Course: Molecular physics and thermodynamics

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Course title Molecular physics and thermodynamics
Course code KEF/MOT
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Frequency of the course jedenkrát ročně
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Holubová Renata, RNDr. CSc.
Course content
Basic findings of molecular physics: particle structure of the matter, atoms and molecules, number of moles, molar quantities, particle in a force field of the other particles, Brownian motion Thermodynamic system, state of a system equilibrium state, equilibrium process, reversible and irreversible processes, equilibrium state of a gas as a state with maximum probability, internal energy of a system, heat, ideal gas Laws of ideal gas Molecular kinetic theory of gases, Maxwell Law, analysis of the Maxwell Law. Thermodynamics - the laws of thermodynamics, entropy, thermodynamic functions Transport phenomena: heat conduction, Fourier equation for heat conduction, heat convection, radiation, diffusion, the First and the Second Fick Law, internal friction Phase transitions, Clausius-Clapeyron equation Real gases, Joule-Thomson phenomenon, condensation of gases Solids: crystalline and amorphous solids, crystal lattice and lattice parameters, energy of a crystal lattice, classification of crystals, crystal defects, thermal properties of solids, thermal linear and volume expansion, molar heat capacity of solids Liquids: structure of liquids, diffusion of liquids, osmosis, osmotic pressure, biological importance of osmosis, thermal conductance of liquids, viscosity of liquids Properties of liquid surface, surface layer, surface tension, pressure under curved liquid surface, capillarity, liquid compressibility, thermal expansion of liquids, water anomaly Thermodynamics and environmental physics Experimental part: 1st week: compulsory safety training Measurement of the thermal expansion, water anomaly Measurement of the surface tension of the liquids by (a) droplet method and (b) from the output in the capillary (all methods are comparative) Measurement of heat transmission - determination of k-coefficient Solar radiation, solar technology, greenhouse effect, efficiency of solar cells, usage of the ISES system Laws of gases

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
  • Attendace - 80 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Basic course in molecular physics and thermodynamics about kinetic theory, therodynamic laws, transfer of heat, phase transitions.
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
Student performance

Active attendance in seminars. Passing the test with 75% right answers. Measurement of all 10 experimental tasks.
Recommended literature
  • Feynmann R.P. (2003). Feynmannovy přednášky z fyziky I.-III.. Fragment.
  • Holubová, R. Molekulová fyzika a termodynamika. (available online at http://exfyz.upol.cz/didaktika/ourst.html).
  • Kolesnikov, V. (1999). Molekulová fyzika a termodynamika. UP Olomouc.
  • Svoboda, E., Bakule, R. (1992). Molekulová fyzika. Academia Praha.


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