Basics of Physics
| Degree programme | Environment and Engineering |
| Subject area | Engineering & Technology |
| Type of degree | Bachelor Full-time Winter Semester 2023 |
| Course unit title | Basics of Physics |
| Course unit code | 086011010103 |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Type of course unit (compulsory, optional) | Compulsory |
| Teaching hours per week | 2 |
| Year of study | 2023 |
| Level of the course / module according to the curriculum | |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 3 |
| Name of lecturer(s) | Christian KAISER |
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Course contents are the fundamentals of mechanics and physical conservation laws as well as their application for the description and design of simple technical-mechanical systems:
- Units of measurement and measurements with uncertainties
- motions of rigid particle systems in one, two, and three spatial dimensions
- Mass, force and Newton's axioms
- Work, energy, momentum and physical conservation laws
- Temperature, heat, and thermometric properties based on the kinetic theory of gases
Students have a basic understanding of mechanics and general conservation laws of physics. They
- know the basic concepts of classical mechanics,
- understand the relationships between force, work, momentum and energy,
- understand the kinetic theory of gases as a link between thermodynamics and mechanics,
- are able to physically understand and mathematically describe simple mechanical systems, such as those found in environmental engineering.
- are able to make statements about system equilibria and predictions about system states based on the physical description of simple technical systems,
- are able to apply the fundamental conservation laws of physics to concrete problems or generalize them for the requirements of the follow-up lectures thermodynamics and process engineering,
- are able to argue with the help of conservation laws and symmetry considerations in order to simplify problems and to check mechanical situations for plausibility.
- Lectures with integrated exercises and homework
- Virtual computer experiments
- Evaluation of performance of the exercises (30 %)
- Final written examination (70 %)
For a positive grade, a minimum of 50% of the possible points must be achieved in each part of the examination.
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- Dobrinski, Paul; Krakau, Gunter; Vogel, Anselm (2010): Physik für Ingenieure. 12. Auflage. Wiesbaden: Vieweg & Teubner
- Shankar, Ramamurti (2019): Fundamentals of physics I: mechanics, relativity, and thermodynamics. Expanded edition. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press
- Halliday, David; Resnick, Robert; Walker, Jearl (2007): Halliday Physik. Bachelor Edition. 1. Auflage. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH
- Demtröder, Wolfgang (2018): Experimentalphysik 1: Mechanik und Wärme. 8. Auflage. Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum
- University of Colorado Boulder (2020): PhET Interactive Simulations. Online im Internet: URL: https://phet.colorado.edu/ (Zugriff am 03.06.2020)
Presence event with compulsory attendance