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Title: PHY 1022, La Mecanique: l'Heritage de Newton PHY 1022, Mechanics: Newton's Legacy
Institution: Tele-universite, Canada

Level:

Certificate, continuing education.

Description:
[French description - English follows]
Objectifs et contenu:
Illustrer comment on a su, au cours des siecles qui ont suivi la revolution copernicienne, raffiner et elargir l'heritage que constituait la synthese effectuee par Newton et constituer ainsi les elements essentiels de la discipline designee aujourd'hui sous le nom de physique. A cette fin, on visera la comprehension et l'application des grands principes, des theories unificatrices et des concepts integrateurs qui ont ete les outils de cette evolution.

Le cours aborde les themes suivants. Sur le plan de la physique: les lois de force, les lois de conservation, la navigation
interplanetaire, les oscillations mecaniques et les ondes. Sur le plan des mathematiques: les equations differentielles elementaires. Sur le plan de l'histoire: Newton et la fraude scientifique, l'apport de Maxwell a l'electromagnetisme, Millikan et la demarche
experimentale en physique.

[English description]
Objectives and contents:
This course illustrates how, throughout the Centuries that followed the Copernicus revolution, the work of Newton has been developed and how this constitutes the essential elements of the discipline today known as physics. The aim of the course is the understanding and application of the most important principles, unifying theories and integrated concepts that were at the heart of this evolution.
The course covers the following topics: Physics: laws of forces, laws of conservation, interplanetary navigation, mechanical oscillations and waves. Mathematics: elementary differential equations. History: Newton and scientific fraud, Maxwell's contribution to
electromagnetism, Millikan and experimental procedures in physics.


Assessment may include: Assignments, examinations.
Assessment is by assignment (30%) and examination (70%).

Entry requirements:
Students should have knowledge in mechanics (Kinematics and dynamics of translation and rotation) and in Mathematics (differential and integral calculus vectors). Students should also be able to gather data and present results using tables and graphs common to physics. Failing this, students are recommended to follow course PHY 1021.

Programmes in which this course may be included:
Certificate in Science and Technology.

Languages:

French

Media and methods employed: Printed text, tutorial support, TV, video cassettes.

Administrative information:
This is a 3 credit course.


Classification:

070430 PHYSICS
070315 CALCULUS, ANALYSIS, DYNAMICS
Date: 19 July 1996 vmb
Source: Tele-universite 1995/1996 Brochure

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