Course detail

Proseminar in Physics V

FSI-0FSAcad. year: 2014/2015

Proseminar in physics V complements the lecture Quantum and Statistical Physics given within the frame of the speciality Physical engineering and Nanotechnology. Students taking this seminar can practise tasks of some parts of statistical physics and thermodynamics. Acquired abilities belong to the necessary skills in applied physics.
Thermodynamic description: work, heat, thermodynamic potentials. Statistical description: Distribution (Fermi-Dirac, Bose-Einstein, Boltzmann). Ideal gas. Fermi gas of free electrons. Black body radiation.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Radek Kalousek, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Physical Engineering (ÚFI)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Knowledge of definitions, laws and their validity conditions in the range of the syllabus. The emphasis is laid on the encouragement of abilities to solve physical and technical problems by virtue of general information obtained from the lecture Quantum and statistical physics.

Prerequisites

Integral and differential calculus.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through exercises which are focused on practical topics presented in lectures.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Proseminar in physics V is a graded course classified according to the grading scale A-F.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Proseminar in physics V is drawn up to support students’ active approach their study content. Discussed topics are influenced especially by students. The main aim is to actively follow the commentary by means of the intensive collaboration between the teacher and the student.

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

For passing out the Proseminar in Physics V the attendance at the courses is obligatory. In the case of excused absence an individual way of compensation can be arranged.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

C. Kittel: Thermal physics. Wiley, New York 1969. (EN)
J. Kvasnica: Statistická fyzika. Academia, Praha 1983 (CS)
J. Kvasnica: Termodynamika. SNTL, Bratislava 1965 (CS)
L. D. Landau, E. M. Lifshitz: Statistical Physics. Part 1, Course of Theoretical Physics. ELSEVIER 2006 (EN)

Recommended reading

R. Kalousek: Jemný úvod do statistické fyziky a termodynamiky. Internetové stránky Ústavu fyzikálního inženýrství FSI VUT v Brně (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B3901-3 Bachelor's

    branch B-FIN , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective (voluntary)

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Radek Kalousek, Ph.D.

Syllabus

The syllabus of the course more or less corresponds with the lecture Quantum and statistical physics. The content of the Proseminar depends on momentary state of students’ knowledge and is continuously adapted to students’ needs.