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Physical principles of technical devices

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 060-0021/01
Abbreviation FPPT
Course title Physical principles of technical devices
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Security Services
Course coordinator doc. RNDr. Karla Barčová, Ph.D.

Osnova předmětu

1. Technical measurements and technical experiment.
2. Metrological variables and equations, gauge distribution, measurement errors and uncertainties.
3. Electromagnetic waves, optics, optical instruments, radiation effects on health.
4. Lasers, masers, safety classes, thermal cameras and their applications.
5. Metal detectors, georadars - principles and applications.
6. Basic spectroscopic methods (IR, Raman, THz)
7. Acoustic Waves - Sound, Ultrasound and Infrasound. Vibration, noise and vibration measurement, impact on health.
8. Non-destructive defectoscopy.
9. Physical fields.
10. Ionizing radiation, types, sources, radiation interaction with substance, shielding.
11. Dosimetry.
12. Targets, principles and methods of radiation protection.
13. Ionizing radiation detectors, types, properties, sources, effects and utilization of non-ionizing radiation and systems of protection against it.

E-learning

Study materials for the source version of the subject and in MS Teams.

Povinná literatura

HALLIDAY, D., RESNICK, R., WALKER, J.: Fundamentals of Physics. Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd., 2005. EAN: 9780471735397.
KNOLL, G.F.: Radiation Detection and Measurement, Wiley, 2010. ISBN-10: 0470131489 .
MARTIN, A; HARBISON, S.: An Introduction to Radiation Protection, CRC Pres, 6th edition, 2012. ISBN-10:1444146076 .

Doporučená literatura

FEYNMAN, R.P., LEIGHTON, R.B., SANDS, M.: The Feynman Lectures on Physics: The Definitive and Extended Edition. Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company, 2nd edition, 2005, ISBN: 0805390456 
KNIGHT, R.D.: Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics. Addison-Wesley, 201. ISBN - 10: 0321740904.
SHANKAR, R.: Fundamentals of Physics: Mechanics, Relativity and Thermodynamics. An open Yale Courses. Yale University Press, 2014. ISBN-10:0300192207 .
DUNLAP, R.A.:Experimental Physics: Modern Methods, Oxford University Press, 1988. ISBN-10: 0195049497 .