Physics I MBZ004

Course content: Kinematics of a mass point. Newton's laws of motion. Work, power, energy. The conservation of momentum, angular momentum and energy. Universal gravitation. Fluid and gas mechanics. Harmonic, damped and driven oscillator. Wave motion. Thermodynamics of gases. Electrostatics. Capacitance. Direct current. Magnetic field due to electrical current. Magnetic properties of material bodies. Electromagnetic induction. Electromagnetic waves. Geometrical optics. Wave optics. Interference, diffraction an polarisation of lightHeat radiation. Photoelectric effect. Compton's effect. Wave properties of particles. The Rutherford–Bohr model of hydrogen atom. Quantum numbers. Atomic electron configuration. Periodic table of the chemical elements. Valence bond theory. Spontaneous and stimulated emission. Lasers. Nuclear physics. Elementary particles.

Learning outcomes: A student knows and can interprete the principle laws of physics.