Physics in experiments

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Course ID:	1100-1BB25
Erasmus code / ISCED:	13.2 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0533) Physics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Physics in experiments
Name in Polish:	Fizyka w doświadczeniach
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Physics
Course groups:
Course homepage:	http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~kkorona/fizyka_w.html
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Prerequisites (description):	Secondary school, interest in science.
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	Lecture on basic physics that includes a selection of simple physical experiments and their explanation in terms of laws of physics.
Full description:	We are going to present a selection of simple physical experiments and explain them in terms of laws of physics. Most of the experiments are designed in a way allowing the student to repeat them at home. Calculations will be reduced to a strict minimum. However, we describe also phenomena that have much large scale (light years) or much smaller scale (nanometers). Program: 1. Force and movement 1.1 The basic concepts of mechanics 1.2 Description and prediction of movement 1.3 Matter and conservation rules 2. Vibrations and waves 2.1 Periodic movement 2.2 Resonators and waves 3. Heat and molecules 3.1 Temperature and molecules 3.2 Engines 3.3 Organisation of matter 4. Fields and currents 4.1 Electricity 4.2 Magnetism 4.3 Electrons inside matter 5. Visible and invisible light 5.1 Properties of light 5.2 Emission and perception of light Description by Krzysztof Korona, November 2019
Bibliography:	1. Presentations on web page: http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~kkorona/fizyka_w.html 2. Basic level handbooks on physics 3. P. G. Hewitt, ‘Fizyka wokół nas’, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2001 4. Joanne Baker, '50 teorii fizyki które powinieneś znać' 5. Wiedza i Życie, dział "Laboratorium" 6. J. Domański, ‘Domowe zadania doświadczalne z fizyki’, Prószyński i S-ka, Warszawa 1999
Learning outcomes:	The learning outcome is basic knowledge of physics and experiments. After crediting with the lecture student: 1. Knows that experiment is the foundation of the scientific method 2. Knows the main measurement techniques 3. Knows main issues of general physics 4. Knows some issues of contemporary physics 5. Reads with comprehension popular scientific texts 6. Recognizes and explains physical phenomena 7. Conducts and analyzes simple experiments.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Points for activity and final exam. The exam has a form of test composed of simple questions related to theory and experiments presented during lectures. Correctional exam: test.
Practical placement:	none

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