
1 PHYS 6003
CORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
INSTITIÚID TEICNEOLAÍOCHTA CHORCAÍ
Semester 1 Examinations 2010/11
Module Title: Engineering Physics 1
Module Code: PHYS 6003
School: School of Building & Civil Engineering
School of Mechanical & Process Engineering
Programme Title:
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mechanical Engineering – Year 1
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Biomedical Engineering – Year 1
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Chemical and Process Engineering – Year 1
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Structural Engineering – Year 1
Programme Code:
EMECH_8_Y1
EBIOM_8_Y1
ECPEN_8_Y1
CSTRU_8_Y1
External Examiner(s): Dr. S. Daly
Internal Examiner(s): Mr. G. M. Croke, Dr. M. E. Woods
Instructions: Answer QUESTION 1 and FOUR other questions.
Show ALL working to gain full marks.
Duration: 2 HOURS
Sitting: Autumn 2011
Physical Constants
Charge on electron (e) 1.60x10-19C
Speed of light in a vacuum (c) 3.00x108 m s-1
Avogadro’s No (
) 6.02x1023mol-1
Planck’s Constant (h) 6.63x10-34Js
Rest mass of electron (me) 9.11x10-31kg
Stefan’s Constant (
) 5.67 x 10-8 W m-2 K-1
Note to Candidates: Please check the Programme Title and the Module Title to ensure that you have received the
correct examination paper.
If in doubt please contact an Invigilator.