PřF:F9360 History of Physics - Course Information

F9360 History of Physics

Faculty of Science
Spring 2000

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. RNDr. Vladimír Štefl, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Vhodný je přehled fyzikálních poznatků a teorií získaný při absolvování základního kursu obecne a teoretické fyziky.

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

Syllabus

1. Evolution of physical and astronomical knowledge until Galileo Physical informations of antique civilization,ancient Greek and Roman. Physics of Arabian, Europe'middle ages and renaissance. 2. Evolution of physics within the framework mechanics Origin and development Galilei
s, Newton
s and Lagrange
s mechanics. 3. Evolution and boundary classsical physics Origin and development electrodynamics, optics, thermodynamics and statistical physics. Boundary of validity. 4. Origin and development theory of relativity Origin special and general theory of relativity.Philosophical problems. 5. Origin and development quantum physics. Origion and evolution of quantum theory, aplication in solid state, spectroscopy of atoms, moleculs. Atom physics.

Literature

MALÍŠEK, Vladimír. Co víte o dějinách fyziky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Horizont, 1986, 269 s. URL info
ZAJAC, Rudolf and Ján CHRAPAN. Dejiny fyziky. 2. nezmen. vyd. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského, 1986, 264 s. info

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.