Unit of Study PHYS2001 Physics II: Electricity and Circuits (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Unit description

Introduces the fundamentals of electricity and circuits that are used to transport electric currents. Students will also learn about magnets and conductors and their relationship to creating energy or electricity, thus developing an understanding of how and why electricity flows through wires and conductors to create energy.

Unit content

Module 1: Electrostatics

Module 2: Electric circuits

Module 3: Electronics

Module 4: Electronic systems

Module 5: Magnetism

Module 6: Electromagnetism

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Term2	Term2
Lismore	Term2	Term2
Online	Term2	N/A

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate an understanding of foundational concepts of electricity and circuits across various fields of application

apply knowledge of electricity and circuits to solve simple industry-related problems

communicate how properties of electricity and circuits are used to inspire emerging trends across various fields of application

conduct experiments involving electricity and circuits to measure and analyse basic design concepts

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	30%
Workbook	50%
Presentation	20%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	30%
Workbook	50%
Presentation	20%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	30%
Workbook	50%
Presentation	20%

Prescribed learning resources

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