PdF:FY2BP_HIF History of Physics - Course Information

FY2BP_HIF History of Physics

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Vladislav Navrátil, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. RNDr. Petr Sládek, CSc.
Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Bc. Lucie Viková
Supplier department: Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education

Timetable

Wed 13:00–14:40 laboratoř 86

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

• Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in Physics (programme PdF, B-SPE)
• Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in Physics (programme PdF, B-TV)
• Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in Physics (programme PdF, M-ZS4)
• Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in Physics (programme PdF, M-ZS5)

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

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