Elements of theoretical physics I - course description

General information

Course name	Elements of theoretical physics I
Course ID	13.2-WF-FizD-ETP-S18
Faculty	Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
Field of study	Physics
Education profile	academic
Level of studies	Second-cycle studies leading to MS degree
Beginning semester	winter term 2019/2020

Course information

Semester	1
ECTS credits to win	5
Course type	obligatory
Teaching language	english
Author of syllabus

Classes forms

The class form	Hours per semester (full-time)	Hours per week (full-time)	Hours per semester (part-time)	Hours per week (part-time)	Form of assignment
Lecture	30	2	-	-	Exam
Class	30	2	-	-	Credit with grade

Aim of the course

The course provides an introduction to the conceptual and mathematical foundations of modern theoretical physics, with a particular emphasis on analytical mechanics and relativity.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of foundations of physics and mathematics corresponding to educational level undergraduate

Scope

Mathematical methods in Theoretical Physics: differential equations, the scalar and vector fields, foundations of analytic functions theory.
Classical dynamics. Newton’s laws: space and time, mass and force, the first and the second laws - intertial frames and noninertial frames. Systems with variuos resistance. Systems with varying mass.
Elements of the variational methods. Euler-Lagrange equations and applications. Constrained systems.
Symmetries and conservation laws, the Hamiltonian formulation of classical physics.

Teaching methods

Conventional lectures and classes.

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description	Outcome symbols	Methods of verification	The class form

Assignment conditions

Lecture: The exam.
Class: the test-work.

Final score: (50%) exam score + (50%) classes score.

Notes

Modified by dr hab. Piotr Lubiński, prof. UZ (last modification: 05-03-2020 12:34)

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