Module ME1020-KP08, ME1020

Physics 2 (Physik2)


Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each summer semester

Credit points

8

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

  • Bachelor MES 2020, compulsory, physics
  • Bachelor Biophysics 2016, compulsory, physics
  • Bachelor MES 2014, compulsory, physics
  • Bachelor MES 2011, compulsory, physics

Classes and lectures:

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

Workload:

  • 90 hours in-classroom work
  • 130 hours private studies
  • 20 hours exam preparation

Contents of teaching:

  • Electric charge, Coulomb force, electric field, electric potential, capacity
  • Stationary electric current, resistor, Kirchhoff’s laws
  • Magnetic field, magnetic dipole, electric current and magnetic field
  • Electromagnetic induction, resonant circuit
  • Nonstationary electric and magnetic fields, displacement current, Maxwell’s equations
  • Refraction, reflexion
  • Geometrical optics, image generation, lenses, aberrations, optical instruments
  • Interference, diffraction, resolution power
  • Polarization, birefringence, Brewster’s angle
  • Relativity theory
  • Bohr’s atomic model, spectral lines, quantum mechanical atomic model
  • Molecules and solid bodies

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 or oral exam as announced by the examiner

Responsible for this module:

Literature:

  • Giancoli : Physics

Language:

  • offered only in German

Notes:

Prerequisites for attending the module:
- None (The competences of the required modules are required for this module, but the modules are not a prerequisite for admission.)

Prerequisites for the exam:
- 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.

Modul exam:
- ME1020-L1: Physics 2, written exam, 90 min, 100 % module grade

Last Updated:

18.10.2024