Course code Fizi3007
Credit points 3
Applied physics and chemistry I
Total Hours in Course81
Number of hours for lectures24
Number of hours for laboratory classes8
Independent study hours49
Date of course confirmation16.10.2019
Responsible UnitInstitute of Mathematics and Physics
Course developer
Uldis Gross
Dr. phys.
Course abstract
Study in lectures, laboratory work, and study independently. It constitutes an in-depth understanding of the conditions required for the existence of biological objects: water, heat, gas exchange and light, as well as basic laws of mechanics necessary for the understanding of wood processing processes.
Learning outcomes and their assessment
After completing the course students will have:
Knowledge of the relationships examined in the physics course and critical understanding of their feasibility to describe the processes in their specialty (2 quiz);
Skills to perform physical measurements and to perform calculations in research in the sector, to compile and to describe the results in analytical terms (4 laboratory works, calculations thereof);
Competence to evaluate the results of measurements and calculations, search for solutions to problems (crediting of 4 laboratory works)
Course Content(Calendar)
1. Mechanical basics - kinematics 2 h
2. Mechanical basics - dynamics 4 h
3. Fluids in soil, wood and atmosphere-4 h
4. Viscosity of fluids, its meaning-2 h
5. 1 quiz -1 h
6. Temperature and heat, its exchange processes 4 h
7. Substance exchange processes in wood, soil and atmosphere -4 h
8. Light, its meaning -2 h
9. 2 quiz -1h
Requirements for awarding credit points
Test must be passed
Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work
1. Study literature independently according to the course plan.
2. Laboratory work should be processed and counted.
Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes
A student can obtain a successful mark for a test, if he / she collects at least 50% of the points in the assessment in 2 quizzes and 4 laboratory jobs (Each is scored from 0 to 10 points)
Compulsory reading
1. Giancoli D. C. Physics Principles with Applications. Sixth Edition. New Jersey: Pearson Education Inc, 2005. 946 p.
Further reading
1. Tipler P. A., Mosca G. Physics for Scientists and Engineers. 6th (Sixth) edition. USA: W. H. Freeman and Company. 2008. 1412 pp.
Notes
The course is intended for students of the “Sustainable Forestry” academic bachelor's study programme.