Engelska Studiehandboken kurser

Mechanical Engineering

MTF301 Modern Physics and Astronomy 7.5 ECTS credits

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General information about studying at Luleå university

TIMEPERIOD: Q 3

LANGUAGE: Swedish

EXAMINER
Sune Marklund Univ lekt

PREREQUISITES

COURSE AIM
To give the student basic knowledge of the fundamentals of modern physics and astronomy and the ability to teach children such topics in elementary school.

CONTENTS
Relativistic mechanics: Invariance of physical laws. Relativity of length and time. The relativistic doppler effect. Photons, electrons and atoms: Emission and absorption of light. The photoelectric effect. Line spectra and energy levels. The Bohr model. The laser. X-ray production and scattering. The wave nature of particles and electron diffraction. Quantum mechanics: The Schrödinger equation. Potential wells and tunneling. The harmonic oscillator. Atomic structure, molecules and condensed matter. Nuclear physics: Binding energy, stability and nuclear structure. Radioactivity. Fission an fusion. Biological effects of radiation. Cosmology and astronomy. Laboratory work.

TEACHING

EXAMINATION
Written exam at the end of the course.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: Passed, Good

ITEMS/CREDITS


Laboratory work                                             	1.5ECTS
Written exam                                                	6.0ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
Young H. D. and Freedman R; University Physics (Extended Version with Modern Physics), Addison-Wesley 1996. ISBN 0-201-84769-8. MochŽ D. L.; Astromomy (A Self-Teaching Guide), Wiley (1993). ISBN 0-471-53001-8 Tabellverk (FYSIKALIA) (in Swedish; Formulas and Tables i Physics)

REMARKS
The course will ge given in Swedish.
Last modified : 97-09-25
Further information: Sune Marklund

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