PřF:F8662 School Experiments Lab. 2 - Course Information
F8662 School Experiments Laboratory 2
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2010
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/3/0. 4 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: graded credit.
- Teacher(s)
- RNDr. Pavel Konečný, CSc. (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. Zdeněk Navrátil, Ph.D. (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Bochníček, Dr.
Department of Plasma Physics and Technology – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Pavel Konečný, CSc. - Timetable
- Wed 12:00–14:50 Fpp,02010
- Prerequisites
- Requirements of physics on the level of introductory course.
- 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
- Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Physics (programme PřF, M-SS)
- Course objectives
- The course is devoted to students of physics teaching. Absolving the course a student obtains following abilities and skills: Basic laboratory and technical skills. Ability to prepare perform and interpret demonstration experiment. Ability to interpret fundamental experiments in mechanics, thermodynamics, electrostatics, electricity and magnetism, oscillation, waves, accoustics, optics. Ability to explain how technical stuff works.
- Syllabus
- 1. Kinematics and dynamics (Newton's laws of motion, air track, friction, collisions, rotational kinematics and dynamics, moment of inertia, angular momentum, mechanical energy and work). 2. Statics (centre of mass, equilibrium of forces, equilibrium of torques, simple machines, elasticity, Hooke's law). 3. Electricity (Fraday's experiment on induction, Lenz's law, eddy current, Waltenhofen pendulum, transient phenomenon, inductor delaying a lamp, AC current, alternator, "phasor", current versus voltage phase shift, self-induction, Rhumkorff induction coil, mutual induction, demountable transformers, demountable transformer welder, resonance, series and parallel RLC resonance circuit, 3-phase AC power, motor, DC motor, AC motor synchronous, AC motor asynchronous, circuit breaker, fuse, diodes, semiconductor rectifiers.) 4. Electromagnetic waves (Lecher wire standing waves, Tesla transformer, radiowave, polarized electromagnetic wave, microwaves, microwaves -Young's double slit interference, simple radio receiver, radio transmitter, microwave oven.) 5. Wave optics (interference and diffraction, coherence length, coherence time, Young's double slit interference, diffraction on gratings, limit of resolution, Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction, interference, Newton's rings, laser diffraction variable single slit, holograms, refraction, polarization of refracted beam and Brewster's angle, polarization of scattered beam, total internal reflection - critical angle, birefringence, optical activity, Nicol prism, photoelasticity, measurement of the index of refraction). 6. Atomic and molecular physics (Brownian movement, diffusion, osmotic pressure, thermodynamics equilibrium, changes of state, isolated system, mechanical model of a gas - model of Brownian motion, diffusion, expansion, compression, velocity distribution, PVT gas apparatus, Charles' Law, Boyle's law, Gay Lussac's law, ideal gas law, mechanical equivalent of heat, steam engine, refrigerator, heat pump, Otto combustion engine, compression igniter).
- Literature
- HALLIDAY, David, Robert RESNICK and Jearl WALKER. Fyzika (Physics). 1st ed. Brno, Praha: Vutium, Prometheus, 2001. ISBN 80-214-1868-0. info
- Feynman, Richard P. - Leighton, Robert B. - Sands, Matthew. Feynmanove prednášky z fyziky 1. 2. vyd. Bratislava : Alfa, 1986. 451 s. Edícia matematicko-fyzikálnej literatúry.
- Teaching methods
- practical work, laboratory course, class experiment
- Assessment methods
- The requirement for graded credit is to perform all exercises and pass three written and three oral examinations.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2010, recent)
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