Physics 1

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Department of Software Engineering

Synopsis:

Motion in Three Dimensions, Newton's Laws, Work and Energy, Rotation of a Rigid Body,Conservation Laws, Gravity, Oscillations and waves, Interference and diffraction,Temperature, Heat and Laws of Thermodynamics

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1.Motion in Three Dimensions

2. Circular and harmonic motion,

3. Newton's Laws

4. Work and Energy

5. Systems of Particles, Center of Mass

6. Rotation of a Rigid body, Steiner's theorem

7. Conservation Laws

8. Gravity

9. Oscillations and waves

10. Wave equation

11. Interference and diffraction

12. Doppler effect

Syllabus of tutorials:

The Physical Pendulum, Velocity of the Waves, Spectrum of Roentgen Radiation, Applets, Heat Capacities

Study Objective:

Knowledge: Basic overview on general physics

Abilities: Measurment of physical quantities and solution of physical excercises

Study materials:

Key references

T. Henderson: Physics Classroom. http://www.physicsclassroom.com/

Recommmended references

Paul A. Tipler: Physics I, II. Worth Publisher, 1976.

C.R.Nave:Hyperphysics.http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hph.html

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No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: