PHYS1001 - Essential Physics

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PHYS1001 – Essential Physics

MIEG Foundation Undergraduate

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1. For JUPAS entrants without attending HKDSE Physics or Combined Science with Physics component, including absentees. 2. For non-JUPAS students, please seek advice and permission from the Department of Physics.

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This course covers the essential concepts of physics in mechanics, heat, electricity and magnetism, waves, atoms, and nuclei. It aims to bring out the essential concepts and their relevance, using simple mathematics. Secondary school physics and calculus are not required. It is suitable for students in physical sciences, biological and medical sciences, and earth science who lack the basic physics training in secondary school, and for students in other majors who want to learn the essential concepts of physics for their later courses.