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Physical Principles in ICT

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Course Unit Code480-2470/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
HLU03prof. RNDr. Petr Hlubina, CSc.
Summary
The aim of the subject is to provide students with an overview of the fundamentals principles in ICT. Emphasis will be placed on the understanding of physical principles as well as on the connection with the application area. The subject includes oscillation, wave propagation, including electromagnetic waves and interference and diffraction phenomena, respectively, limits of classical physics with a link to atoms with multiple electrons and band theory of solids.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Explain physics principles in ICT - oscillation, wave propagation, including electromagnetic waves and interference and diffraction phenomena, respectively, limits of classical physics with a link to atoms with multiple electrons and band theory of solids. Discuss physical principles and applications.
Course Contents
1. Oscillation, harmonic oscillator, dumped scillations, forced oscillations, superposition of scillation.
2. Wave, wave equation, propagating harmonic waves, wave-transmitted energy.
3. Wave interference, standing waves, Doppler phenomena.
4. Electromagnetic waves, polarization, reflection and refraction, total reflection.
5. Interference and light, diffraction, coherence, Young's experiment, thin layer interference.
6. Limits of classical physics, photoelectric effect, Compton shift, wave-particle dualism, wave function.
7. Hydrogen atom, atoms with multiple electrons. Spontaneous and stimulated emission, lasers.
8. Band theory of solids.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
B. E. A. Saleh, M. C. Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics, J. Wiley, New York, 1991;
D. Halliday, R. Resnick, J. Walker, Fundamentals of Physics, J. Wiley 2013, 10th Edition.
B. E. A. Saleh, M. C. Teich, Základy fotoniky, Matfyzpress, Praha 1994;
D. Halliday, R. Resnick, J. Walker, Fyzika, Vyd. 2., Praha: Vutium a Prometheus, 2013.
D. Halliday, R. Resnick, J. Walker, Fundamentals of Physics, J. Wiley 2013, 10th Edition.
Recommended Reading:
R. A. Serway, J. W. Jewett, Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics, 7 th Edition, Saunders College Publishing, 2008.
R. A. Serway, J. W. Jewett, Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics, 7 th Edition, Saunders College Publishing, 2008.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit40 20
        ExaminationExamination60 11