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FY520: Understanding basic physics (10 ECTS)

STADS: 07004701

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period
The course begins in the autumn semester and continues in the spring semester.
2nd and 3rd quarter.

Teacher responsible
Email: mlomholt@memphys.sdu.dk

Additional teachers
paolo.sibani@ifk.sdu.dk
steen@ifk.sdu.dk
svt@ifk.sdu.dk
vvp@ifk.sdu.dk
adam@memphys.sdu.dk

Timetable
Group Type Day Time Classroom Weeks Comment
Common I Monday 08-10 U55 45-46, 48
Common I Monday 14-16 U55 47, 49
Common I Tuesday 10-12 U55 45-51
Common I Wednesday 14-16 U55 49
S1 TE Monday 16-18 U52 51
S1 TL Wednesday 08-12 IFK 50-51
S1 TE Wednesday 14-16 U49e 51
S1 TE Thursday 16-18 U10 45-50
S2 TE Monday 13-15 U49c 51
S2 TE Wednesday 16-18 U49c 51
S2 TL Thursday 08-12 IFK 50-51
S2 TE Friday 14-16 U14 45-50
S3 TE Monday 14-16 U144 51
S3 TE Wednesday 16-18 U49c 49
S3 TE Wednesday 14-16 U49c 50-51
S3 TE Friday 08-10 U155 45
S3 TE Friday 08-10 U10 46-48
S3 TL Friday 08-12 IFK 49-50
S4 TL Monday 08-12 IFK 50-51
S4 TE Tuesday 16-18 U145 51
S4 TE Wednesday 10-12 U141 51
S4 TE Thursday 14-16 U133 45-50
S5 TE Monday 12-14 U141 51
S5 TL Tuesday 14-18 IFK 50-51
S5 TE Thursday 10-12 U155 45-51
S6 TE Monday 08-10 U152 51
S6 TE Wednesday 14-16 U141 51
S6 TE Thursday 08-10 U155 45-50
S6 TL Friday 14-18 IFK 49-50
S9 TL Monday 14-18 IFK 50-51
S9 TE Wednesday 14-16 U23a 51
S9 TE Thursday 14-16 U48 45-47,49-51
S9 TE Friday 10-12 U23a 48
S91 TL Wednesday 14-18 IFK 50
S91 TL Thursday 14-18 IFK 49
S92 TL Thursday 08-12 IFK 49
S92 TL Thursday 14-18 IFK 50
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Revison of timetable:
: 2 ekstra labhold oprettet og de studerende fordelt ligeligt ud på alle hold.
: Mandag uge 51 er hold S5 flyttet fra kl. 10-12 til kl. 12-14. (samme lokale).

Comment:
HUSK at tjekke jeres hold i lab!

Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
None

Course introduction
The course aims at giving the students knowledge of how basic physics works, an ability to set up and solve simple physical models and to perform and interpret simple experiments

Expected learning outcome
After completing the course, a student will expectedly be able to

- identify the physical principles needed to solve specific problems
- apply the mathematical tools required for their solutions
- assess the quality of the results obtained
- perform and interpret simple measurements related to the course syllabus.



Subject overview
2nd quarter:
1. Fundamental mechanics: Newton's laws, conservation laws.
2. Applications: Hookes law, harmonic motion, resonance, gravitation and planetary orbits. Contact and frictional forces.
3. Waves: Wave length, frequency and energy of waves, light and sound waves.
4. Modern physics: two hrs. lecture on modern applications and implications of physics.
5. Experiment 1: 4 hrs.
6. Experiment 2: 4 hrs.

3rd quarter:
7. Fluids. Equilibrium properties and non-viscous flow (the flow of dry water).
8. Temperature, heat, and the laws of thermodynamics.
9. Kinetic gas theory.
10. Heat transport and diffusion.
11. Modern physics perspective: a 2 hrs. lecture illustrating how physics and other sciences interact.
12. Experiment 3: 4 hrs.
13. Experiment 4: 4 hrs.



Literature
  • Compiled by Paolo Sibani: Understanding Basic Physics, A Pearson Custom Publication compiled from Essential University Physics, Volume 1, by R. Wolfson), Pearson, 2009.
  • Vejledning til Lab. Øvelser, hentes på Blackboard.


Syllabus
See syllabus.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
2nd quarter:
  1. Laboratory exercises in 2nd quarter that are evaluated continuously. Evaluated jointly after 2nd quarter. Pass/fail. Internal evaluation by the teacher (weight 1 ECTS).
  2. A 4 hour written examination after 2nd quarter that is evaluated according to the Danish 7-point marking scale. Internal evaluation (weight 3 ECTS).
  3. A number of mandatory assignments which account for 1 ECTS of the total for the course (pass/fail, internal examiner). These assignments are not part of the first year test.
  4. 3rd quarter: Laboratory exercises in 3rd quarter that are evaluated continuously. Evaluated jointly after 3rd quarter. Pass/fail. Internal evaluation by the teacher (weight 1 ECTS).
  5. Project assignment after the 3rd quarter that is evaluated according to the Danish 7-point marking scale. Internal evaluation (weight 4 ECTS).

Re-exam after 4th quarter.
The mode of exam at the re-examination may differ from the mode of exam at the ordinary exam.

A closer description of the exam rules will be posted under 'Course Information' on Blackboard.

 


Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.

Forelæsninger: 2. kvt.: 26; 3. kvt.: 24
Eksaminatorietimer/opgaveregning: 2. kvt.: 16; 3. kvt.: 12
Laboratorieøvelser: 2. kvt.: 8; 3. kvt.: 8
Educational activities

Language
This course is taught in Danish.

Course enrollment
See deadline of enrolment.

Tuition fees for single courses
See fees for single courses.