Course detail

Physics 1

FEKT-CFY1Acad. year: 2013/2014

Fundamentals of particle mechanics, Gravitational field, Electrostatic field, Electric charge, Coulomb's law, Gauss'law of electrostatics, Electric current, Stationary magnetic field, Biot-Savart's law, Ampere's law , Force action of the magnetic field, Nonstationary magnetic field, Faraday's induction law , Integral form of Maxwell's equations.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Karel Liedermann, CSc.

Department

Department of Physics (UFYZ)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The students understand basic physical concept, laws, and processes. They are able to solve simple problems concerning these laws and processes, and can realize simple physical experiments.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the secondary school education level is requested.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods include lectures, seminars, computer laboratories and practical laboratories. The course is supported by an e-learning system. Students have to write a homework (a single assignment) and they also have to attend a short test during the course. Setup of points that can be obtained during the course: 10 points - homework, 20 points - laboratories, 10 points - short test, 60 points - exam

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for completion of a course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every.

Course curriculum

Fundamentals of particle mechanics, Gravitational field, Electrostatic field, Electric charge, Coulomb's law, Gauss'law of electrostatics, Electric current, Stationary magnetic field, Biot-Savart's law, Ampere's law , Force action of the magnetic field, Nonstationary magnetic field, Faraday's induction law , Integral form of Maxwell's equations.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The main objectives are: to provide the students with clear and logical presentation of the basic concepts and principles of physics, and to strengthen an understanding of these concepts and principles through a broad range of interesting applications.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Halliday D., Resnick R., Walker J.: Fundamentals of Physics Extended, Sixth International Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ, USA, ISBN 0-471-39222-7

Recommended reading

Serway R.,A.:Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics, Saunders College Publishing, Philadelphia, London, 1996.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EECC Bc. Bachelor's

    branch BC-MET , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    branch BC-TLI , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    branch BC-SEE , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    branch BC-EST , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    branch BC-AMT , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Karel Liedermann, CSc.

Syllabus

Equation of motion and its application. Work, energy, and power.
Conservation laws. Collisions.
Gravitational field.
Electric charge, Coulomb's law. Electric field, field lines.
Point charge and electric dipole in an electric field. Gauss' law of electrostatics.
Capacitance. Electrostatic field in dielectrics. Energy in electric field.
Electric current, continuity relation. Ohm's law.
Electromotive force, work and power of electric current. Electric current in materials.
Magnetic field generated by electric current, Biot-Savart's law, magnetic field lines.
Ampere's law, force action of magnetic field.
Gauss' law for magnetic field. Magnetic field in materials.
Faraday's induction law. Coils and inductance.
Integral form of Maxwell's equations in vacuum and in dielectrics.

Fundamentals seminar

7 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Karel Liedermann, CSc.

Syllabus

Equation of motion, conservation laws in mechanics, collisions.
Electric field. Gauss' law of electrostatics.
Magnetic field generated by electric current, Ampere's law. Force action of magnetic field.
Gauss' law for magnetic field. Faraday's induction law.

Exercise in computer lab

6 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Karel Liedermann, CSc.

Syllabus

Motion of a mass point particle in homogenous gravitational field.
Electrostatic field modelling - electric field and potential.
Motion of charged particles in stationary magnetic field.

Laboratory exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Karel Liedermann, CSc.
doc. Ing. Petr Sedlák, Ph.D.

Syllabus

The rules of work in the laboratory. Evaluation and presentation of measurements.
Determination of the moment of inertia. Conservation laws for angular momentum and mechanical energy.
Gravitational acceleration - Reversion pendulum.
Speed of light.
Elementary charge.
Temperature dependence of resistance of metals and semiconductors. Thermistor.
Superconductivity.
Magnetic field around a conductor. Force action of the magnetic field.
Magnetic properties of materials.
Hall's effect.
Absorption of light.
Polarized light, interference of light, laser.
Seminar, seminar work presentation.