Υ1202 - PHYSICS

INSTRUCTORS

Lectures:	P. Τ. Nastos, Prof. M. Chatzaki, Assist. Prof. G. Kaviris, Assoc. Prof.
Lab. Training:	E. Skordas, Assoc. Prof. S. Gardelis, Assoc. Prof. M. Chatzaki, Assist. Prof. V. Sakkas, Laboratory Teaching Staff Dr N. Kaltsounidis, Res. Assoc.
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Lectures:

P. Τ. Nastos, Prof.

M. Chatzaki, Assist. Prof.

G. Kaviris, Assoc. Prof.

Lab. Training:

E. Skordas, Assoc. Prof.

S. Gardelis, Assoc. Prof.

M. Chatzaki, Assist. Prof.

V. Sakkas, Laboratory Teaching Staff

Dr N. Kaltsounidis, Res. Assoc.

eClass Webpage

COURSE KEY ELEMENTS

LEVEL / SEMESTER:	EQF level 6; NQF of Greece level 6 / 1^st
TYPE:	General background, Skills development
TEACHING ACTIVITIES - HOURS/WEEK - ECTS:	Lectures, Practical exercises 3 hours of lecturing, 2 hours of practical exercises per week, 6 ECTS credit
Prerequisites:	None
Language of instruction and Assessment:	Greek(V.S.¹ English)
Availability to Erasmus+ Students:	YES in English

COURSE CONTENT:

Α. Lectures

Basic concepts of Physics. Physical quantities and measurement standards. Conversion of units. Measurements and uncertainty. Vector and scalar quantities.
Mechanics: Motion in one and more dimensions. Laws of motion and applications. Work and kinetic energy. Potential energy and conservation of energy. Momentum, impulse and collisions. Rigid object dynamics. Elastic properties of solids.
Oscillations: Motion of an object attached to a spring. Mathematical representation of Simple Harmonic Motion. Energy of the Simple Harmonic Oscillator. The pendulum. Damped oscillations/ forced oscillations
Waves: Propagation of a disturbance. Sinusoidal waves. The linear wave equation. Rate of energy transfer by sinusoidal waves. Superposition and interference. Reflection and transmission. Standing waves. Sound waves.
Electromagnetism: Electric fields. Electric potential. Electric current. Magnetic fields. Magnetic fields and current-carrying conductors. Law of induction. Charged matter in fields. Electromagnetic waves. Maxwell's equations. Energy carried by electromagnetic waves.
Optics: Nature of light. Reflection. Refraction. Dispersion and prisms. Geometric optics (image formations, mirrors, lenses). Light waves (interference, diffraction, polarization)

Β. Laboratory Exercises:

Measurements, uncertainties, errors, graphs
Measurement of focal length of a converging lens
Measurement of gravity acceleration with pendulum
Density of solids and liquids measured with Jolly balance
Laser beam wavelength (He-Ne) measured with optical barrier
Thermocouple Calibration - Thermoelectric Phenomenon
Internal friction coefficient measurements
RLC circuit - Ohm‘s law

LEARNING ACTIVITIES - TEACHING METHODS:

PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

Activity	Student’s effort
Lectures	39 hours
Laboratory work and/or exercises	16 hours
Small homework essays	25 hours
Unguided Study	25 hours
Preparation for final Assessment	25 hours
Total student effort	150 hours

ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

The assessment process is conducted in Greek (there is the pos-sibility of examination in English for Erasmus students), either with progressive exams in separate sections of the course content or with the final examination of the entire course material which includes:

Ι. LECTURES AND PRACTICE EXERCISES (67%)

Written Exam with:

Short Answer Questions and Multiple Choice Test and/or
Extended Answer Questions
Solving Exercises and Problems

ΙΙ. LABORATORY WORK (33%)

Written Essays for every Laboratory Exercise

RECOMMENDED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Suggested Bibliography:

Φυσική για Επιστήμονες και Μηχανικούς, Τόμος Α’, Giancoli [Κωδ. ΕΥΔΟΞΟΣ: 112692104]
Φυσική για Επιστήμονες και Μηχανικούς, Τόμος Β’, Giancoli [Κωδ. ΕΥΔΟΞΟΣ: 122074700]
Φυσική, Halliday D., Resnick R., Walker J, [Κωδ. ΕΥΔΟΞΟΣ: 41959145]
Physics για Επιστήμονες και Μηχανικούς, Τόμος Α’, R. A. Serway, J. W. Jewett [Κωδ. ΕΥΔΟΞΟΣ: 22750100]
Φυσική για Επιστήμονες και Μηχανικούς, Τόμος Β’, R. A. Serway, J. W. Jewett [Κωδ. ΕΥΔΟΞΟΣ: 22750112]
Πανεπιστημιακή Φυσική, Τόμος Α’, Young H., Freedman R. [Κωδ. ΕΥΔΟΞΟΣ: 68387911]
Πανεπιστημιακή Φυσική, Τόμος Β’, Young H., Freedman R. [Κωδ. ΕΥΔΟΞΟΣ: 68387930]

Books:

Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Volume Α’ & B’ Giancoli
Physics, Halliday D., Resnick R., Walker J.
Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Volume Α’, B’, R. A. Serway, J. W. Jewett
University Physics, Τόμος Α’, B’, Young H., Freedman R.

Additional Reading Material:

Tutors’ notes, lectures’ presentations, exercises on e-Class platform

¹ V.S.: Visitor Students (e.g. ERASMUS)