Course detail

Physics 2

FEKT-CFY2Acad. year: 2011/2012

Simple Harmonic Motion, Damped Oscillations, Forced Oscillations. Traveling Harmonic Waves, Energy Transmitted by Waves, Superposition and Interference of Waves. The Laws of Geometric Optics, Fiber Optics, Interefrence and Diffraction of Light Waves, Holography. Temperature, Heat, Heat Transfer, the Laws of Thermodynamics, Heat Engines and Pumps. The Limits of Classical Physics. The Bound Theory of Solids. Conduction in Metals, Insulators, and Semiconductors.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. RNDr. Milada Bartlová, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Physics (UFYZ)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students understand the basic physical concepts, principles and processes. They are able to solve simple problems concerning these principles and processes.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the secondary school level is required.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

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

1. Simple Harmonic Motion, Damped Oscillations, Forced Oscillations.
2. Traveling Harmonic Waves, Energy Transmitted by Waves.
3. Superposition and Interference of Waves.
4. The Laws of Geometric Optics, Fiber Optics.
5. Interefrence of Light Waves.
6. Diffraction of light Waves, Holography.
7. Temperature, Heat, Heat Transfer.
8. The Laws of Thermodynamics.
9. Heat Engines and Pumps.
10. The Limits of Classical Physics.
11. Atomic Structure.
12. Lasers.
13. The Bound Theory of Solids. Conduction in Metals, Insulators, and Semiconductors.

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 Phyiscs, John Wiley and Sons, Inc.,New York, 2001
Uhdeová, N.a kol.:Fyzikální praktikum. Skripta FEKT VUT.Brno 2002.
Booker,R, Boyse,E.: Nanotechnology for Dummies, John Wiley_Sons, Inc., 2010

Recommended reading

Kheilová,M.,Liedermann,K,Tománek,P.,Zdražil,V: Kmity, Vlny, Optika, Termodynamika, Moderní fyzika E-text
Hyperphysics: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EEKR-BC Bachelor's

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

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. RNDr. Milada Bartlová, Ph.D.
doc. Ing. Karel Liedermann, CSc.

Syllabus

The Simple Harmonic Oscillator, Energy of the Simple Harmonic Oscillator.
The Pendulum, Damped Oscillators, Forced Oscillators, Resonance.
Types of Waves. One-Dimensional Traveling Harmonic Waves, Plane and Spherical Waves. Energy Transmitted by Harmonic Waves.
Superposition and Interference of Harmonic Waves, Standing Waves. Sound Waves. The Doppler Effect.
The Nature of Light. The Laws of Geometric Optics: Reflection and Refraction. Fundamentals of Fiber Optics.
Interference of Light Waves: Conditions for Interference, Young´s Double-slit Experiment, Interference in Thin Films.
Single-slit Diffraction, the Diffraction Grating. Polarization of Light. Holography.
Temperature, Thermal Expansion, Heat, Specific Heats.
The First Law of Thermodynamics. Some Applications of the First Law.
Heat transfer, the Second Law of Thermodynamics, Heat Engines and Pumps.
The Limits of Classical Physics.
The Quantization of Energy, Absorption, Stimulated and Spontaneous Emission. Lasers.
The Crystal Structures of Solids. The Band Theory of Solids. Conduction in Metals, Insulators, and Semiconductors. Superconduction.

Fundamentals seminar

7 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Karel Liedermann, CSc.

Syllabus

The Simple Harmonic Oscillator.
Traveling Harmonic Waves, Standing Waves.
Reflection and Refraction of Light. Interference of Light.
Diffraction and Polarization of Light.
Heat and Work in Thermodynamic Processes. The First Law of Thermodynamics.
The Second Law of Thermodynamics, Heat Engines, and Pumps.
Blackbody Radiation, the Photoelectric Effect, Emission and Absorption.
Barrier tunneling, particle in a box.

Exercise in computer lab

6 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Karel Liedermann, CSc.

Syllabus

The Simple Harmonic Oscillator. Anharmonic Oscillators.
Traveling and Standing Waves.
Intereference, Diffraction, and Polarization of Light.
The Second Law of Thermodynamics, Heat Engines, Refrigerators.

Laboratory exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Sedlák, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Ultrasound experiments
Thermodynamics experiments, Stirling's motor
Temperature radiation, Stefan-Boltzman's law
Photoelectric effect, Planck's constant
X-ray experiments
Radioactivity experiments