Atomics and optics (Physic II)

Higher education teachers: Iglič Aleš

Subject description

Prerequisits:

• Course enrollment - first year student of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana

Content (Syllabus outline):

Experimental basis and principles of the theory of electromagnetism, modelling of electric current in metals and electrolytes, physical models of diamagnetism, paramagnetism and ferromagnetism, Poisson equation, Poisson-Boltzmann equation and electric double layer, dielectric properties of solids and liquids electromagnetic waves and wave optics, frequency dependent refractive index, total internal reflection and optical fibres, photometry, geometrical optics, special theory of relativity and particle interactions, photoelectric effect, black-body radiation, the nature of X-rays and some of their applications, Bohr model and line atomic emission spectra, experimental basis, principles and basic equations of quantum mechanics, some simple examples described by using the methods of quantum mechanics, energy band structure in insulators, conductors and semiconductors.

Objectives and competences:

• The acquired knowledge will enable the students to understand the electrical and magnetic properties of the materials important in electrical engineering.
• The students will acquire a general education in technical and natural sciences and gain better understanding of theoretical and experimental methods innatural and technical sciences.

Intended learning outcomes:

• Basic knowledge of electrical properties of materials.
• The application of the acquired knowledge in different fields of electrotechnics.

Learning and teaching methods:

• Lectures, tutorials, demonstrative experiments during lectures and lectures of visiting professors from abroad.

Study materials

• Raymond A. Serway: Physics (international edition), Sounders Golden Sunburst Series, vsakokratna nova izdaja se nahaja na domači strani Laboratorija za biofiziko FE
• A. Iglič: Električne lastnosti snovi, Fakulteta za elektrotehniko, Založba FE in FRI, vsakokratna nova izdaja
• J. Strnad: Fizika 2. del: Elektrika, optika, DMFA, vsakokratna nova izdaja
• J. Strnad: Fizika 3. del: Posebna teorija relativnosti, kvantna fizika, atomi, vsakokratna nova izdaja
• T. Gyergyek, V. Kralj-Iglič, A. Iglič, M. Fošnarič: Vaje iz fizike II, Založba FE in FRI, vsakokratna nova izdaja