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Valid for year : 2011
 
BFN122 Physics B for Foundation Year, 12 ECTS credits.
/Fysik B för tekniskt/naturvetenskapligt basår/

For:   Bas  

 

Prel. scheduled hours:
Rec. self-study hours: 320

  Area of Education: Science

Main field of studies: Other subjects

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): 0

Aim:
The aim of the course is to provide basic education in physics, tailored for further university studies in science and technology.

Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
See the admission requirements for the foundation year.

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Organisation:
Teaching consists of lectures, problem solving and laboratory work.

Course contents:
Mechanics: momentum, impulse, kinematics in two dimensions, mechanical oscillations and Newton's law of universal gravitation.
  • Electricity: electric and magnetic fields, induction.
  • Waves: mechanical and electromagnetic waves, resonance, diffraction and interference.
  • Atomic physics: the Bohr model, absorption and emission, quantisation of energy and the photon.
  • Nuclear physics: nucleon, radioactivity, ionizing radiation, fission, fusion and equivalence of matter and energy.


Course literature:
Bergström L m.fl.: Heureka! Fysik för gymnasieskolan kurs A och B. Natur och Kultur.

Examination:
Written examination part B1
Written examination part B2
Laboratory work part B1
Laboratory work part B2
4,5 ECTS
4,5 ECTS
1,5 ECTS
1,5 ECTS
 



Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: ITN.
Director of Studies: Adriana Serban
Examiner: Igor Zozoulenko
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Course Syllabus in Swedish

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Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 01/25/2011