Physics 2 without Physics 1

[nothingsus]

Hey guys,

How would I go about getting myself ready for Physics 2 if I haven't done Physics since VCE (2 years ago) and can't do Physics 1? (and also cannot access Physics 1 course material). I've acquired the pdf for the prescribed textbook and I'm trying to piece together what chapters I need to cover by using the subject overview in the handbook for Physics 1, but I don't know how in-depth the course goes into the material. Unfortunately the past lecture recordings were taken down too so I can't take that route.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Also, extra possibly relevant information below!


After completing my 2nd year (was planning to do chem engineering), I've decided I want to pursue mechanical/electrical engineering instead, which requires me to do first year physics as prerequisites.

I had to submit an enrolment variation form (with the intention of doing Physics 1 and 2 in semesters 1 and 2 of 2016) because I already reached the maximum amount of Level 1 credit points, but I was only approved to do Physics 2 in 2016S2.

I haven't done any Physics since Year 12 so my knowledge is probably a bit fuzzy and I'm certain there's some stuff in Physics 1 that I didn't learn in high school (relativity) so I want to make sure I'm ready for Physics 2.

[khimberleigh]

The topics for Physics 2 (that I can remember) are:
basic thermal and radiation (Stefan-Boltzmann)
fluid dynamics (air flow, Bernoulli)
electric circuits
electric fields
magnetic fields (Maxwell's equations)
nuclear physics (fission, fusion)
quantum physics (wave equation, uncertainty principle, double slit experiment, 'electron in a box', Schrodinger etc.)

I'm pretty sure you only do relativity in advanced physics (but i could be wrong).

You could look up past exams from the library website to get an idea of how in depth the topics are. 

I'm guessing if you were doing eng you have probably done/are doing first year calculus but if not then make sure you're confident with deriving and integrating single variable functions and basic vector manipulation.

[lzxnl]

The topics for Physics 2 (that I can remember) are:
basic thermal and radiation (Stefan-Boltzmann)
fluid dynamics (air flow, Bernoulli)
electric circuits
electric fields
magnetic fields (Maxwell's equations)
nuclear physics (fission, fusion)
quantum physics (wave equation, uncertainty principle, double slit experiment, 'electron in a box', Schrodinger etc.)

I'm pretty sure you only do relativity in advanced physics (but i could be wrong).

You could look up past exams from the library website to get an idea of how in depth the topics are. 

I'm guessing if you were doing eng you have probably done/are doing first year calculus but if not then make sure you're confident with deriving and integrating single variable functions and basic vector manipulation.

Nope, I did relativity for physics 1 as part of UMEP

Subject handbook and exams are the best way of finding information for these IMO
Khimberleigh does a good job of listing the physics 2 topics