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Aviation Physics Syllabus Overview

This document outlines the syllabus for a Basic Physics course required for aircraft inspection, operation, and repair. The 40-hour, 2-unit course is divided into 4 sections covering preliminary physics concepts, midterm topics, prefinal material, and finals. Students will learn about properties of matter and energy, flight principles, simple machines, motion laws, sound, and aircraft structures. Assessment includes research, quizzes, recitation, activities, and written and skill-based exams. The goal is for students to understand and apply core physics formulas and concepts necessary for aviation maintenance.

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Aviation Physics Syllabus Overview

This document outlines the syllabus for a Basic Physics course required for aircraft inspection, operation, and repair. The 40-hour, 2-unit course is divided into 4 sections covering preliminary physics concepts, midterm topics, prefinal material, and finals. Students will learn about properties of matter and energy, flight principles, simple machines, motion laws, sound, and aircraft structures. Assessment includes research, quizzes, recitation, activities, and written and skill-based exams. The goal is for students to understand and apply core physics formulas and concepts necessary for aviation maintenance.

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SYLLABUS OF INSTRUCTION

I. SUBJECT CODE : AVT 112


II. SUBJECT TITLE : BASIC PHYSICS
III. SUBJECT DURATION : 2 HOURS (40 HOURS/SEM)
IV. SUBJECT UNIT/S :2
V. PRE-REQUISITE : NONE

VI. SUBJECT DESCRIPTION:


Understand, apply, and evaluate the concepts and formulas in physics that are required
for aircraft inspection, operation, and repair
VII. SUBJECT OBJECTIVES
At the end of the semester, the students are expected to:

1. Explain properties of matter and energy.


2. Understand the theory of flight.
3. Apply the principles of simple machines.
4. Explain the laws of motion.
5. Understand the principles of sound.
6. Describe aircraft structural principles

VIII. SUBJECT CONTENT


i. PRELIM
 WEEK 1- Aviation Physics
o Matter
o Energy

 WEEK 2- Force, Work


o Definition and terms
o Formula

 WEEK 3- Power, and Torque


o Definition and terms
o formula

 WEEK 4- Simple Machines


o Lever
o Pulley
o Gear
o Inclined plane

 EXAM- WRITTEN AND SKILL EXAM

ii. MIDTERM
 WEEK 1- Stress
o Tension, Compression and Torsion

 WEEK 2- Stress
o Bending, Shear and Strain

 WEEK 3- Motion
o Speed and Velocity
o Acceleration
o Newton’s Law of Motion
o Circular Motion

 WEEK 4- Heat
o Heat Energy and Thermal Efficiency
o Heat Transfer – Conduction
o Heat Transfer – Convection
o Heat Transfer – Radiation

 EXAM- WRITTEN AND SKILL EXAM

iii. PREFINAL
 WEEK 1- Specific Heat
o Temperature
o Thermal Expansion/Contraction
o Pressure
o Pressure
 WEEK 2- Gas Law
o Gas Laws (Part Three) Charles’ Law
o Gas Laws (Part Four) General Gas Law
o Gas Laws (Part Two) Boyle’s Law
o Gas Laws (Part Five) Dalton’s Law
 WEEK 3- Fluid Mechanics
o Fluid Mechanics – Buoyancy
o Fluid Mechanics – Fluid Pressure
o Fluid Mechanics – Pascal’s Law
o Fluid Mechanics – Bernoulli’s Principle
 WEEK 4- Sound
o Sound – Wave Motion
o Speed of Sound
o Frequency of Sound
o Doppler Effect

 EXAM- WRITTEN AND SKILL EXAM

iv. FINALS
 WEEK 1- The Atmosphere
o Composition of the Atmosphere
o Atmospheric Pressure
o Water Content of the Atmosphere
o Atmospheric Density
o Water Content of the Atmosphere – Humidity
o Standard Atmosphere
o Aircraft Theory of Flight

 WEEK 2- Bernoulli’s Principle and Subsonic Flow


o Lift and Newton’s Third Law
o Airfoils
o Boundary Layer Airflow
o Wingtip Vortices

 WEEK 3- Axes of an Aircraft


o Aircraft Stability (Part One)
o Flight Controls and the Lateral Axis
o Flight Controls and the Longitudinal Axis
o Flight Controls and the Vertical Axis
o Flight Controls – Tabs
o Flight Controls – Flaps
o Flight Controls – Leading Edge Slots and Slats

 WEEK 4- High-Speed Aerodynamics


o High-Speed Aerodynamics – The Speed of Sound
o High-Speed Aerodynamics – Subsonic, Transonic, and
Supersonic Flight
o High-Speed Aerodynamics – Shock Waves
o High-Speed Aerodynamics – High-Speed Airfoils
o High-Speed Aerodynamics – Aerodynamic Heating

 EXAM-WRITTEN AND SKILL EXAM

IX. SUBJECT REQUIRMENTS:


Research work/assignment, quizzes, recitation, activities (group/individual),
seatwork, and examination, (written/oral).

X. REFERENCES:
Aviation maintenance technician handbook- General,FAA – 8083_Ch03 Physics

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