PřF:C6900 Environ. Biophysical factors - Course Information
C6900 Biophysical factors of Environment
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2020
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Ondřej Jašek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Ondřej Jašek, Ph.D.
Department of Plasma Physics and Technology – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Ondřej Jašek, Ph.D. - Prerequisites
- There are no prerequisites required.
- 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
- Analytical Chemistry (programme PřF, N-CH)
- Inorganic Chemistry (programme PřF, N-CH)
- Physical Chemistry (programme PřF, N-CH)
- Environmental Chemistry (programme PřF, N-CH)
- Organic Chemistry (programme PřF, N-CH)
- Course objectives
- At the end of this course the student will be able to: understand and explain the phenomena concerning ionizing radiation and its effects on living organisms, to use the information about the physical processes to assess their impact on the environment
- Learning outcomes
- Student will be able to:
- describe and explain the formation of ionizing radiation;
- Understand the measurement and application processes of ionizing radiation;
- characterize and formulate applications of ionizing radiation in medicine;
- assess the suitability of individual sources of ionizing radiation for the treatment of cancer;
- define plasma and explain its properties;
- describe basic processes of formation of active species in plasma;
- to discuss and evaluate the properties and applications of individual plasma sources;
- Understand the basic processes of plasma-liquid interaction;
- describe and assess the application of plasma in medicine; - Syllabus
- Matter structure and elementary particles.
- ionizing radiation: electromagnetic spectra, particle spectra - definitions, measurement, units.
- ionizing radiation: Applications - Nuclear reactions and energy, medical applications, detectors.
- Mechanical waves - Sound and its effects.
- Plasma and its environmental applications.
- Literature
- recommended literature
- HALLIDAY, David, Robert RESNICK and Jearl WALKER. Fyzika : vysokoškolská učebnice obecné fyziky. Brno: Vutium, 2000, vii, 228. ISBN 8021418680. info
- JANČA, Jan. Obecná fyzika. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1986, 292 s. URL info
- CHEN, Francis F. Úvod do fyziky plazmatu. Translated by Karel Rohlena. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1984, 328 s. URL info
- Teaching methods
- lectures, selfstudy, tuition
- Assessment methods
- seminary work - 4 pages A4 on given subject, colloquium
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2020, recent)
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