| TFYY93 | Modern physics, 4 ECTS credits. /Modern fysik/ |
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 40 |
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Area of Education: Science Subject area: Physics |
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| Advancement level
(A-D): B
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| Aim: The course gives an introduction and an overview of modern physics. The course repeatedly demonstrates how wide areas of modern physics - the physics developed during the last century - can be understood through a clear understanding of a few basic concepts and principles. |
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| Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered) TFYY68 Engineering Mechanics D and TFFY75 Electromagnetism or correspondingly. 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. |
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| Organisation: The course will be given as lectures (24h), classroom exercises (12h) and one laboratory work (4h). |
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| Course contents: The course starts with a brief description of the classical physics background, i.e. a presentation of the problems that made the creation of a new theory necessary. This also gives an opportunity to provide a historical perspective on modern physics and to point out the bridges between classical and modern physics. The modern physics topics include: particlelike photons, wavelike particles, the Schrödinger Equation and quantum mechanics, quantized atoms, many-electron atoms, physical interpretation of the periodic table, solid state physics and modern semiconductor devices - the backbone of computers. Up-to-date knowledge of research and developments will be integrated in the course, including lectures on currently important issues in the fields of modern physics relevant to modern and future electronics for computers. The laboratory work concerns atomic physics. |
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| Course literature: "Concepts of Modern Physics" 6th Edition by Arthur Beiser; ISBN 0-07-244848-2 |
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| Home assignement Laboratory work |
2,5 p 0 p |
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| Grades are given as �?~Fail�?T or �?~Pass�?T. | |||
Course language is English. Department offering the course: IFM. Director of Studies: Leif Johansson Examiner: Weimin Chen Link to the course homepage at the department Course Syllabus in Swedish |
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