FI:VB005 Panorama of Physics I - Course Information
VB005 Panorama of Physics I
Faculty of InformaticsAutumn 2013
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0. 1 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. RNDr. Josef Humlíček, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Břetislav Šopík, Ph.D. (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- prof. Ing. Václav Přenosil, CSc.
Department of Condensed Matter Physics – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Josef Humlíček, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Condensed Matter Physics – Physics Section – Faculty of Science - Timetable
- Thu 8:00–9:50 D2
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- Předpokládá se znalost základních pojmů, symboliky a nejjednodušších technik matematické analýzy (diferenciální a integrální počet funkcí jedné i více proměnných).
- 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
- Applied Informatics (programme FI, B-AP)
- Bioinformatics (programme FI, B-AP)
- Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-EB)
- Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-FY)
- Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-IO)
- Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-MA)
- Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-TV)
- Public Administration Informatics (programme FI, B-AP)
- Mathematical Informatics (programme FI, B-IN)
- Parallel and Distributed Systems (programme FI, B-IN)
- Computer Graphics and Image Processing (programme FI, B-IN)
- Computer Networks and Communication (programme FI, B-IN)
- Computer Systems and Data Processing (programme FI, B-IN)
- Programmable Technical Structures (programme FI, B-IN)
- Embedded Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
- Service Science, Management and Engineering (programme FI, N-AP)
- Social Informatics (programme FI, B-AP)
- Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing (programme FI, B-IN)
- Course objectives
- At the end of this course students should be able to understand concepts of classical and modern physics, and to work with the basic knowledge in the field of mechanics, electromagnetism, thermodynamics and structure of matter.
- Syllabus
- A brief history of physics. Cornerstones of classical and modern physics. Understanding and predicting.
- Universe and microworld. Space and time, reference frames.
- Newton laws of motion. Gravitation. The movement of celestial bodies and satellites.
- Mathematical form of physical theories. Principle of least action, Lagrange and Hamilton equations.
- Symmetry. Conservation laws.
- A selection of solvable problems of classical mechanics.
- Electricity and magnetism. Electromagnetic field. Maxwell theory.
- Theory of relativity. Lorentz transform. Relativistic effects.
- Microscopic structure of matter. Dimensions in microworld. Microscopic description of macroobjects.
- Atoms, isotopes, periodic table. Scanning microscopes.
- Bonding. Molecules, condensed matter; typical properties. Unexpected stable structures (fullerenes, nanotubes).
- Probabilistic description of gases. Energy and temperature. Remarkable behavior at low temperatures.
- Literature
- HALLIDAY, David, Robert RESNICK and Jearl WALKER. Fyzika : vysokoškolská učebnice obecné fyziky. Edited by Petr Dub, Translated by Jana Musilová - Jan Obdržálek. Vyd. 1. V Brně: Vysoké učení technické, 2000, xvi, 328. ISBN 8071962147. info
- LEIGHTON, Robert B., Matthew L. SANDS and Richard Phillips FEYNMAN. Feynmanovy přednášky z fyziky s řešenými příklady. 1. vyd. Havlíčkův Brod: Fragment, 2000, 732 s. ISBN 8072004050. info
- MACHÁČEK, Martin. Encyklopedie fyziky. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, Fond AV ČR pro vydávání vědecké literatury, 1995, 408 s. ISBN 8020402373. info
- Teaching methods
- lectures, homework
- Assessment methods
- Excercises assigned during the semester are intended to support better understanding of the studied themes. At the end of the semester, solutions of at least a half of the excercises is required for obtaining credit.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2013, recent)
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