2019-2020 / PHYS3025-1

General physics: Mechanics particle

Duration

28h Th, 28h Pr, 8h REM

Number of credits

 Bachelor in bioengineering5 crédits 

Lecturer

Bernard Longdoz

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Mechanics of particle

  • Language of Physique : basic quantity, dimensions, units
  • Kinématic : Décription of the motions (acceleration, speed, position and the motions rectilinears, harmonic oscillatories, circulars, balistics, relatives)
  • Dynamics: Understand the motion causes (forces, Newton laws, forces budget, fictional forces)
  • Energie: Use for the description of motions and understanding its causes more rapidely (work, conservative forces, potential energy, kinetic énergy, energy conservation, power)

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

  • Learning of fundamental physics laws.
  • Initiation to scientific reasoning: translation of the situation into formal elements, determination of the assumption (orders of magnitude and approximations), choice of the development method, resolution of the problem, solution analysis and interpretation
After completing the course the student is expected to :


  • Read and interpret a graphic (infer some informations)
  • Know and verify the hypothesis for application of the loi or property
  • Use correctly the specific vocabulary
  • Give the units and dimensions of the quantities
  • Transform and make sensitivity analysis of a formula or relationship
  • Remake reasoning already presented during the lectures
  • Carry informations over to a graphic or a diagram
  • Apply the theory to an original situation

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

1) Mathematics addressed during secondary school and during the training sessions:

  • 1st and 2nd degree equations
  • Linear system
  • Trigonometric (sin, cos, tg,..) and exponential functions
  • Simple derivative
  • 10 exponents
  • Vectorial algebra (projection, summation, product,...)
2) French
  • Vocabulary accurancy
  • Right utilisation of the linking words

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching method:

  • Presentation of laws and theorem and preparation to theoritical questions during theoritical courses
  • Presentation and resolution of exercices during tutorials
Additionnal learning activities: Resolution of theoritical questions and exercices proposed on e-Campus

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Preparatory course: in common with the Mathematic one
Lectures : 22h Practical Works : 22h
Remediation: 8h

Recommended or required readings

Lecture notes and slides Physics for scientists and engineers - Serway - 3d Edition - Saunders-Philadelphia

Assessment methods and criteria

A test is organized at the beginning of November. The test is based on Kinematic. The score for this test will be taken into account for 10% (2 points) of the examination of January (if presented). A drill common to Mathematic and Physic and based on the knowledge reactivation will be organised during the test week in November. If the drill score is below 10/15, the test score will be set to 0.
The examination is organised in similar way in January, May/June and August/September. It includes a therotical part (score = Th) and a "problem" part corresponding to the resolution of numerical exercices (score = Ex). There is only one score for the examination (N) computed following the formula: N = Minimum {Average (Th, Ex) ; Minimum (Th, Ex) + 2}.
Examples : If Th =12,6 and Ex = 9,4 ¿ N = 11      and if      Th = 5 et Ex = 13 ¿ N = 7
Partial exemption for "Theory" or "Problems" doesn't exist for the June and August/September sessions

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

LONGDOZ Bernard Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Axe Echanges Ecosystèmes Atmosphère 8, Avenue de la Faculté (Bât. 80) 5030 Gembloux

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

The course consists of face-to-face sessions which took place before confinement, commented PPTs which have been posted on eCampus and podcats (with slides) which have also been posted on eCampus.

Assessment subjects

Theory: Chapter 2 "Kinematics", Chapter 3 "Dynamics", Chapter 4 "Energy" as well as the equations for the dimensions and the units of all the quantities seen during the course.
Tutorials: Material seen in tutorials from 1 to 12 with the exception of tutorial 9 (relating to fictitious forces). No exercise relating to fictitious forces will be asked for examination

Assessment methods

The examination will include two parities:
Theory: A questionnaire on e-Campus including several types of questions (QCM, QRM, matching, area of ¿¿graph to identify, ...) relating to the understanding of the theoretical course and randomly selected from a pool
Exercises- Tutorials (TD): 4 exercises
 
2 level exercises * coming directly from the preparation tests for TDs already present on eCampus. The answers of these exercises will have to be encoded on eCampus. 1 exercise with different level parts **. The answers must be encoded on eCampus. For this exercise, only the coded answers will earn points, the reasoning written on your draft sheet will not be verified. 1 exercise with level ** and *** parts to be performed on paper as in a classic written exam. We therefore expect clearly detailed and justified reasoning for this exercise. This writing must be photographed / scanned and sent to us
Additional information (distribution of points, procedure in the event of problems, etc.) and technical connection details will soon be provided to you in a "Session June 2020" section which will be created on eCampus

Contacts

Bernard.Longdoz@uliege.be

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

Assessment methods

Contacts