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Physics 2
FEKT-AFY2Acad. year: 2011/2012
Traveling Harmonic Waves, Energy Transmitted by Waves, Superposition and Interference of Waves. The Laws of Geometric Optics, Fiber Optics, Interefrence and Diffraction of Light Waves, Holography. Temperature, Heat, Heat Transfer, the Laws of Thermodynamics, Heat Engines and Pumps. The Limits of Classical Physics. The Bound Theory of Solids. Conduction in Metals, Insulators, and Semiconductors. Nuclear Physics. Physics Application in Medicine.
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2. Superposition and Interference of Waves.
3. The Laws of Geometric Optics, Fiber Optics.
4. Interefrence of Light Waves.
5. Diffraction of Light Waves, Holography.
6. Temperature, Heat, Heat Transfer.
7. The Laws of Thermodynamics.
8. Heat Engines and Pumps.
9. The Limits of Classical Physics.
10. Atomic Structure, Lasers.
11. The Bound Theory of Solids. Conduction in Metals, Insulators, and Semiconductors.
12. Nuclear Physics.
13. Physics Application in Medicine.
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Serway R., A.: Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics Saunders College Publishing, Philadelphia, London,..., 1996 (EN)
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Superposition and Interference of Harmonic Waves, Standing Waves. Sound Waves. The Doppler Effect.
The Nature of Light. The Laws of Geometric Optics: Reflection and Refraction. Fundamentals of Fiber Optics.
Interference of Light Waves: Conditions for Interference, Young´s Double-slit Experiment, Interference in Thin Films.
Single-slit Diffraction, the Diffraction Grating. Polarization of Light. Holography.
Temperature, Thermal Expansion, Heat, Specific Heats.
The First Law of Thermodynamics. Some Applications of the First Law.
Heat transfer, the Second Law of Thermodynamics, Heat Engines and Pumps.
The Limits of Classical Physics.
The Quantization of Energy, Absorption, Stimulated and Spontaneous Emission. Lasers.
The Crystal Structures of Solids. The Band Theory of Solids. Conduction in Metals, Insulators, and Semiconductors. Superconduction.
Nuclear Physics. Propertes of Nucleus, Nuclear Models, Radioactive Decay.
Physics Application in Medicine. Lasers, X rays, CT, Gamma rays.
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Thermodynamics experiments, Stirling's motor
Temperature radiation, Stefan-Boltzman's law
Photoelectric effect, Planck's constant
X-ray experiments
Radioactivity experiments