FY2BP_HIF History of Physics

Faculty of Education
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Vladislav Navrátil, CSc. (lecturer)
RNDr. Jindřiška Svobodová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Vladislav Navrátil, CSc.
Department of Physics – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Vladislav Navrátil, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Physics – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Mon 8:50–10:30 učebna 3
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FY2BP_TF1 Teoretical Physics 1 - STR
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
Lecture "History of Physics" will give to students a wide survey concerning important physicists of past and present days.At the end of the course students should be able to take their bearings in history and size up a survey of important physical discoveries. These information will be able to transfer into primary and secondary schools education. They will be also able right use the source of historical information.
Syllabus
  • 1. Physics before beginning of our era. 2. Middleage physics. 3. Renaissance physics. 4. Physics up to end of 19 century. 5. Modern physics.
Literature
  • Malíšek, V: Co víte o dějinách fyziky. Horizont Praha 1986, Internet
  • BODANIS, David. E=mc2 : životopis nejslavnější rovnice na světě. Translated by Jan Placht. 1. vyd. v českém jazyce. Praha: Dokořán, 2002, 279 s. ISBN 808656908X. info
  • FERRIS, Timothy. Zpráva o stavu vesmíru. Translated by Jiří Adam - Dagmar Adamová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Aurora, 2000, 312 s. ISBN 80-7299-014-4. info
Teaching methods
Lecture Students´ presentations Homeworks
Assessment methods
Oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.nist.gov/physlab/general/time/index.cfm
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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