Physics I

The course is a substitute for:

Physics 1 (E02F1)

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Supervisor:

Department of Physics

Synopsis:

Kinematics, dynamics, work, energy. Many bodies and rigid body mechanics. Rotational motion. Elasticity. Fluids at rest and in motion. Gravitational field. Electric charge and field. Electric current. Magnetic field. Maxwell´s equations. Thermal expansion. Kinetic theory.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Displacement, velocity, acceleration. Motion in a gravitational field.

2. Newton's laws. Motion in a rotational reference frame.

3. Work, kinetic and potential energy, conservation of energy law.

4. Conservation of linear and angular momentum law. Motion of a rigid body.

5. Elasticity. Fluids at rest and at motion.

6. Newton's law of universal gravitation. Intensity and potential of a gravitational field.

7. Coulomb's law. Intensity, work, potential. Gauss's law.

8. Conductors and dielectrics in electric field. Capacitance. Energy storage.

9. Electric current. Conservation of the electric charge law. Ohm's and Joule's law.

10. Magnetic fields and forces. Magnetic media.

11. Electromagnetic induction. Energy. Maxwell's equations.

12. Conduction of electricity in metals, liquids and gases. Thermoelectricity.

13. Ideal gas law. Thermal expansion. Conduction of heat.

14. Kinetic theory of gases. Internal Energy. Equipartition of energy.

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Theory of errors. Measurement of the volume of solids.

2. Problems: mechanics.

3. Problems: mechanics. Measurement of the shear modulus, torsion of the thin-walled tube.

4. Problems: elasticity. Measurement of the Young's modulus.

5. Problems: torsion and reversible pendulum. Measurement of the acceleration due to gravity with reversible pendulum.

6. Problems: fluids at rest and at motion. Gravitational field.

7. Problems: electrostatics. Study of the distribution of electric field.

8. Problems: electrostatics.

9. Problems: electric current. Measurement of the ratio e/m.

10. Problems: magnetic field.

11. Problems: electromagnetic field.

12. Conduction of electricity in liquids and gases. Measurement of the Faraday's constant.

13. Problems: thermodynamics.

14. Problems: kinetic theory of gases.

Study Objective:

Study materials:

1. S. Pekárek, M. Murla, Physics I, CTU Prague, 1992

2. M. Murla, S. Pekárek, Physics I-Seminars, CTU Prague, 1995

3. M. Murla, S. Pekárek, Physics I-II Laboratory manual, CTU Prague, 2002

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Společný plán- strukturované anglické studium (compulsory course)
• Electronics and Communication Technology - structured studies (compulsory course)
• Cybernetics and Measurements- structured studies (compulsory course)
• Heavy-current Engineering- structured studies (compulsory course)
• Computer Technology- structured studies (compulsory course)