FC2704 Vibrations & Waves

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/4. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jan Čech, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Petr Sládek, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomáš Miléř, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Petr Sládek, CSc.
Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Jachymiáková
Supplier department: Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FC2701 Mechanics & Molecular Physics
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the subject is to acquire clear knowledge of the topic Oscillations and Waves at the university level. Emphasis is placed on the logical structure of this scientific discipline and on the acquisition of knowledge and skills needed for teaching physics at elementary school. For these reasons, a greater number of simple experiments are included in the lecture and the relationship of the discussed material to practice, nature, household, technical applications is emphasized etc.
Knowledge: systematic review with understanding and ability to solve basic problems in oscillations and waves with emphasis on application to education. Relate topics discussed to phenomena in nature and everyday practice.
Skills: be able to identify the principles of natural phenomena and engineering applications using periodic phenomena. Perform an approximation based on the basic laws of physics and then calculate simple application examples. Know simple school experiments and relate the material discussed to practical applications. To be able to make an educated guess at values.
Attitudes: to learn the values of objectivity and the importance of scientific work. To acquire the approaches of rational and critical viewing of societal problems through the lens of physical corrective.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the Participant will be able to apply knowledge of the oscillations and waves including logical struction of the science disciplines and to acquire knowledge and skills needed for teaching physics at the primary school (it is included lectures to a large number of simple experiments and emphasized the relationship discussed the substance of the practice, nature, home, etc.).
Syllabus
  • I. Oscillation
  • Harmonics, free, damped and forced.
  • Superposition of two harmonic oscillations DC and perpendicular to each other. Harmonic analysis of oscillations.
  • Coupled oscillators. Transversal oscillations of string, the longitudinal oscillations of thin rod.
  • Vibrations membranes and plates.
  • II. Waves
  • The emergence of a progressive nature of waves, wave equation. Energy progressive waves.
  • Interference of waves. Wave package, group and phase velocity of waves.
  • Plane wave, spherical wave, spread waves in space.
  • Reflection and refraction of waves on a plane the two mediums, diffraction of waves.
  • Doppler effect.
  • Sound, basic characteristics of sound. Infrasound and ultrasound.
  • The movement of sound sources with supersonic speed, shock wave.
Literature
    required literature
  • SLÁDEK, Petr. Kmity (Oscillations). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2005, 86 pp. skriptum. ISBN 80-210-3666-4. info
  • SLÁDEK, Petr. Vlny (Waves). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2005, 72 pp. skriptum. ISBN 80-210-3667-2. info
    recommended literature
  • HALLIDAY, David, Robert RESNICK and Jearl WALKER. Fyzika (Physics). 1st ed. Brno, Praha: Vutium, Prometheus, 2001. ISBN 80-214-1868-0. info
Teaching methods
lecture, numerical exercises and demonstration experiments; the lecture will take place in the form of a debate based on a previous independent study of the given topic with a subsequent summary (inverted class method, peer-instruction, ...)
Assessment methods
Exam (written, experimental and oral) with continuous evaluation within the semester: - active work at seminars (calculation of model tasks) interim answers and written tests (min. 50% success rate) - final written and oral exam, which may include a simple school experiment (implemented or commented).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 24 hodin.
Teacher's information
http://amper.ped.muni.cz/sladek
For students on a foreign placement (ERASMUS, etc.): Course requirements will be individually set in the context of the courses taken during the foreign placement and in accordance with the objectives and learning outcomes of the study programme.
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