ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 99 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 24 Interactive Classroom: 24 Total: 150
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Applied Physics
Areas: Applied Physics
Center Higher Polytechnic Engineering School
Call: First Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | 1st year (Yes)
Here we present the teaching program of two subjects included-inclusive; For this reason, each of the sections of this program contains the information corresponding to these subjects listed in the following order:
1.- G4091103 Physics I Degree in Agricultural and Agri-Food Engineering (G4091V01)
2.- G4071102 Physics I Degree in Forestry and Natural Environment Engineering (subject included) (G4071V01)
The objectives will be common for the two degrees in which the subject is taught:
Understand and master the basic concepts of the general laws of mechanics, thermodynamics, fields and waves, electromagnetism, and their application to solve engineering problems.
1.- G4091103 Physics I Degree in Agricultural and Agri-Food Engineering (G4091V01)
Physical Magnitudes. Mechanics of Systems of Particles. Rigid Body. Static Equilibrium. Introduction to Structural Analysis. Mechanics of Continuous Media. Elasticity. Fluids. Wave Mechanics.
2.- G4071102 Physics I Degree in Forestry and Natural Environment Engineering (subject included) (G4071V01)
Mechanics of Particle Systems and Rigid Bodies. Forces and Equilibrium. Introduction to structural analysis. Mechanics of continuous media. Theory of elasticity. Statics and Fluid Dynamics. Wave Mechanics. The Harmonic Oscillator. Wave motion.
These contents will be developed according to the following common syllabus:
Topic 1: System of Units. Unit Conversion
The Language of Physics.-Units.-Systems of Units.-Conversion of Units.-Experiment and Theory: Measurement and Precision.
Topic 2: Physical Magnitudes
Physical dimensions.-Direct physical magnitudes.-Indirect physical magnitudes: the origin of the physical equation.-Scalar quantities.-Vector quantities.-Modelling and the role of mathematics: least-squares adjustment.
Topic 3: Calculation and propagation of uncertainty.
Data collection.- Mean and Standard Deviation.- Absolute and relative uncertainty-Indirect measurements.-Propagation of uncertainty: Calculation.
(Items 1, 2 and 3: Classrooms: 4 hours of laboratory classes. Homework: 8h
Topic 4: Discrete and Continuous Systems of Particles. Center of Mass.
Introduction and review: Sliding vectors. Position vector. Cartesian components of vectors. Vector Addition. Product of a scalar by a vector. Concept of Force.
Definition of system of particles: Discrete and Continuous Systems- External and Internal forces. -Center of Mass: definition and properties.- Calculating the Center of Mass.
(Classrooms: 2 hours of lectures. Homework: 4 h)
Topic 5: Mechanics of Rigid Bodies.
Introduction and review: Product of Vectors- The dot product and the cross product. Torque of a vector. Resultant Force and Torque.
Definition of Rigid Body: Properties.- Elementary Motions of the Rigid Body: Translation and Rotation.- Translational Kinematics: Position, Velocity and Acceleration of the Center of Mass.- Translational Dynamics of the Rigid Body: Physical Magnitudes - Newton's Laws.- Conservation Principles. Rotational Kinematics.- Rotational Dynamics: Physical Magnitudes -Fundamental Equation of Rotation.- Conservation Principles.-Rolling.
(Classrooms: 8 hours lectures, 4 hours seminars, 2 hours laboratory. Homework: 23 h)
Topic 6: Mechanical Equilibrium of Rigid Body.
Definition. -Force and Torque.- Conditions for Mechanical Equilibrium of a Rigid Body: Equations.- External Forces, Reaction Forces.-Free Body Diagram.
(Classrooms: 2 hours lectures, 1 hour seminar. Homework: 5 h)
Topic 7: Introduction to Structural Analysis.
Truss Structures. - Design. - Types of supports and reactions.- Axial forces.-Statically Determinate and Indeterminate Trusses.-Methods of Truss Analysis: Method of Joint and Method of Section.
(Classrooms: 4 hours of lectures, 3 hours of seminars, 2 hours of laboratory sessions. Homework: 8 h)
Topic 8: Elasticity.
Elastic Solid.- Hooke's Law.-Relationship between Stress and Strain: Elastic and Inelastic Deformation.- Normal Stress: Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio.- Shear Stress: Shear Modulus. Elastic Potential Energy. Strength of Materials: Mechanical Traction Diagrams.
(Classrooms: 2 hours of lectures, 1 hour of seminar. Homework: 5 h)
Topic 9: Fluid Statics
Introduction: States of Matter.- Fluids: Definition.-Density of a Fluid.-Concept of Pressure.-Fundamental Equation of Hydrostatics.- Pascal's principle and applications.-Fluid Pressure against a Dam.-Archimedes' Principle and Applications.
(Classrooms: 2 hours of lectures, 1 hour of seminar. 2 hours of laboratory. Homework: 12 h)
Topic 10: Fluid Dynamics
Ideal Fluids.-Real Fluids.-Conservation of Mass: Continuity Equation.-Conservation of Energy: Bernoulli's Theorem.-Applications of Bernoulli's Theorem.-Introduction to Real Fluids.
(Classrooms: 3 hours lectures, 2 hours seminar. Homework: 7 h)
Topic 11: Wave movement.
Wave motion. Description of a wave. Wave equation. Types of waves. Doppler effect. Sound and Light.
(Classrooms: 1 hour of lecture. Homework: 2 h)
LAB WORK
- Physical magnitudes, their units, calculation and propagation of uncertainties (Topics 1, 2 and 3). (2h)
-Introduction to modelling: Least squares adjustment (Topics 1, 2 and 3). (2 h)
- Mechanics of Rigid Bodies: Rolling, mechanical energy and moments of inertia. (2h)
- Structural analysis (2 h)
- Fluids (2h)
- Presentation and defense of the lab work (2 h).
Tipler P.A. Física para la Ciencia y la Tecnología . (2 vol.). Ed. Reverte, 2000.
Burbano Ercilla; Física General. 2003. Ed Tébar.
Nelson E.W., Best CI., Mclean WG. Mecánica vectorial estática y dinámica. 2004. Ed McGraw-Hill, Spain.
Lleó A. Física para Ingenieros. Ed. Mundi-Press, 2001.
Sanchez Perez JF.,Problemas de Física para Ingenieros. 2016. Ed. Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena.
Beer F. P., Johnston E. R., Mecánica vectorial para ingenieros. Vol. I Estática, Vol. II Dinámica. 2013 McGraw Hill Publishing House.
Serway R. Jewett J. Física. 2016. Ed. Thomson (ITES-Paraninfo).
Halliday and Resnick. Fundamentals of Physics. 10 th ed. John Wiley & Sons. 2013.
George B. Benedek, Felix MH Villars. Physics with Illustrative Examples from Medicine and Biology: Mechanics. 2000. Ed Springer Science & Bussiness Media.
Ahmad A. Kamal. 1000 solved problems in classical Physics. Springer 2011.
Other Complementary Bibliography
Barros N. Physics I: Introduction to the dynamics of the rigid solid. 2023. Ed. University of Santiago de Compostela. https://www.usc.gal/libros/gl/categorias/1190-fisica-i-335689-.html#/27…
Brocos P. Practices in a physics laboratory: graphics, adjustments, and information extraction. 2022. Ed. University of Santiago de Compostela. https://www.usc.gal/libros/gl/categorias/1029-practicas-nun-laboratorio…
Fernández Vidal S. Quantic Love. 2012 Ed. La Galera
Preston, Daryl W. The art of experimental physics. John Wiley and Son. New York. 1991.
Gettys, W.E.; Keller F. J.; Skove M. J. Física Clásica y Moderna. 2002 Ed. McGraw- Hill Iberoamericana.
Gomez Cadenas J.J. El ecologista nuclear: alternativas al cambio climático. 2009. Ed S.L. Espasa. ISBN. 9788467030990.
Gómez Cadenas JJ. Materia extraña. 2008. Ed- S.L Espasa Libros. ISBN 9788467026634.
Muller RA. Physics for Future Presidents. 2008. Editor W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. New York. ISBN 978-0-393-06627-2.
Websites:
https://www.britannica.com/science/mechanics
http://www.sc.ehu.es/sbweb/fisica/
https://phet.colorado.edu/es/simulations/filter?subjects=physics&type=h…
1.- G4091103 Physics I Degree in Agricultural and Agri-Food Engineering (G4091V01)
General Competences
GC1 - Knowledge in basic, scientific and technological subjects that allow continuous learning, as well as the ability to adapt to new situations or changing environments.
GC2 - Ability to solve problems with creativity, initiative, methodology and critical reasoning.
GC3 - Capacity for leadership, communication and transmission of knowledge, skills and abilities in the social spheres of action.
GC6 - Ability to work in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.
Transversal competencies
TC1 - Ability to analyse and synthesize.
CTC2 - Ability to reason and argument.
TC3 - Ability to work individually, with a self-critical attitude.
TC4 - Ability to work in groups and deal with problematic situations collectively.
TC6 - Ability to produce and present an organized and comprehensible text
TC7 - Ability to make a public presentation in a clear, concise and coherent way
TC8 - Commitment to the veracity of the information you offer to others.
TC9 - Ability to use information and communication technologies (ICT).
TC10 - Use of bibliographic and Internet information.
TC11 - Use of information in a foreign language.
TC12 - Ability to solve problems through the integrated application of their knowledge.
Specific competencies
FB5 - Understanding and mastering the basic concepts of the general laws of mechanics, thermodynamics, fields, and waves, and electromagnetism and their application to the resolution of engineering problems.
2.- G4071102 Physics I Degree in Forestry and Natural Environment Engineering (subject included) (G4071V01)
General (GC) and Basic (BC) Competencies:
GC1– Ability to understand the biological, chemical, physical, mathematical and representational systems necessary for the development of professional activity, as well as to identify the different biotic and physical elements of the forest environment and the renewable natural resources that can be protected, conserved and used in the forestry field.
•BC2 – Students must know how to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and have skills which they can demonstrate through the elaboration and defence of arguments in the resolution of problems within their area of study.
BC3 – Students must adquire the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually from their area of study) to make judgments that include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues.
•BC5 – That students can develop the learning skills to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.
Transversal competencies:
TC1: Ability to analyse and synthesize.
TC2: Ability to reason and argument.
TC3: Ability to work individually, with a self-critical attitude.
TC4: Ability to work in groups and deal with problematic situations collectively.
TC6: Ability to produce and present an organized and comprehensible text.
TC7: Ability to make a public presentation in a clear, concise and coherent way.
TC8: Commitment to the veracity of the information you offer to others.
TC9: Ability to use ICTs.
TC10: Use of bibliographic and Internet information.
TC11: Use of information in a foreign language.
TC12: Ability to solve problems through the integrated application of their knowledge.
As well as the following specific competencies:
CEFB5 – Understanding and mastering of the basic concepts of the general laws of mechanics, thermodynamics, fields and waves, and electromagnetism and their application to solve engineering problems.
1.- G4091103 Physics I Degree in Agricultural and Agri-Food Engineering (G4091V01)
-Lectures in the classroom: The theoretical content of the subject will be introduced through master lectures, making use of presentations with a computer and projection system supported by a classic and/or digital blackboard. Theory is enriched by examples in which theoretical concepts will be applied to engineering problems. All presentations and teaching material used in these lectures will be available to students through the Virtual Classroom Platform.
Competencies that are trained in the master classes: General: CG1. Transverse CT1, CT2, CT3. Specific: FB5
- Interactive seminars in the classroom. Exercises and practical examples will be posed and solved by applying the theoretical concepts. The exercise collections will be available in the Virtual Classroom Platform. Competencies worked on seminar classes: General: CG1, CG2. Transverse: CT1, CT2, CT3, CT8, CT9, CT10, CT11, CT12. Specific: FB5.
- The interactive classes also include 12 hours of laboratory that will be distributed in sessions of 2 hours, with the first 2 sessions relating to basic concepts of laboratory work and the presentation of experimental results and another 2 hours to the presentation and defence of laboratory work. The scripts for practices will be available to the students in the Virtual Classroom Platform.
Competencies to be developed in laboratory classes: General: CG1, CG2, CG3, CG6. Transverse: CT1, CT2, CT4, CT6, CT7, CT8, CT9, CT10, CT12. Specific: FB5
- Group tutorials: they will be carried out to monitor the students' evolution and achievement of objectives. They will be online and/or in the classroom where students will have to complete different tasks and questionnaires that will be part of evaluating the students´ progress. Competences to train: General CG1, CG2. Transverse CT1, CT2, CT3,CT9, CT10, CT11,CT12. Specific: FB5.
2.- G4071102 Physics I Degree in Forestry and Natural Environment Engineering (subject included) (G4071V01)
Lectures in the classroom: The theoretical content of the subject will be introduced through master lectures, making use of presentations with a computer and projection system supported by a classic blackboard. Theory is enriched by examples in which theoretical concepts will be applied to engineering problems. All presentations and teaching material used in these lectures will be available to students through the Virtual Classroom Platform.
Competencies that are trained in the master classes: GC1, BC2, BC3, BC5, TC2, TC7, TC10, TC11, TC12. CEFB5
Interactive seminars in the classroom. Exercises and practical examples will be posed and solved by applying the theoretical concepts. The exercise collections will be available in the Virtual Classroom Platform. Competencies worked on in seminar classes: GC1, BC2, BC3, BC5, TC2, TC7, TC10, TC11, TC12, CEFB5.
The interactive classes also include a total of 12 hours of laboratory that will be distributed in sessions of 2 hours, with the first 2 sessions relating to basic concepts of laboratory work and the presentation of experimental results, and another 2 hours to the presentation and defence of laboratory work. The scripts of all the practices will be available to the students in the Virtual Classroom Platform.
Competences trained: CB2, CB3, CT1, CT2, CT4, CT6, CT9, CT10, CT11, CT12, CEFB5
Group tutorials: Group tutorials: they will be carried out to monitor the students' evolution and achievement of objectives. They will be online and/or in the classroom where students will have to complete different tasks and questionnaires that will be part of evaluating the students´ progress. Competences to train: GC1, BC2, BC5, TC2, TC3, TC7, TC12, CEFB5
1.- G4091103 Physics I Degree in Agricultural and Agri-Food Engineering (G4091V01)
Class Attendance:
It will be positively assessed when the student's total assessment grade is between pass and fail (4.5-5.0), between good and remarkable (6.5-7.0) and between remarkable and outstanding (8.5-9.0). Classroom attendance will be randomly monitored during the class period. A positive attendance is considered if the student appears in all the tests done.
-Written tests:
Follow-up questionnaires will be carried out in the group tutorials through the Virtual Classroom Platform and/or in presential classroom sessions, which will account for 20% of the total evaluation of the subject.
Official exams in a 1st and 2nd opportunity will account for 60% of the total assessment.
-Laboratory Practices:
They will be evaluated by carrying out group work related to each laboratory practice designed. Attendance at these internships, as well as the development of the work associated with them, will account for 20% of the total evaluation. Each internship project involves the development and learning of different experimental phases linked to the subject syllabus carried out in a working group. Once finished, each group will have to select one of them to write a project applying the method of scientific analysis learned during all the laboratory classes. This work will be presented in writing and will be defended in public with classmates and professor on the last scheduled day of laboratory practices. Attendance at the laboratory, the attitude and aptitude of the working group, the quality of the work presented and its defense will be evaluated. Attendance at laboratory practices is mandatory.
Competencies assessed:
-Written tests - Competencies assessed: FB5, CG1, CG2, CT1, CT2, CT3, CT6, CT12
-Laboratory Practices- -Competencies assessed: FB5, CG1, CG3, CG6, CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4, CT7, CT8, CT9, CT10
The total grade for the first assessment opportunity will be a weighted sum of the scores obtained on the questionnaires (20%), laboratory work (20%), and exam (60%).
To apply the weighted sum, it is necessary to achieve a minimum score of 4.5 out of 10 in each of the tasks subject to evaluation (questionnaires, laboratory and exam).
Students who do not pass the subject at the first opportunity will have to repeat the official exam in the official calls and on the dates indicated by the School Management. The total grade in the second opportunity of the exam will be the weighted sum of the scores obtained in the questionnaires, in the laboratory work and the highest score obtained in the official exams.
The subject is considered approved when the minimum grade of the total evaluation is 5 out of 10.
The CT11 competence will be trained in this subject through the dissemination of videos and articles related to the contents of the subject in English, which will be made available to students in the Virtual Classroom Platform.
Students who are exempt from attending class under the conditions indicated in the corresponding instruction of the General Secretariat of the USC, will not have any part of the subject compulsory, except for the completion of the official exams on the dates indicated by the center. Since the exam only accounts for 60% of the assessment, these students will be able to complete all tasks subject to continuous assessment through the Virtual Classroom, meeting the deadlines established for their submission. This delivery can be online for the questionnaires, either by email to the teacher, or through the virtual campus, following the relevant instructions. The weighting of the laboratory practices will be carried out through specific practical exercises that will be made available in the Virtual Classroom Platform. It is the responsibility of the student with class exemption, to be aware of the dates of the quizzes, which will always be in the group tutorials exposed in the schedules of the subject, as well as the dates of the official exams.
Studients repeating the subject must carry out all the activities under assessment detailed above, if they want to obtain 100% of the total grade of the subject, with the exception of laboratory work. This may be validated voluntarily, as long as it has been done within a maximum period of three years before re-enrolling in the subject, and provided that the teacher has been notified in due time. It is the student's responsibility to be aware of the dates of the official exams of the subject and activities under assessment.
The fraudulent completion of any exercise or test required in the evaluation of the subject will imply the grade of failure in the corresponding call, regardless of the disciplinary process that may be followed against the offending student. It is considered fraudulent, among others, to carry out works that are plagiarized or obtained from sources accessible to the public without reworking or interpreting and without citations of the authors and sources.
2.- G4071102 Physics I Degree in Forestry and Natural Environment Engineering (subject included) (G4071V01)
Classroom Attendance:
It will be positively assessed when the student's total assessment grade is between pass and fail (4.5-5.0), between good and remarkable (6.5-7.0) and between remarkable and outstanding (8.5-9.0). Classroom attendance will be randomly monitored during the class period. A positive attendance is considered if the student appears in all the tests done.
-Written tests:
Follow-up questionnaires will be carried out in the group tutorials through the Virtual Classroom Platform and/or in presential classroom sessions, which will account for 20% of the total evaluation of the subject.
Official exams in a 1st and 2nd opportunity will account for 60% of the total assessment.
-Laboratory Practices:
They will be evaluated by carrying out group work related to each laboratory practice designed. Attendance at these internships, as well as the development of the work associated with them, will account for 20% of the total evaluation. Each internship project involves the development and learning of different experimental phases linked to the subject syllabus carried out in a working group. Once finished, each group will have to select one of them to write a project applying the method of scientific analysis learned during all the laboratory classes. This work will be presented in writing and will be defended in public with classmates and professor on the last scheduled day of laboratory practices. Attendance at the laboratory, the attitude and aptitude of the working group, the quality of the work presented, and its defence will be evaluated. Attendance at laboratory practices is mandatory.
Competencies assessed:
Written tests - Competencies assessed: CEFB5; CG1; CB5; CT1, CT2, CT3, CT6, CT8, CT9 CT10 CT12
-Laboratory Practices- -Competencies assessed: CB2; CB3; CT2; CT4; CT6; CT7; CT9
The total grade for the first assessment opportunity will be a weighted sum of the scores obtained on the questionnaires (20%), laboratory work (20%), and exam (60%).
To apply the weighted sum, it is necessary to achieve a minimum score of 4.5 out of 10 in each of the tasks subject to evaluation (questionnaires, laboratory and exam).
Students who do not pass the subject at the first opportunity will have to repeat the official exam in the official calls and on the dates indicated by the School Management. The total grade in the second opportunity of the exam will be the weighted sum of the scores obtained in the questionnaires, in the laboratory work and the highest score obtained in the official exams.
The subject is considered approved when the minimum grade of the total evaluat ion is 5 out of 10.
The CT11 competence will be trained in this subject through the dissemination of videos and articles related to the contents of the subject in English, which will be made available to students in the Virtual Classroom Platform.
Students who are exempt from attending class under the conditions indicated in the corresponding instruction of the General Secretariat of the USC, will not have any part of the subject compulsory, except for the completion of the official exams on the dates indicated by the center. Since the exam only accounts for 60% of the assessment, these students will be able to complete all tasks subject to continuous assessment through the Virtual Classroom, meeting the deadlines established for their submission. This delivery can be online for the questionnaires, either by email to the teacher, or through the virtual campus, following the relevant instructions. The weighting of the laboratory practices will be carried out through specific practical exercises that will be made available in the Virtual Classroom Platform. It is the responsibility of the student with class exemption, to be aware of the dates of the quizzes, which will always be in the group tutorials exposed in the schedules of the subject, as well as the dates of the official exams.
Repeating students must carry out all the activities subject to assessment in the same circumstances detailed above, if they want to obtain 100% of the total grade of the subject, with the exception of laboratory work. This may be validated voluntarily, as long as it has been done within a maximum period of three years before re-enrolling in the subject, and provided that the teacher has been notified in due time. It is the student's responsibility to be aware of the dates of the official exams of the subject and activities under assessment.
The fraudulent completion of any exercise or test required in the evaluation of the subject will imply the grade of failure in the corresponding call, regardless of the disciplinary process that may be followed against the offending student. It is considered fraudulent, among others, to carry out works that are plagiarized or obtained from sources accessible to the public without reworking or interpreting and without citations of the authors and sources.
It is estimated that the total work of the student in this subject is 150 hours, of which 55 corresponds to the credit hours in the classrooms, divided into 24 hours of lectures, 12 hours of seminars, 12 hours of laboratory work, 3 hours of tutorials and 4 hours for the official exams.
Regarding the studients´homework (95 hours), it is estimated that between 20% and 25% should be used for the preparation of activities related to the laboratory and the rest for the understanding and performance of activities associated with the theoretical contents.
Have the knowledge of vector algebra, differential calculus, and particle dynamics corresponding to the last years of high school.
Active participation in all tasks designed for the continuous assessment of the subject.
Manage the recommended bibliography as a complement to the classes.
Make use of the tutoring schedule.
The assiduous use of the Virtual Classroom Platform to acquire the teaching material involved in the development of the subject.
Nieves Barros Pena
Coordinador/a- Department
- Applied Physics
- Area
- Applied Physics
- Phone
- 881814044
- nieves.barros [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
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