Study Guide@lith
 

Linköping Institute of Technology

 
 
Valid for year : 2016
 
TFFM12 Perspectives on Physics, 2 ECTS credits.
/Fysikaliska utblickar/

For:   D   FyN   Y   Yi  


OBS!

The course is not available for exchange students

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 20
Rec. self-study hours: 33

  Area of Education: Science

Main field of studies: Physics, Applied Physics

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): G1

Aim:
The course will give an introduction to exciting research in physics at IFM. The course serves also as training in writing of a scientific report. At the end of the course the student should
  • get ideas on new research frontiers in the areas of applied physics and material science
  • understand and be able to explain in a well structured and logical concise way topics discussed during the course
  • develop skills in formulating and explaining physical problems using a foreign language


Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)


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.

Supplementary courses:
Physics courses

Organisation:
The course will feature ten seminars (2 hours each) given by researchers at IFM as well as invited speakers. Groups of three to four student will chose a particular seminar and write a report on the seminar in their chosen profile language (i.e. English for Y1 students,
The course runs over the entire spring semester.


Course contents:
Defined by the content of the seminar.

Course literature:
None

Examination:
Written report on one of the seminars. Required presence during 80% of the seminars as well as a written report
2 ECTS
 
The report should be written in the profile language.
Grades are given as �?~Fail�?T or �?~Pass�?T.



Course language is Swedish/English.
Department offering the course: IFM.
Director of Studies: Magnus Johansson
Examiner: Irina Buyanova
Link to the course homepage at the department


Course Syllabus in Swedish

Linköping Institute of Technology

 


Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 03/28/2016