Overview
This unit introduces concepts of heat, work, energy, temperature and pressure. The properties of pure substances, steam tables and phase diagrams and their use in thermodynamics problems, first and second laws of thermodynamics and their use in steady and unsteady state problems, Carnot cycle, gas power cycles, vapour and combined … For more content click the Read More button below.
Offerings
S2-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS
S2-01-MALAYSIA-ON-CAMPUS
Requisites
Prohibition
Prerequisite
Rules
Enrolment Rule
Contacts
Chief Examiner(s)
Dr Prabhakar Ranganathan
Unit Coordinator(s)
Associate Professor Lau Ee Von
Dr Prabhakar Ranganathan
Teaching approach
Problem-based learning
Peer assisted learning
Active learning
Assessment summary
Continuous assessment: 60%
Final assessment: 40%
This unit contains threshold hurdle requirements that you must achieve to be able to pass the unit. You are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component and at least 45% in the final assessment component. The consequence of not achieving a hurdle requirement is a fail grade (NH) and a maximum mark of 45 for the unit.
Assessment
1 - Practical activities
2 - Lab-based assignments
3 - Mid-semester test
4 - Final assessment
Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities
Applied sessions
Assessments
Laboratories
Practical activities
Workload requirements
Workload
Learning resources
Required resources
Other unit costs
The following item is mandatory for practical aspects of the unit and should be purchased at your own cost as you will be reusing them throughout your course.
- Calculator
Availability in areas of study
E3001 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Specialisation: Mechanical engineering