FA120 History of Physics - seminar 2

Faculty of Science
Spring 2003
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Vladimír Štefl, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Aleš Lacina, CSc.
Department of Plasma Physics and Technology – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Vladimír Štefl, CSc.
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 (in Czech)
Kolokvium je určeno pro studenty odborné i učitelské fyziky. Jeho obsahem je rozbor historických témat s cílem osvojení historického vývoje fyzikálních teorií. Vyžadována je aktivní účast studentů prostřednictvím referátů k vybraným klíčovým tématům historie fyziky - viz osnova předmětu.
Syllabus
  • The role of history of physics in teaching physics. Physical and astronomical knowledge in ancient Greece. Ptolemy's geocentric theory. Copernicus' heliocentric theory. Galileo's mechanics. Definition of the fundamental terms in the Newton mechanics.Stability of the solar system and the three body problem. The principles of the particle and wave theory of light.The field conceptions of Faraday and Maxwell. The special and the general theory of relativity. Origin, consequences and verification. Photoelectric and Compton effects. Black Body Radiation, the relations. Classical theories of atomic structure, interpretation of the spectrum. Formulations of the quantum theory. Artificial radioactivity, transmutations of elements. Discovery of galaxies. Hubble's law.
Literature
  • Rogers, E.M.: Physics for the Inquiring Mind. The Methods, Nature and Phylosophy of Physical Science. Princeton University Press, Princeton 1966.
  • Cooper, L.N.: An Introduction to the Meaning and Structure of Physics. Harper and Row Publishers, New York 1970.
  • TRIGG, George L. Rešajuščije eksperimenty v sovremennoj fizike. Edited by I. S. Aleksejev, Translated by A. V. Davydov - G. V. Daniljan. Moskva: Mir, 1974, 159 s. info
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 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, spring 2012 - acreditation.
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