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Physics

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Course abstract

Course of physics is mastered within lectures, practice works and individual studies. Physics basic knowledge gives essential concepts and critical understanding of how to use it in real-world process description.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

After completing the course students will have:
1. knowledge about regularity of essential concepts of physics and critical understanding of how to use it in real-world process description. – The knowledge is assessed in laboratory works.
2. skills to use measurements of physical quantities and apply knowledge in calculation for their branch of research, summarize and analytically describe the results. – The skills are assessed in laboratory works.

3. competence to evaluate results of measurements and calculations, problem solving and understand what influence their professional activities have on environment. – The competence is assessed in laboratory works and exam.

Course Content(Calendar)

1.Introduction. Mechanics. (Lectures - 1 h)
2.Kinematics. Dynamics. (Lectures - 1 h, labor. works -3h)
3.Rotational Dynamics. (Lectures - 2 h, labor. works – 2h)
4.Work, power, energy. (Lectures - 2 h, labor. works – 1h)
5.Fluids. (Lectures - 1 h, labor. works – 1h)
6.Thermodynamics, the ideal gas law. (Lectures - 1 h)
7.Kinetic theory of gases. (Lectures - 1 h, labor. works – 1h)
8.Heat engines, heat pumps. (Lectures - 1 h)
9.Electrostatics. (Lectures - 2 h, labor. works - 1 h).
10.Electric currant. (Lectures - 1 h, labor. works – 3h)
11.Magnetic field in matter (Lectures - 2h, labor. works – 3h)
12.Magnetic induction. (Lectures - 3 h, labor. works – 2h)
13.Oscillations, resonance. (Lectures - 2 h, labor. works – 3h) )
14.Wave Optics, interference, diffraction and polarization.(Lectures - 2 h, labor. works 2h)
15.Quantum nature of radiation. Thermal radiation. (Lectures - 1 h, labor. works – 1h)

16.Fundamentals of atomic physics, lasers. (Lectures - 1 h, labor. works – 1h)

Requirements for awarding credit points

1)Practical test is defended, laboratory works must be performed and defended;
2)Passing the written exam

Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work

1)The student studies literature in preparing for tests;

2)The student makes all the necessary calculations for laboratory works and prepares for the tests

Compulsory reading

1. Fizika. Valtera A. red. Rīga: Zvaigzne, 1992. 733 lpp.
2. Fizika visiem. http://estudijas.llu.lv

Further reading

1. Tipler P.A., Mosca G. Physics for Scientists and engineers. 6th edition. New York, NY: W.H. Freeman, 2008. 1412 p.

Periodicals and other sources

1. Terra. Rīga: Latvijas universitāte ISSN 977-1407-7191

Notes

It is a compulsory course. It is included in the part-time studies of the TF 1st level professional higher education study program “Technical Expert”. Corresponds to Level 6 of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF).