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Physics
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:28.10.2024 16:41:12
Study Course Information | |||||||||
Course Code: | FK_029 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
Branch of Science: | Physics; Physical Methods and Tools | Target Audience: | Pharmacy | ||||||
Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
Course Supervisor: | Mārtiņš Ļuļļa | ||||||||
Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
Structural Unit: | Department of Physics | ||||||||
The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
Contacts: | Riga, Anniņmuiža bulvāris 26a, 1st floor, rooms 147a and b, fizikarsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061539 | ||||||||
Study Course Planning | |||||||||
Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
Classes (count) | 12 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 24 | ||||
Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
Study course description | |||||||||
Preliminary Knowledge: | Knowledge of physics, mathematics and basic computer skills at secondary education level. | ||||||||
Objective: | The objective of the course is to develop students’ knowledge, skills and abilities in physics necessary for further and parallel studies and professional practical work. | ||||||||
Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
1 | Mechanics | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
2 | Fluid mechanics. Viscosity. Capillarity. Tension. | Classes | 2.00 | laboratory | |||||
3 | Direct current in different media, determination of ionic mobility | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
4 | Magnetic field, its characteristics, determination of the horizontal component of the Earth’s magnetic field. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
5 | Medical measurements, thermoelectric signal transducers | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
6 | Colloquium in mechanics and electricity | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
7 | Geometric optics, microscope, refractometer | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
8 | Optical activity of substances, polarimetry | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
9 | Radioactive radiation, dosimetry, elementary particle counter | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
10 | Wave optics, induced radiation, laser and holography. | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
11 | Quantum optics, spectra, spectrometers | Classes | 1.00 | laboratory | |||||
12 | Acoustics. Hydrodynamics. Molecular physics. Electrostatics. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
13 | Direct current and alternating current. Geometrical optics. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
14 | Wave and quantum optics | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
15 | X-rays. Nuclear physics. Radioactivity and dosimetry. Recent trends in physics | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Assessment | |||||||||
Unaided Work: | Outside of lectures and classes, students use e-study materials and online resources to prepare for the following practical work, draw conclusions about the previous work. | ||||||||
Assessment Criteria: | The student’s participation in the practical classes and the results of the practical work in the colloquium are assessed. The exam includes different types of test questions. | ||||||||
Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
Knowledge: | As a result of completing the study course, students acquire basic knowledge of the theory of physical quantities and laws. | ||||||||
Skills: | As a result of completing the study course, students should be able to carry out experiments, calculate and evaluate results, and draw conclusions. | ||||||||
Competencies: | To decide on the observance of physical phenomena and laws in practical pharmacy. | ||||||||
Bibliography | |||||||||
No. | Reference | ||||||||
Required Reading | |||||||||
1 | Grabovskis R. Fizika. – R.: Zvaigzne, 1983, 648 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
2 | Valters A. Fizika. - R.: Zvaigzne, 1992. – 732 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
3 | Davidovits P. Physics in Biology and Medicine. – London: Elsevier, 2008, 303 p. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
4 | Teibe U., Butlers P., Kalniņš I., Berķis U., Timms O., Avota Z., Sprieslis J., Poriņš V. Laboratorijas darbi fizikā – Rīga: RSU, 2005. – 78 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
5 | Teibe U. Lekciju materiāli studentiem uz RSU servera «Kodols». | ||||||||
6 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students | ||||||||
7 | Davidovits P. Physics in Biology and Medicine. – London: Elsevier, 2008, 303 p. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
Additional Reading | |||||||||
1 | Giancoli D. C. Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics 3rd ed., London: Prentice Hall, 2009, p. 689. | ||||||||
Other Information Sources | |||||||||
1 | Crowell B. Simple Nature. – Fullerton: www.lightandmatter.com, 2003, 625 p. | ||||||||
2 | Crowell B. Discover Physics. – Fullerton: www.lightandmatter.com, 2003, 203 p. |