I4112 Panorama of Physics II

Faculty of Science
Spring 2002
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Jan Novotný, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Jan Novotný, CSc.
Department of Plasma Physics and Technology – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Jan Novotný, CSc.
Prerequisites
I3111 Panorama of Physics I
Knowledge of basic notions, symbols and skills of calculus (differential and integral calculus of functions of one and more variables).
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This lecture is devoted to the panoramatic view on the physics, which shows evolution and interconnections of its ideas and its relations to other sciences and philosophy. Its first part deals mainly with classical mechanics and electrodynamics, the second part is devoted to thermodynamics, statistical physics, theory of relativity, quantum mechanics, astrophysics and cosmology. The lecture contains also demonstration of experiments.
Syllabus
  • 1. Arrow of the time. 2. The experimental basis of quantum mechanics. 3. The structure of the atoms. 4. The structure of matter from the standpoint of quantumn mechanics. 5. Quantas and relativity. 6. The atomic nucleus and elementary particles. 7. The measurement problem in quantum mechanics. 8. The general theory of relativity. 9. Astrophysics. 10. Cosmology. 11. Philosophical problems of physics.
Literature
  • MACHÁČEK, Martin. Encyklopedie fyziky. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, Fond AV ČR pro vydávání vědecké literatury, 1995, 408 s. ISBN 8020402373. info
  • FEYNMAN, Richard Phillips, Robert B. LEIGHTON and Matthew L. SANDS. Feynmanove prednášky z fyziky. 2. vyd. Bratislava: Alfa, 1986, 451 s. info
  • FEYNMAN, Richard Phillips, Robert B. LEIGHTON and Matthew L. SANDS. Feynmanove prednášky z fyziky. 2. vyd. Bratislava: Alfa, 1985, 488 s. info
  • FEYNMAN, Richard Phillips, Robert B. LEIGHTON and Matthew L. SANDS. Feynmanove prednášky z fyziky. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Alfa, 1988, 572 s. info
  • FEYNMAN, Richard Phillips, Robert B. LEIGHTON and Matthew SANDS. Feynmanove prednášky z fyziky. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Alfa, 1989, 452 s. ISBN 80-05-00029-4. info
  • FEYNMAN, Richard Phillips, Robert B. LEIGHTON and Matthew SANDS. Feynmanove prednášky z fyziky. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Alfa, 1990, 542 s. ISBN 80-05-00518-0. info
  • LANDAU, Lev Davidovič and Jevgenij Michajlovič LIFŠIC. Úvod do teoretickej fyziky. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Alfa, 1982, 357 s. info
  • PENROSE, Roger. The emperor's new mind : concerning computers, minds, and the laws of physics. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989, xiii, 466. ISBN 0198519737. info
  • PENROSE, Roger. Shadows of the mind : a search for the missing science of consciousness. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994, xvi, 457. ISBN 0198539789. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001.
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