402-0073-00L Physics I
Semester | Autumn Semester 2020 |
Lecturers | T. M. Ihn |
Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
Language of instruction | German |
Abstract | Introduction to the concepts and tools in physics with the help of demonstration experiments: mechanics |
Learning objective | Students know and understand the basic ideas of the scientific description of nature. They understand the fundamental concepts and laws of mechanics and they are able to apply them in practical problems. |
Content | 1. Fundamental concepts of the natural sciences 2. Motion in one dimension 3. Motion in two and three dimensions 4. The laws of Newton 5. Application of Newton's laws 6. Work and energy 7. Conservation laws in systems of many particles |
Lecture notes | T. Ihn: Physics for Students in Biology and Pharmazeutical Sciences (unpublished lecture notes) |
Literature | The lecture contains elements of: Paul A. Tipler and Gene P. Mosca, "Physik für Wissenschaftler und Ingenieure", Springer Spektrum. Feynman, Leighton, Sands, "The Feynman Lectures on Physics", Volume I (http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/) |