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Modul ME1020-KP08, ME1020

Physics 2 (Physik2)

Duration:


1 Semester
Turnus of offer:


each summer semester
Credit points:


8
Course of studies, specific field and terms:
  • Bachelor MES 2020 (compulsory), physics, 2nd semester
  • Bachelor Biophysics 2016 (compulsory), physics, 2nd semester
  • Bachelor MES 2014 (compulsory), physics, 2nd semester
  • Bachelor MES 2011 (compulsory), physics, 2nd semester
Classes and lectures:
  • Physics 2 (lecture, 4 SWS)
  • Physics 2 (exercise, 2 SWS)
Workload:
  • 90 Hours in-classroom work
  • 130 Hours private studies
  • 20 Hours exam preparation
Contents of teaching:
  • Electric charge, Coulomb force, electric field, electric potential, capacity
  • Stationary electric current, resistor, Kirchhoff’s laws
  • Magnetic field, magnetic dipole, electric current and magnetic field
  • Electromagnetic induction, resonant circuit
  • Nonstationary electric and magnetic fields, displacement current, Maxwell’s equations
  • Refraction, reflexion
  • Geometrical optics, image generation, lenses, aberrations, optical instruments
  • Interference, diffraction, resolution power
  • Polarization, birefringence, Brewster’s angle
  • Relativity theory
  • Bohr’s atomic model, spectral lines, quantum mechanical atomic model
  • Molecules and solid bodies
Qualification-goals/Competencies:
  • You can name the basic laws of physics
  • You can measure according to physics rules
  • You can explain physical laws based on observations
  • You can formally analyze physical problems
  • You can judge which concept is best suited to solve a certain problem
  • You can design novel physical experiments on your own
Grading through:
  • Written or oral exam as announced by the examiner
Requires:
Responsible for this module:
Teachers:
Literature:
  • Giancoli: Physics
Language:
  • offered only in German
Notes:

Prerequisites for attending the module:
- None (The competences of the required modules are required for this module, but the modules are not a prerequisite for admission.)

Prerequisites for the exam:
- Preliminary examinations can be determined at the beginning of the semester. If preliminary work has been defined, it must have been completed and positively assessed before the initial examination.

Modul exam:
- ME1020-L1: Physics 2, written exam, 90 min, 100 % module grade

Letzte Änderung:
18.3.2024