The first half is basically Year 12 electromagnetism+ (taught by David), and the second half introduces you to electronic materials and devices - the prequel to ELEC3014 💀 (taught by Vince). David teaches quite well and his lectures are engaging, but Vince has less enthusiasm and his lectures aren't as good, but still okay. Both tests have a bit of MCQ and calculations, and aren't too tricky. The final exam was split 50/50 between the two topics, and was very long, and the questions are significantly harder than the pracs/Test 1 or 2. It's not helped by the fact neither unit coordinator gave any information about the exam (save for a vague announcement the night before) - and no practice exams were provided at all. Labs were fairly demanding but quite fun - though keep in mind there is a lab test where you're building circuits by yourself, and later on there's three lab reports you have to submit before the end of the next day - so those do take up a significant amount of effort/time compared to PHYS1001, for example.

Anonymous, Semester 1, 2026