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Physics for Global Citizens - PHYS159

Do you want to understand current global issues: the energy crisis, the greenhouse effect and climate change, nuclear energy and atomic bombs, and the national broadband network, for example? This unit makes the science underlying these important real world problems accessible using lots of demonstrations of physical principles in action, but without complex mathematical computation. A well-equipped laboratory provides students with an enjoyable introduction to basic scientific measurement and analysis.

Credit Points: 3
When Offered:

D2 - Day; Offered in Session 2, North Ryde

Staff Contact(s): Physics staff
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Unit Designation(s):

Science

Unit Type: Planet unit
Assessed As: Graded
Offered By:

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Faculty of Science

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