Table of contents

The course is connected to the following study programs

  • Computer Engineering, Bachelor's Programmme

Teaching language

Lectures are in Norwegian. Textbooks may be in English.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this course, the student should:

- have a broad knowledge of basic topics in physics such as position, velocity and acceleration and related movement in the plane and space for point particles and rigid bodies.

- have a broad knowledge of forces and central laws related to movement: Newton's laws, the law of conservation of motion, energy and spin.

- have basic knowledge of thermodynamic concepts and principles.

- have basic knowledge of the use of ICT as an auxiliary tool in physics.

- be able to use fundamental laws of physics to analyze engineering problems.

Contents

- Position, speed, acceleration, Newton's laws.

- Work and effect.

- Mass center, amount of movement.

- Angular velocity, angular acceleration, moment of inertia, force momentum, spin (angular momentum)

- Conservation laws for energy, momentum and spin.

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures and laboratory exercises/project.

The workload for the average student is approximately 200 hours.

Examinations

Portfolio. Graded assessment. Further information about assessment method for the course will be posted on Canvas.

Student evaluation

The person responsible for the course decides, in cooperation with student representative, the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.

Offered as a free-standing course

Yes. Subject to availability or capacity.

Admission Requirement if given as a free-standing course

Higher Education Entrance Qualification including mathematics R1 and R2 and physics Fysikk 1, or a pass in the preliminary course examination for engineers (which is also offered at University of Agder).

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course Reduction of Credits
FYS118 – Physics - Civil Engineering. 7.5
FYS119 – Physics - Computer Engineering. 7.5
FYS120 – Physics - Electrical Engineering. 7.5
FYS121 – Physics - Renewable Energy. 7.5
FYS122 – Physics - Mechanical Engineering. 7.5
FYS128 – Physics. 7.5
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