FI:VB005 Panorama of Physics I - Course Information
VB005 Panorama of Physics I
Faculty of InformaticsAutumn 2007
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0. 1 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. RNDr. Josef Humlíček, CSc. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. Ing. Václav Přenosil, CSc.
Department of Condensed Matter Physics – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Josef Humlíček, CSc. - Timetable
- Thu 8:00–9:50 D3
- 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-BI)
- Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-FY)
- Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-GE)
- Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-GK)
- Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-CH)
- Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-IO)
- Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-MA)
- Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-SO)
- Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-TV)
- Informatics (programme FI, B-IN)
- 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)
- Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing (programme FI, B-IN)
- Course objectives (in Czech)
- Kurs je zaměřen na seznámení s klasickými i současnými fyzikálními poznatky v oblastech mechaniky, elektromagnetismu, termodynamiky a stavby hmoty.
- 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
- Assessment methods (in Czech)
- Během semestru jsou zadávány úlohy. Na konci semestru je třeba k získání zápočtu odevzdat řešení alespoň poloviny zadaných úloh, podle výběru posluchače. Ukončení kolokviem je možné, požadavkem je vyřešení všech zadaných úloh.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2007, recent)
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