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Bachelor Physics

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Course Unit Code480-8510/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated9 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
HLA57prof. Ing. Libor Hlaváč, Ph.D.
POL16RNDr. Josef Poláček, CSc.
HRA01Mgr. Ing. Kamila Hrabovská, Ph.D.
Summary
Particle motion mechanics. Particle systems mechanics. Rigid body mechanics. Hydromechanics. Thermal motion, electrostatic field. Magnetic field, electromagnetic field. Mechanical oscillations, electromagnetic oscillations. Mechanical wave motion, electromagnetic wave motion, optics.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Collect the basic principles and laws of the chosen part of the classical physics
Describe, clarify and interpret the particular natural phenomena
Apply the simple mathematical methods for describing of the physical phenomena
Illustrate obtained knowledge in the frame of the easy applications
Course Contents
Subject is aimed at basic knowledge of physical phenomena and description of the universe for technics.
1. Subject of physics. Physical concepts, quantities, units, matter, substance and physical fields. Basic math operations in physics, algebraic operations and vectors, use of differentiation and integration functions.
2. Tangible fixed point. Kinematics of motion of a particle, the trajectory, the track, speed, acceleration, natural components of acceleration. Classification movements.
3. Momentum of a particle. Inertia, momentum, force, impulse forces, laws of motion. Some types of forces. Newton's equation of motion. Movements in the homogeneous gravity field.
4. Mechanics of movement system of particles and rigid bodies. Moment of inertia, torque, angular momentum. Pulse sentence. Composition of forces acting on a rigid body, a pair of forces.
5. Mechanical vibration. Non-attenuated, attenuated and forced oscillations. Pendulum. Graphical representation of the oscillating motion. Superposition of harmonic oscillations. Mechanical waves. Huygens principle. Sound.
6. Mechanics of fluids. Ideal and real fluid. Laws of hydrostatics (Pascal's law, Archimedes' law) and hydrodynamics (equation of continuity, Bernoulli's equation) for an ideal liquid.
7. Gravitational field. Newton's law of gravity, gravity characteristics. Gravity field force work,
Moving in the gravity field of the Earth.
8. Thermos. Temperature, temperature scale and heat. Basic concepts of kinetic theory of gasses, internal energy, work and heat, heat capacity and thermodynamics. Calorimetric equation.
9. Reversible changes in the status ideal gas. A circular plot with an ideal gas. The first, the second and the third laws of thermodynamics. Changes of the matter state – graph of state.
10. Electrostatic field. Electric charge and its properties, characteristics of the electrostatic field. The capacity - capacitors. Stationary electric field. Electric current, resistance, electromotive voltage. DC circuits. Work and power supply. Measurement of basic electrical quantities.
11. Stationary magnetic field. Characteristics and the forces acting on the charge and electric current in a magnetic field.
12. Non-stationary magnetic field. Electromagnetic induction, mutual and own induction. The origin and basic properties of alternating current, electromagnetic wave generation.
13. Optics. Light as electromagnetic waves - radiation. The spectrum of electromagnetic
radiation. Dualism of electromagnetic radiation. The wave properties of light (interference, reflection, refraction, diffraction) and quantum properties of light (photoelectric effect, Compton phenomenon, creation of electron-positron pairs).
14. Fundamentals of nuclear physics – mass deficit, attenuation of radiation in time and space (in barrier).
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Halliday, D., Resnick, R., Walder, J.: Fundamentals of Physics, Fifth Editon Extended, 1997, John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Pekárek, S., Murla, M.: Physics I, Department of Physics, FEE, CTU, Praha, 1992
Pekárek, S., Murla, M.: Physics II, ČVUT, Praha, 1993
Fojtek, A.: Bakalářská fyzika pro HGF. Skriptum, 1. vyd., Ostrava, VŠB-TU, 2005
Horák, Z., Krupka, F.: Fyzika. SNTL, Praha, 1976 a pozdější vydání
Fojtek, A.: Cvičení z bakalářské fyziky pro HGF. Skriptum, 1. vyd., Ostrava, VŠB-TU, 2006
Halliday, D., Resnick, R., Walder, J.: Fundamentals of Physics. Fifth Editon Extended, 1997, John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Recommended Reading:
Feynman, R.P., Leighton, R.B., Sands, M.: The Feynman Lectures on Physics. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, USA, 2005
Jones, E.R., Childers, R.L.: Contemporary College Physics. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, USA, 1990
Ilkovič., D.: Fyzika I a II. Alfa, Bratislava, 1973
Landau, L.D., Kitajgorodskij, A.I.: Fyzika pro každého. Horizont, Praha, 1975
Javorskij, B.M., Selezněv, Ju.A.: Přehled elementární fyziky. SNTL, Praha, 1989
Jones, E.R., Childers, R.L.: Contemporary College Physics. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, USA, 1990
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
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
        CreditCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 18