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PHYS1110 Everyday Physics

The Final Report – Information As part of PHYS1110 you need to produce a report about the physics behind an everyday phenomenon of interest to you. For this report you will need to construct an investigation that demonstrates the physics behind the phenomenon. In order to help you produce the best possible report, there are four parts to this task. Part 1 2 3 4

Deadline (at 11:59PM) Sunday at end of week 6 Sunday at end of week 7 Sunday at end of week 8 Sunday at end of week 10

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Post your topic proposal on the tutor group discussion board

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Submit your draft report (no extensions)

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Peer review the draft reports of 5 other students

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Submit your final report

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Part 1 – Topic proposal In Week 6, you will need to make a post on your group discussion forum about the topic you plan on doing for your final report. The post needs to include: • •

your aim, and a brief method for your experiment, identifying the independent variable and how you will vary it, the dependent variable and how you will measure it, and some controlled variables and how you will keep them constant.

Your tutor will give you feedback to help you improve your plan within 7 days of you making your post. This post will contribute 1% of your mark for the subject. Part 2 – Submission of your draft report In Week 7, you will need to submit a draft report to your peers for marking before the deadline. Your peers will provide you with feedback that you can use to improve your report before submitting the final version. To get the full mark for this part, your draft must include nearly all of the substance of your final report. Note: due to the way the peer review tool works, it is not possible to get an extension on this particular deadline. Please be very careful not to miss it because if your report is not uploaded by this time, you will not be able to take part in the peer review exercise and will not get 1%+8% of the marks for this course. Part 3 – Peer review

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In Week 8, you will be required to give feedback to five of your peers (8% of your final mark will come from the quality of the feedback you give your peers and the completeness of the report you submit). Your feedback is due by the deadline outlined on the previous page. Part 4 – Submission of Final Report In Week 10, you will submit the final version of your report through Turnitin to be marked by your tutor. This mark will form 20% of your final mark for the subject. The final report will be marked by your tutor using the rubric in an accompanying document.

Choosing your topic Your investigation should cover physics principles that lay behind your chosen topic rather than chemistry, biology, or another science. Some phenomena that you may be interested in investigating are listed below. It is best if you choose something you find interesting, and you are encouraged to choose something that is not on this list. Remember that you will need to come up with equations and a practical investigation in order to investigate some aspects of your chosen phenomenon: • • • • • •

The melting of the north pole (what is the latent heat of water?) Oscillating masses on springs or rubber bands (what is the spring constant?) Different objects rolling down slopes (what effect does rotational motion have?) (Note: This should not be a repeat of the friction experiment) How do boats sail into the wind? (forces as vectors) How does your favourite musical instrument work? Are you able to predict the range of a projectile?

There is some free software available, Tracker (https://physlets.org/tracker/), which allows you to analyse the motion of an object from video footage. A video of how to use this software is available here. This can be very helpful for any experiment involving motion such as with projectiles or measuring masses oscillating on rubber bands. Some things to keep in mind when you are choosing your topic: •

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You should come up with something very specific. Some of the topics above are very general, such as the greenhouse effect. If you are interested in this, you need to research it a little and decide on one aspect to investigate in relation to this issue. A possibility for this topic is to look at how the melting of ice caps would affect the heating effect of reflected light. The sea is dark in colour while ice looks white. Does water heat at different rates on a dark background to on a white background? Choose a topic for which you can actually conduct the investigation. You need to personally have access to the required equipment to complete your investigation. You can only borrow the equipment used in the other investigations from the physics office (scales, measuring jug, kettle etc.) so do not design an experiment that needs specialised equipment. Read over the rubric before you pick your topic to ensure that you can address all the points on the rubric by studying that topic. You may choose something not on the list of suggestions, but you must first check with your tutor on your group discussion forum to ensure that it is a suitable topic. It is a good idea to start communicating with your tutor early about the topic you want to do.

Topic prohibitions There are a few topics you may not choose: Any of the topics covered in the investigations i.e.: • • • • • •

Measuring the specific heat of water Measuring coefficients of static friction (kinetic friction is fine) Measuring the speed of sound with resonance in tubes (other methods are fine) Measuring the refractive index of water Investigating the magnetic field surrounding and inside a bar magnet and the Earth Measuring the mass and volume of various objects to calculate densities

The three topics covered in the sample reports: • • •

Measuring acceleration due to gravity with a pendulum Measuring the pressure when brewing by using the height a liquid rises up a tube Modelling Fohn winds with thermometers in the bathroom

Proof of your own work As part of assuring the authorship of your work, you must include these two photographs in your final report: • •

a photograph (selfie) of yourself with the equipment, together in the image; and a close up of your student card

or your report will not be marked. Your face must be clearly visible. Your images and personal information will not be shared with anyone.

Academic misconduct If you have plagiarized any of the information, the minimum penalty you will receive is zero marks for the report. Plagiarism will be investigated, and an appropriate record made of the details. You can read about plagiarism here: https://student.unsw.edu.au/plagiarism. The report should be about your own independent investigation (i.e. not done with another student, the method needs to be your own as well as the collected data and everything else in the report) and written in your own words. If you have performed the earlier investigations with a partner, you must ensure that you and your partner select different topics for the final report.

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