2006/07	2	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

BACKGROUND:
Engineers use scientific knowledge to build machines, structures an systems that are useful to mankind. In order to create technology and innovative solutions they have to know and master the laws that govern the behavior of nature.

In this unit the basic concepts, laws and phenomena of classic mechanics and of waves are introduced.

SPECIFIC AIMS :
- The students should become familiar with the laws, concepts and phenomena of classics mechanics and waves.
- To show how the laws governing the phenomena in those areas are used to compute relevant quantities.
- To show how the physical concepts explain phenomena of the every day like and how they can be applied in engineering problems.
- To show how physical quantities are measured and to verify physics laws experimentally.
- To illustrate some of the phenomena using experimental demonstrations and computer simulations.

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE:
Students should be familiar with the basic calculus tools given in Mathematical Analysis I and Mathematical Analysis II
courses.

PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION:

90% scientific kowledge; 10% technological component.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Acquisition of knowledge of underlying sciences (CDIO Syllabus: 1.1, 1.2):
At the end of this course unit, students should be capable of:
- Correctly use basic vocabulary of classic mechanics.
- Apply the fundamental laws of classic mechanics in the analysis and resolution of problems.
- Use Newton’s laws to explain natural phenomena and identify similar phenomena in technology and engineering applications, based on the same laws and concepts.
- Describe a wave and relating physical quantities involved in that description.
- Describe some wave phenomena and identify them.
- Develop an attitude of respect towards the laws of nature.
- Develop personal and professional skills and attributes (CDIO Syllabus 2.1, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5):
- Develop skills in the autonomous resolution of problems.
- Develop a critical thinking by testing solutions using tools as dimensional analysis, forecasting quantity orders and estimates and comparison with limit cases.
- Develop their responsibility and ethics.
- Develop their oral and written communication skills.

3. Interpersonal skills (CDIO 3.1, 3.2)
At the end of this course, students should
- Develop teamwork skills.
- Develop oral communication skills.



(Detailed information about the aims of this course unit is available of moodle).

Program

1. Classical Mechanics: Measurements and units. Vectors. Kinematics. Newton's Laws. Work and energy. Systems of particles. Conservation laws. Collisions. Rotation of a rigid body around a fixed axis. Statics. Systems with many particles.
2. Hydrostatics: Density of a fluid. Pressure. Fundamental law of hydrostatics. Buoyancy and Arquimedes' Principle.
3. Waves: Progressive waves. Harmonic waves. Energy in wave motion. Sound waves. Standing waves. Diffraction and interference. Doppler effect.

Mandatory literature

Tipler, Paul A.; Física para cientistas e engenheiros. ISBN: 85-216-1462-4
Diana Urbano; Apontamentos das aulas teóricas

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-practical (TP) classes: 2 classes/week, 1h30 hour each

The concepts and physical phenomena are introduced through conceptual questions, which are projected on the board. Students should answer them without using any formulas, and it will be not taken into account in the final grade. Anytime necessary the board and computer simulation will be used to demonstrate the concepts. It is important that students read the program for each class beforehand. At the beginning of classes, whenever possible and without previous notice, students will have to answer some questions related to the readings. These exercises will be taken into account in the final grade. Readings calendar is available on the page of the course unit.

The subjects will not be all referred in classes. However, students can be assessed in any subject, as long as it is part of the book or notes.

Students should prepare each class beforehand: theoretical-practical, practical, and laboratory classes.

As preparation for theoretical- practical classes students answers reading tests that will be available in the site Moodle. There is only one attempt and the data and time to answers these tests are fixed. They are not included in the final grade but students should answers to more then half of the tests.

Practical (P) classes: 1 classes/week, 1 hour each

Students have to prepare a set of problems which will be analyzed and discussed during classes. The problems to be analyzed will be available on course unit page.

2 of the pratical classes will be held in the laboratory . As preparation for the laboratory classes students should answers to a pre-lab test that is included in the evaluation.

All the elements the students need concerning this course unit are available on e-learning Moodle@FEUP server on: http://moodle.fe.up.pt/1112. They include: notes; problem sets, study guides, reading calendar, solutions, formulas, self-evaluations tests, simulations, home work assignments, correction/solution of continuous assessment assignments, grades of the continuous assessment component, suggestions and contact with professors.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

To attain frequency, all regularly registered student must:
- Not miss more than the allowed number of classes (25%, "Normas Gerais de Avaliação", General Grading Rules, Art 4º, Nº 1);
- Obtain a final mark of ten (10) in the distributed evaluation (DE).
- Answer to more then half of the reading tests.

Students with special registration (General Grading Rules, Art 4º, Nº 3), namely working students, military, or students with frequency grade from 2010/2011, are excused from the distributed evaluation (DE).

Calculation formula of final grade

Students with regular registration, without frequency:
Distributed evaluation (DE) - 40%: two tests (1h30 min) each to be solved individually (7.5% each); 2 homework group assignments (5% each) and laboratory experiments (7.5% each).
Final exam (FE) (2h30) - 60%.

• Only the students with a valid frequency grade from the DE are admitted to the exam (General Evaluation Rules, FEUP - Normas Gerais de Avaliação, Art 7º, Nº 1).
• In order to be approved, the mark attained in the final exam must not be less than nine (9) in twenty.


Final course grade 0.40 DE + 0.60 FE.

Students with frequency grade from 2010/2011
Students registered in the course who have attained frequency in 2010/2011 may choose either to keep their frequency grade, in which case they only have to make the final exam and their final mark is given by the rule 0.4 DE + 0.6 FE, or to enroll in a new distributed evaluation in 2011/2012, under the above rules for the students without frequency.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

An exam at the corresponding season.

Classification improvement

An exam at the corresponding season.

Observations

Students are allowed to use calculating machines and a form in all tests.