Properties of Matter | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

PHY1103

Course Credit Units:

Semester:

Semester 1

Year of Study:

Year 1

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Undergraduate Level

College:

College of Education and External Studies

School:

School of Education (SoE)

Course Description & Objectives:

This course introduces properties of solids, liquids and gases. It deals with forces and energy between atoms and between molecules, and with mechanical and thermal properties.

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the course the student should be able to:

Distinguish between the different forces that hold atoms together.
Explain capillarity.
Explain the applications of the elastic properties of solids.
Explain thermal expansion of a solid in terms of interatomic forces
Describe diffusion through a gas in molecular terms.
Explain thermal conduction in matter.

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