| TFFY66 | Modern Physics, 3,8 ECTS-points /Modern Fysik M/ Advancement level: B | |
| Aim: The course will give an orientation on basic electromagnetism, geometrical optics, and atomic, molecular and nuclear physics.Course organization: Teaching will be provided in the form of lectures and laborative exercises.Course content: Electrostatics; electric field, electric potential, electric capacity, electric dipole, polarisation, dielectric materials. dc current; current density, mobility, drift velocity, electrical resistance. Magnetostatics: magnetic flux, Bio-Savart formula, Ampere's law, magnetic dipoles, magnetisation, magnetic materials, magnetic circuits. Time varying electromagnetic fields: induction, electromotive force, Faraday's law, inductance, electromagnetic waves in vacuum and in the interface between dielectric materials, Snell's law, polarised light. Optics; superposition of electromagnetic waves, interference, diffraction, optical activity, geometrical optics. Atomic physics: Schrödinger equation, one-electron systems, quantum numbers, energy levels, atomic spectra, multi-electron atoms, Pauli principle, the periodic table of elements, lasers. Molecular physics; molecular orbitals, covalent binding, ionic binding, vibrational and rotational levels. Nuclear physics; the structure of the atomic nucleus, models of the nucleus, ionising radiation, fission, fusion, units of radiology. | ||
| TEN1 | A written examination, 2 p. | |
| LAB1 | Laborative exercises, ,5 p. | |