General Physics 1

COURSE CURRICULUM 

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Course title

GENERAL PHYSICS 1

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Code

HM-10F

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Study curriculum

Applied chemistry, Chemical education

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Organizer of the curriculum (institute, department)

PMF-Skopje, Institute of physics

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Degree (BSc, MSc, PhD)

BSc

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Academic year/semester

I/I

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ECTS points

8

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Lecturer

Olga Galbova, 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:
Scalars and vectors. Mechanics. Mechanical Motion. Kinematics. Displacement vector. Velocity. Path. Acceleration. Particle motion along a curve in a plane. Kinematics of rotational motion. Uniform circular motion. Dynamics. Newton’s laws. Galileo’s principle of relativity. Forces in mechanics. The universal law of gravitation. Non-inertial reference systems. Relativistic mechanics. Lorentz transformations. Transformations and addition of velocities. Relativistic expressions for momentum and energy. Conservation laws. Energy. Work. Kinetic energy. Conservative forces. Potential energy. Law of conservation of mechanical energy. Law of conservation of momentum. Law of conservation of angular momentum. Gravitational potential energy. Mechanics of rigid bodies. Translational motion of rigid bodies. Rigid body rotation around a stationary axis. Moment of inertia. Kinetic energy of a rotational rigid body. Oscillatory motion. Harmonic oscillator. Free undamped oscillations. Free dumped oscillations. Addition of harmonic oscillations. Forced oscillations. Mechanical waves. One-dimensional waves. Superposition and interference of waves. Reflection and transmission of waves. Sinusoidal waves. Straight wave equation. Linear wave equation. Sound waves. Velocity of a sound wave. Periodic sound waves. Intensity of a sound wave. Doppler effect. Superposition and interference of sinusoidal waves. Standing waves. Complex waves. Hydromechanics. Hydrodynamics. Temperature and gas laws. Elements of thermodynamics.

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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

3+1+3 (lectures 45 hours, problem solving 15 hours, laboratory classes 45 hours)

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Teaching methods distribution

15.1.

Teaching - lectures

45 hours

15.2.

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

60 hours

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Other activities

16.1.

Projects

0 hours

16.2.

Independent work

35 hours

16.3.

Homework

100 hours

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Grading methods

17.1.

Tests

88 points

17.2.

Seminars/projects (written/oral presentation)

0 points

17.3.

Activity

12 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

Minimum of 20 points

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Course language

Macedonian

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Teaching quality control

Anonymous surveys

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Literature

22.1.

Compulsory

No.

Author

Title

Publisher

Year

1.

Olga Galbova

Physics 1 for chemists (intern script)

Institute of physics

2012

2.

G. A. D. Ritchie and D.S. Sivia

Foundations of Physics for Chemists

Oxford University Press

2000

3.

Raymond Serway

Physics for Scientists and engineers

Cengage Learning, Inc.

2010

22.2.

Additional

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Author

Title

Publisher

Year

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