General Physics

COURSE CURRICULUM 

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Course title

GENERAL PHYSICS

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Code

HM-21F

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Study curriculum

Applied chemistry – analytical biochemistry

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Organizer of the curriculum (institute, department)

PMF, Institute of Chemistry

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Degree (BSc, MSc, PhD)

BSc

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Academic year/semester

I/II

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ECTS points

8

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Lecturer

Riste Popeski-Dimovski, Full Professor

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Prerequisites

None

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Course objectives (competences):
Introducing of students to the subject of physics, the methods applied and the fundamental ideas. Establishing and deepening knowledge in the areas of mechanics and molecular physics.

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Course content:
Introduction. Scalars and vectors. Classical mechanics. Kinematics. Kinematics of a particle. Particle motion along a curve in a plane. Dynamics. Newton’s laws. Work and energy. Conservative forces. Law of conservation of energy and momentum. Mechanical oscillations and mechanical waves. Fluid mechanics. Molecular phenomena. Empirical gas laws. Equation of state of an ideal gas. Thermodynamics. First and second laws of thermodynamics. Heat capacities of gases. Adiabatic processes. Electrostatics. Direct electric current. Ohm’s law. Kirchhoff’s rules. Electric current in liquids. Electrolytes. Magnetism. Magnetic field. Ampère’s law. Lorentz force. Magnetic properties of matter. Geometrical optics. Fundamental laws. Fermat’s principle. Optical lenses and optical prisms. Physical optics. Interference and diffraction. Fundamentals of atomic physics. Photoelectric effect. X-rays. Atomic models. Wave-particle duality. Natural radioactivity. Law of radioactive decay. Structure of the atomic nucleus. Nuclear forces. Mass defect.

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Teaching methods: lectures, demonstrational experiments, consultations, independent work, problem solving, laboratory classes.

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Total available time

240

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Time distribution

4+2+2 (lectures 4 hours, problem solving 2 hours, laboratory classes 2 hours)

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Teaching methods distribution

15.1.

Teaching - lectures

60 hours

15.2.

Practicals (laboratory, problem solving), seminars, team work

60 hours

16.

Other activities

16.1.

Projects

20 hours

16.2.

Independent work

20 hours

16.3.

Homework

80 hours

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Grading methods

17.1.

Tests

70 points

17.2.

Seminars/projects (written/oral presentation)

10 points

17.3.

Activity

20 points

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Grading scale (points/mark)

< 50 points

5 (five) (F)

51 to 60 points

6 (six) (E)

61 to 70 points

7 (seven) (D)

71 to 80 points

8 (eight) (C)

81 to 90 points

9 (nine) (B)

91 to 100 points

10 (ten) (A)

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Criteria for taking the final exam

Attendance at lectures and completed exercises

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Course language

Macedonian

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Teaching quality control

Anonymous surveys, self -evaluation

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Literature

22.1.

Compulsory

No.

Author

Title

Publisher

Year

1.

Margarheta Pecovska-Gjorgjievikj 

Lectures in General Physics – Level B (intern script)

Institute of physics

2012

2.

Gjorgji Ivanovski and Vasil Micevski

Collection of Solved Physics Problems

Prosvetno Delo

1997

3.

Group of Authors

Collection of Solved Problems from Physics Competitions

DFRM

In press

22.2.

Additional

No.

Author

Title

Publisher

Year

1.

Ljubo Petkovski

General Physics: Mechanics

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University (UKIM)

1995

2.

Halliday, D., Resnick, R., and Walker, J.

Fundamentals of Physics

Wiley

2014

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