Course syllabus for Wave, atom and nuclear physics

Course syllabus adopted 2024-03-14 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Observe
Note – can not be included in a Chalmers' degree

Overview

  • Swedish nameVåg-, atom- och kärnfysik
  • CodeTIF410
  • Credits4.5 Pre-education credits
  • OwnerZBASS
  • Education cyclePre-university
  • DepartmentPHYSICS
  • GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language Swedish
  • Application code 95115
  • Open for exchange studentsNo
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0123 Examination 4.5 fup
Grading: TH		 4.5 fup

In programmes

Examiner

Eligibility

General entry requirements for bachelor's level studies

Specific entry requirements

Mathematics 2a or 2b or 2c or equivalent and English 6

Course specific prerequisites

Examination certificate from upper secondary school including or complemented by the courses 1 and 2 in mathematics.

Aim

The aim of the course is to give basic understanding of physical relations and a good ground for continued studies at universities of technology.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

  • apply the law of reflection and Snell's law for light rays
  • draw the rays for lenses and apply the lens formulas and calculate magnification
  • conduct calculations on harmonic oscillator (position, velocity, acceleration and energy)
  • explain the wave phenomena interference and diffraction
  • apply Wien’s law and Stefan-Boltzmann's law of black body radiation
  • explain photo electric effect
  • explain the physical mechanisms governing the structure of atoms and nuclei as well as radioactivity

Content

Mechanical oscillations, wave motion, mechanical waves, electromagnetic waves, interference and diffraction, geometrical optics, particle-wave duality, atoms and spectra, structure of atoms, nuclear reactions, nuclear energy

Organisation

The course contains lectures, problem solving demonstrations and one lab.

Literature

  • R. Alphonce, et al.: Heureka! Fysik 1 och 2 basåret, teoribok (Natur och kultur)
  • R. Alphonce, et al.: Heureka! Fysik 1 och 2 basåret, övningsbok (Natur och kultur)
  • Documents from the course home page.

Examination including compulsory elements

Written exam and presence at the lab. The grade on the exam is according to the TH system.

The course, together with the other two courses at ZBASS/ZBARD, has the same content and depth as the high school "Fysik 2".

The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers about disability study support.