Module ME1010-KP08, ME1010

Physics 1 (Physik1)


Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each winter semester

Credit points

8

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

  • Bachelor MES 2020, compulsory: aptitude test, physics
  • Bachelor Biophysics 2016, compulsory: aptitude test, physics
  • Bachelor MES 2014, compulsory: aptitude test, physics
  • Bachelor MES 2011, compulsory, physics

Classes and lectures:

  • Physics 1 (exercise, 2 SWS)
  • Physics 1 (lecture, 4 SWS)

Workload:

  • 40 hours exam preparation
  • 110 hours private studies
  • 90 hours in-classroom work

Contents of teaching:

  • Physical values, units, accuracy, measurement errors
  • Mathematical methods and notations
  • Kinematics of point mass, Newton’s Axioms, contact forces, modulus, virtual forces, Newton’s equation of motion, differential equations
  • Work and energy, power and efficiency, momentum, inertia, physical pendulum, momentum of rotation
  • Conservation laws and symmetries
  • Gravitation, oscillation, waves, acoustics, Doppler effect
  • Resting and flowing gases and liquids, effects of surfaces and interfaces
  • Temperature, thermometer, therm. expansion, state equations, kinetic gas theory
  • Van-der-Waals state equation, heat capacity, heat conduction, 1st law of thermodynamics, volume work, p-V diagram
  • Adiabatic processes, 2nd law of thermodynamics, thermal engines and Carnot cycle, efficiency, heat pump
  • Entropy, disorder and probability, 3rd law of thermodynamics

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

  • You can name the basic laws of physics
  • You can measure according to physics rules
  • You can explain physical laws based on observations
  • You can formally analyze physical problems
  • You can judge which concept is best suited to solve a certain problem
  • You can design novel physical experiments on your own

Grading through:

  • written exam

Responsible for this module:

Literature:

  • Giancoli : Physics

Language:

  • offered only in German

Notes:

Prerequisites for attending the module:
- None

Prerequisites for admission to the written examination:
- Preliminary examinations can be determined at the beginning of the semester. If preliminary work has been defined, it must have been completed and positively assessed before the initial examination.
Module exam:
- ME1010-L1: written exam, 90 min, 100 % module grade

Last Updated:

18.10.2024