Physics II

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Course teacher

Associate teachers

Status of the course

Course objectives

- Introducing students to the knowledge and principles of physics in the fields of electromagnetism, optics and elementary quantum physics
- Forming the proper view towards the interpretation of physics phenomena and their application
- Developing the level of cognitive processing required for further studies

Course enrolment requirements and entry competences required for the course

Enrolled in or passed the course Exercises in Pysics II

Learning outcomes expected at the level of the course (4 to 10 learning outcomes)

After the course, the student is expected to have mastered
- The principles of electromagnetism and electromagnetic radiation
- The principles of geometrical and physical optics
- The basic principles of quantum physics
- The application of the obtained knowledge in concrete physics examples
- The application of the obtained knowledge in solving professional problem tasks
- Recognition of the application of the knowledge of physics in everyday situations

Course content broken down in detail by weekly class schedule (syllabus)

1st week: Electric charges, electrostatic force and electrostatic field. Vector field flux and Gauss’s law (3 hours).
Seminar: Solving the numerical examples pertaining to the theoretical content addressed during the course. (1.5 hours)
2nd week: Electric potential and potential difference. Moving and storing electric charges, electric circuits. (3 hours).
Seminar: Solving the numerical examples pertaining to the theoretical content addressed during the course. (1.5 hours)
3rd week: Charges in motion and their interactions, electric current. (3 hours).
Seminar: Solving the numerical examples pertaining to the theoretical content addressed during the course. . (1.5 hours)
4th week: Magnetic field. (3 hours).
Seminar: Solving the numerical examples pertaining to the theoretical content addressed during the course. (1.5 hours)
5th week: Time depending electric and magnetic fields. Faraday’s law. Inductivity. Induction generators. (3 hours).
Seminar: Solving the numerical examples pertaining to the theoretical content addressed during the course. (1.5 hours)
Partial assessment (1st preliminary test) related to seminars and theory addressed during the course.
6th week: Alternating currents. Electric machines. (3 hours).
Seminar: Solving the numerical examples pertaining to the theoretical content addressed during the course. (1.5 hours)
7th week: Electromagnetic oscillating circuit and radiation. (3 hours).
Seminar: Solving the numerical examples pertaining to the theoretical content addressed during the course. (1.5 hours)
8th week: Electromagnetic waves and nature of light. (2 hours).
Seminar: Solving the numerical examples pertaining to the theoretical content addressed during the course. (1.5 hours)
9th week: Interaction of electromagnetic radiation and matter: absorption, refraction, reflection, polarization, scattering, photoelectric effect. Ideas of quantum physics. (4 hours).
Seminar: Solving the numerical examples pertaining to the theoretical content addressed during the course. (1.5 hours)
10th week: Physical and geometric optics. (3 hours).
Seminar: Solving the numerical examples pertaining to the theoretical content addressed during the course (1.5 hours)
Partial assessment (2rd preliminary test ) related to seminars and theory addressed during the course

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Student responsibilities