FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS 2

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Optics - laws of the light propagation

  • Geometrical optics. Fermat principle and it's applications. Optical elements. Propagation of the light through optical fibers.
  • Physical (wave) optics. Hygens principle. Light polarization. Interference and diffraction.

Fluids - Mechanics of the continual mediums

  • Fluid statics. Density and pressure. Pascal and Archimed law.
  • Fluids in motion. Bernouli equation and it's applications. Flow of realistic fluids.

Heat

  • Thermal equilibrium. Thermal expansion. Heat transfer. Specific heat. The first law of thermodynamics.
  • Kinetic theory of gases. Enthropy and the second law of thermodynamics.
  • Phase transitions.

Elements of modern physics

  • Planck quantum hypothesis. Radiation law - Einstein's approach. Photoelectic effect. Compton effect. De Brogli relation. Bohr postulates and Bohr model of the atom. The structure of the atom.
  • Uncertainity principle. Wave function and Schrodinger equation. Particle in an infinite and finite potential. Tunnel effect. Linear harmonic oscillator. Wave functions of the hydrogen atom.
  • The structure of the nucleus. Energy of the bound. Fission and fusion. Radioactivity. Nuclear reactions. Nuclear reactors. Medical applications of the radiation.