Course: Physics for Biologists

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Course title Physics for Biologists
Course code KEF/FBIO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hrouzková Tereza, Mgr.
  • Richterek Lukáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Smrčka David, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Introduction to the study of physics 1. Physical quantities and units - Basic and secondary units of the SI system, scalar and vector quantities. Selected chapters from electricity and magnetism 2. Stationary electric field, electric charge, Coulomb's law, electric potential, voltage, conductor capacity, capacitors. Electrostatic induction, dielectric polarization. 3. Simple circuit, electric current, electromotive voltage, Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's laws and their use in solving simple electrical networks. 4. Steady electric current in metal conductors, semiconductors, electrolytes, gases and in vacuum, laws of electrolysis. Electrophoresis, motion of charged molecules in an electric field. Thermoelectric effect, Peltier cells. 5. Stationary magnetic field, field of a conductor with current, forces acting in a magnetic field on charged particles, ions and a conductor with current, mass spectroscopy. Magnetic field in the material environment, magnets. 6. Non-stationary electromagnetic field: Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction, self and mutual induction. Alternately currents, electricity generation. Electromagnetic oscillations and waves. 1st test Selected chapters from optics and physics of the microworld 7. Electromagnetic radiation and its properties, origin and propagation of optical radiation. Absorption of electromagnetic radiation, Lambert-Beer's law. Properties and classification of optical media, dispersion, absorption and scattering of light. Classification of anisotropic materials and their use. Polarization of light. Basics of color theory. Light sources (comparison of light bulb, LED and laser, achievable light intensity, waste heat), continuous and line spectrum, photoreceptors responding to a specific wavelength. 8. Laws of geometric optics, ray imaging, refraction and reflection of light. Basic types of optical systems, mirror imaging, thin lens, optical instruments. 9. Fundamentals of wave optics, interference and coherence of light, diffraction, thin films, gratings. Instrument resolution limit, monochromator (grid, prism), interference filter. Lasers, the principle of optical holography. 10. Corpuscular-wave dualism, photons, particles, de Broglie waves. Photo effect, principle of operation of photomultiplier, CCD chip. Wave function, uncertainty relation, tunneling phenomenon. Atomic envelope, atom models. Bohr's model of the hydrogen atom. X-rays radiation and its use in medicine, Jablonsky diagram, fluorescence, phosphorescence, lifetime of the excited molecule. Nuclear magnetic resonance, magnetic dipole moment. 11. Atom nucleus, composition, properties, models. Radioactive decay, ionizing radiation, dosimetry. Nuclear processes (fission, thermonuclear fusion) and energy. 2nd test

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
Some topics in from the basic undergraduate physics course with the accent on electricity, magnetism, optics and the basics of modern physics.
Knowledge Define the main ideas and conceptions of the subject, describe the main approaches of the studied topics, recall the theoretical knowledge for solution of model problems.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark

Knowledge within the scope of the course topics, active participation in seminars and passing of two tests. Acquisition of credits and classification are based on scoring of partial tasks, points obtained in the exercise are included in the overall evaluation. A maximum of 3 attempts are allowed for each of the two tests, with points counting from the most successful. Substitute, repeated tests will be written in terms after the end of the semester. Points for active participation in the exercise: - participation in exercises: max. 5 points, for each non-participation 1 point (ie, for example, for 8 non-participations 3 points are counted) - calculation of the task at the board: 5 points - 2 × DCV in Moodle system: 2 × 20 = 40 points Homeworks are in the Moodle system at http://moodle.upol.cz. Exam points: - 2 tests: a total of max. 80 points - oral test if necessary: improvement of the classification by 1 degree Evaluation 119 and more points ....... A 107 - 118 points ....... B 95-106 points ....... C 83 - 94 points ....... D 71 - 82 points ....... E 70 points or less ....... F, failed
Recommended literature
  • Feynman, R. P. (2002). Feynmanovy přednášky z fyziky. Fragment Praha.
  • Franklin, K. (2010). Introduction to Biological Physics for the Health and Life Sciences. John Willey and Sons, Ltd.
  • Halliday, D., Resnick, R., Walker, J. (2013). Fyzika 2. Brno: VUTIUM.
  • Kubínek, R. (1999). Rychlokurz fyziky. Rubico Olomouc.
  • Láska, M.; Kubínek, R. (2003). Fyzika - středoškolský přehled s řešenými příklady. Rubico Olomouc.
  • Muller, R. A. (2010). Physics and Technology for Future Presidents: An Introduction to the Essential Physics Every World Leader Needs to Know. Princeton University Press.
  • Svoboda, E. a kol. (2002). Přehled středoškolské fyziky. Praha, Prometheus.


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