Skip to main content
Skip header

Physics I Practical Exercises

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 480-2031/01
Abbreviation LCFI
Course title Physics I Practical Exercises
Credits 2
Coordinating department Department of Physics
Course coordinator Mgr. Ing. Kamila Hrabovská, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Introduction to laboratory safety, to the theoretical basis of tasks and devices used in the laboratory.

Cyclical measurement of these tasks: Measurement of gravitational acceleration using a free falling ball, Measurement of gravitational acceleration with a mathematical pendulum, Measuring the moment of inertia using the equation of motion, Measurement of the moment of inertia from the period of oscillation, Measuring the speed of sound, Measurement of thermal conductivity of metals, Measurement of the surface tension of the liquid from the outlet in the capillary, Measurement of Poisson's constant, Measurement of the modulus of elasticity in tension from the transverse oscillations of the rod by the dynamic method, Measurement of the coefficient of static and shear friction, Measurement of the specific heat capacity of solid substances, Frequency measurement using shock wave

E-learning

Materials are available at https://lms.vsb.cz/?lang=en.

Literature

HUGHES, Ifan; HASE, Thomas. Measurements and their uncertainties: a practical guide to modern error analysis. OUP Oxford, 2010.
JCGM, J. C. G. M., et al. Evaluation of measurement data—Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement. Int. Organ. Stand. Geneva ISBN, 2008, 50: 134.

Advised literature

Supportive materials in LMS
KIRKUP, Les; FRENKEL, Robert B. An introduction to uncertainty in measurement: using the GUM (guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement). Cambridge University Press, 2006. ISBN 978-0521605793