Semester: | 1st |
Course Type: | Mandatory |
Course Code: | Y1202 |
eClass URL | ➽ |
Hours per Week | |
- Lecturing: | 3 |
- Practical/Lab Exersices: | 2 |
Total Hours of Fieldwork Exersice: | - |
ERASMUS: | ✔ |
ECTS: | 6 |
Teaching Units: | 5 |
Prerequisites: | - |
Expected Prior Knowlegde: | Basic knowledge of High School Physics |
This course aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to phenomena, concepts, and theories of classical physics, towards improving the student’s understanding of the underlying physics of natural phenomena that are studied in the framework of Geosciences.
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).