Course detail

Physics 1

FEKT-KFY1Acad. year: 2011/2012

Fundamentals of particle mechanics, Gravitational field, Electrostatic field, Electric charge, Coulomb's law, Gauss'law of electrostatics, Electric current, Stationary magnetic field, Biot-Savart's law, Ampere's law , Force action of the magnetic field, Nonstationary magnetic field, Faraday's induction law , Integral form of Maxwell's equations.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

RNDr. Pavel Dobis, CSc.

Department

Department of Physics (UFYZ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The students understand basic physical concept, laws, and processes. They are able to solve simple problems concerning these laws and processes, and can realize simple physical experiments.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the secondary school level is required.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for completion of a course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every.

Course curriculum

1. Basics of the mechanics of a mass point.
2. Equation of motion and its applications. Oscillations. Work, energy and power. Conservation laws. Collisions.
3. Gravitational and electrostatic field. Actual gravitational field of the Earth.
4. Electric charge, Coulomb's law. Electric field strength and electric field lines. A point charge and a dipole in an electric field.
5. Gauss's law of electrostatics and its applications.
6. Capacitance. Electrostatic field in a dielectric. Energy of an electrostatic field.
7. Electric current, equation of continuity. Ohm's law.
8. Electromotive force. Work and power executed by electric current. Conduction of electric current in matter.
9. Magnetic field due to an electric current, Biot's-Savart's law, magnetic field lines.
10. Ampere's law of the total current. Force action of magnetic fields.
11. Gauss's law for magnetic fields. Magnetic field in matter.
12. Faraday's law. Coils and inductances. Alternating electric current.
13. Maxwell's equations in integral and differential form for vacuum and for a dielectric.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The main objectives are: to provide the students with clear and logical presentation of the basic concepts and principles of physics, and to strengthen an understanding of these concepts and principles through a broad range of interesting applications.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Halliday, D.; Resnick, R.; Walker J.: Fyzika. Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Vutium, Prometheus Praha, 2000, 2003, 2006, Překlad 5. orig. vydání. (CS)

Recommended reading

DOBIS, P., UHDEOVÁ, N., BRÜSTLOVÁ, J., BARTLOVÁ, M. Průvodce studiem předmětu Fyzika 1. Průvodce studiem Fyziky 1. Brno: FEKT VUT v Brně, 2002. (CS)
Hyperphysics: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html (EN)
Serway R.,A, Jewett J,W: Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics, 8 th Edition, Saunders College Publishing, 2010 (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EEKR-BK Bachelor's

    branch BK-AMT , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    branch BK-EST , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    branch BK-MET , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    branch BK-SEE , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    branch BK-TLI , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme EEKR-CZV lifelong learning

    branch ET-CZV , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

RNDr. Pavel Dobis, CSc.

Syllabus

Equation of motion and its application. Work, energy, and power.
Conservation laws. Collisions.
Gravitational field.
Electric charge, Coulomb's law. Electric field, field lines.
Point charge and electric dipole in an electric field. Gauss' law of electrostatics.
Capacitance. Electrostatic field in dielectrics. Energy in electric field.
Electric current, continuity relation. Ohm's law.
Electromotive force, work and power of electric current. Electric current in materials.
Magnetic field generated by electric current, Biot-Savart's law, magnetic field lines.
Ampere's law, force action of magnetic field.
Gauss' law for magnetic field. Magnetic field in materials.
Faraday's induction law. Coils and inductance.
Integral form of Maxwell's equations in vacuum and in dielectrics.

Fundamentals seminar

7 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

RNDr. Pavel Dobis, CSc.

Syllabus

Equation of motion, conservation laws in mechanics, collisions.
Electric field. Gauss' law of electrostatics.
Magnetic field generated by electric current, Ampere's law. Force action of magnetic field.
Gauss' law for magnetic field. Faraday's induction law.

Exercise in computer lab

6 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

RNDr. Pavel Dobis, CSc.

Syllabus

Motion of a mass point particle in homogenous gravitational field.
Electrostatic field modelling - electric field and potential.
Motion of charged particles in stationary magnetic field.

Laboratory exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Jitka Brüstlová, CSc.
RNDr. Pavel Dobis, CSc.
Ing. Tomáš Palai-Dany, Ph.D.

Syllabus

The rules of work in the laboratory. Evaluation and presentation of measurements.
Determination of the moment of inertia. Conservation laws for angular momentum and mechanical energy.
Gravitational acceleration - Reversion pendulum.
Speed of light.
Elementary charge.
Temperature dependence of resistance of metals and semiconductors. Thermistor.
Superconductivity.
Magnetic field around a conductor. Force action of the magnetic field.
Magnetic properties of materials.
Hall's effect.
Absorption of light.
Polarized light, interference of light, laser.
Seminar, seminar work presentation.