F8642 Didactics of physics 2

Faculty of Science
Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Jaroslav Veverka (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Aleš Lacina, CSc.
Department of Plasma Physics and Technology – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Jaroslav Veverka
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
The course is a free continuation of the course Didactics of Physics I. The course offers a didactical and methodical explanation of individual chapters of high school physics accompanied with a more detailed analysis of selected parts. It is focused both on basic and additional topics, obligatory experiments and on the methods of solution of physical problems. Number of hours of single physics chapters is discussed. The contents of selected lessons together with included experiments and problems for solutions is analyzed.
At the end of this course, students should: understand and be able to explain the organization of the high school physics course; be able to perform and explain didactical and methodical analysis of individual chapters of high school physics.
Syllabus
  • 1. Kinematics and dynamics of mass point (position; motion, velocity, acceleration; Newton laws of motion, momentum).
  • 2. Work and energy in mechanics, the work-energy transformation and conservation; mechanics of a rigid body; moment of a force; moment of inertia).
  • 3. Mechanics of liquids and gases (Archimedes principle; continuity equation; Bernoulli equation).
  • 4. Elements of molecular physics (Brownian motion; microscopic explanation of gas pressure; ideal gas equation of state; processes in gas; molecular structure of liquids and solids; phase transitions).
  • 5. Motion in force field (gravitational field, Newton law of gravitation; electrostatic field, Coulomb law).
  • 6. Mechanical oscillations and waves (harmonic motion; equation of traveling waves in an array of mass points; interference of waves; Huygens principle).
  • 7. Electric current in matter (solids – metals, Ohm law, Kirchhoff laws; semiconductors; liquids fluids Faraday laws; gases).
  • 8. Stationary magnetic field (magnetic field of a current-carrying wire; Ampere law; charged particle in a magnetic field).
  • 9. Non-stationary magnetic field (electromagnetic induction, Faraday law; alternating voltage, circuits with alternating current).
  • 10. Electromagnetic oscillations and waves (oscillating circuit; electromagnetic wave; applications).
  • 11. Optics (geometrical optics, optical images; wave properties of light, interference, diffraction, polarization; quantum properties of radiation, photoelectric effect).
  • 12. Elements of atomic physics (electron cloud, hydrogen spectrum, atomic nucleus, nuclear energy and its applications).
  • 13. Elements of astrophysics (star characteristics; interior of stars, evolution of stars; structure of universe, Solar system).
Literature
  • Fyzika pro gymnázia, 8 dílů. Praha: Prometheus, 1993 - 1997 (a další vydání).
  • Vachek, Jaroslav, a kol. Fyzika pro I. ročník gymnázií. Praha: SPN, 1984 (a další vydání).
  • Svoboda, Emanuel, a kol. Fyzika pro II. ročník gymnázií. Praha: SPN,1985 (a další vydání).
  • Lepil, Oldřich, a kol. Fyzika pro III. ročník gymnázií. Praha: SPN, 1986 (a další vydání).
  • Pišút, Ján, a kol. Fyzika pro IV. ročník gymnázií. Praha: SPN, 1987 (a další vydání).
  • Doplňky k učivu fyziky pro I.- IV. ročník gymnasia. Praha: SPN, 1973 - 1974.
  • Bartuška, Karel. Sbírky řešených úloh z fyziky pro střední školy I - IV. Praha: Prometheus 1997 - 1999.
  • Svoboda, Emanuel. Přehled středoškolské fyziky. Praha: Prometheus, 1999.
  • Knižnice Škola mladých fyziků. Praha: SPN.
  • Ročenky Fyzikální olympiáda, roč. 1 - 32. Praha: SPN.
Teaching methods
Lecture with a seminar.
Assessment methods
Colloquium consists of two parts: written and oral.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.