Course: Physics

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Course title Physics
Course code UAFM/C009A
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Janíček Petr, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Steinhart Miloš, doc. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
Introduction into physics and necessary basic mathematics. SI units. Kinematics of mass points. Dynamics of mass points and rigid bodies. Newton's laws. Conservation laws. Energy, linear and rotational momentum. Gravitation, intensity, potential energy, potential, conservative fields. Elasticity and fracture. Stress, strain, Hook's law. Fluids. Hydrostatics and hydrodynamics of ideal liquids. Newton's fluids. Oscillations and wave motion. Doppler's effect. Temperature and heat. Thermal expansion. Heat capacity. Basic thermodynamics. Electrostatics. Electric charge and field. Coulomb's law. Gauss 's law. Capacitance. Electric potential. Electrokinetics. Electric current and resistance. DC circuits. Magnetism. Electromagnetism. Lorentz force, Faraday's law. Basics of Optics. Reflection and refraction, lenses, optical instruments. Introduction into modern physics. Black body radiation. Photoelectric effect. X-Rays. Introduction into Atomic and nuclear physics.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
Introduction into basic principles of physics emphasizing Newtonian mechanics, conservation laws, thermal physics, electricity and magnetism, waves, geometrical optics, atomic and nuclear physics.
The subject widens and deepens the secondary school physics knowledge. Prepares students for further studies. Enables them to solve simple and more advanced problems.
Prerequisites
Basic level of algebra, trigonometry and calculus

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination

Recommended literature
  • Giancoli. Physics for Scientists and Engineers.
  • Halliday, Resnick, Walker. Fundamentals of Physics.


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