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Valid for year : 2012
 
BFN130 Physics for Foundation Semester, 15 ECTS credits.
/Fysik för bastermin/

For:   BasT  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 114
Rec. self-study hours: 286

  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 semester.

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.
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  • Waves: mechanical and electromagnetic waves, resonance, diffraction and interference.
  • Atomic physics: the Bohr model, absorption and emission, quantisation of energy and the photon,the photoelectric effect.
  • 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
Written examination
Written examination
Laboratory work
Laboratory work
3 ECTS
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: Ole Pedersen

Course Syllabus in Swedish

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Last updated: 09/05/2011