General Physics 2

COURSE CURRICULUM

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Course title

GENERAL PHYSICS 2

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Code

HM-20F

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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/II

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ECTS points

8

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Lecturer

Irina Petreska, Full Professor

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Prerequisites

Signature from Physics 1

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Course objectives (competences):
Consolidation and deepening of knowledge in the areas of electromagnetism, optics and modern physics. Providing the necessary understanding of these areas of physics to successfully pursue certain courses in chemistry studies. 

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Course content:
1. Electrostatics: 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Coulomb’s law; 1.3 Electrostatic field strength and potential; 1.4 Interactions of dipoles (electric field and potential of an electric dipole, electric dipole in an electric field, dipole-dipole interactions, dipole-induced dipole interactions, induced dipoles interactions); 1.5 Conductor and insulator in an electrostatic field; 1.6 Electrical capacity; 1.7 Permanent direct current; 1.8 Ohm’s law; 1.9 Kirchhoff’s laws; 1.10 Electrical current through electrolytes; 2. Electromagnetism: 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Magnetic force between current elements (magnetic field of a current element; magnetic flux); 2.3 Examples (magnetic field of a long straight conductor, magnetic field of circular conductor); 2.4 Magnetic moment of circular current and magnetic dipole; 2.5 Forces on isolated charges in a magnetic field (motion of charged particles in an electric and magnetic field, Hall’s effect); 2.6 Faraday’s law of induction and examples; 2.7 Magnetic properties of matter (paramagnetism, diamagnetism, ferromagnetism); 2.8 Application of magnetic fields in spectroscopy (nuclear magnetic resonance, Zeeman effect). 3. Optics: 3.1 Geometrical optics; 3.2 Wave equation and its solution; 3.3 Energy and momentum of an electromagnetic wave; 3.4 Laws of reflection and transmission of electromagnetic waves; 3.5 Fermat’s principle; 3.6 Interference of light waves (Young’s experiment, Michelson’s interferometer, interference from thin films); 3.7 Diffraction of light waves; 3.8 Polarization of light waves; 4. Quantum mechanics: 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Some earlier mysteries (nature of light, nature of matter, ultraviolet catastrophe); 4.3 Quantum hypotheses (Planck’s law, Bohr’s postulates for hydrogen atom, molar heat capacities, photoelectric effect, Compton’s effect, De Broglie’s wavelength); 4.4 Schrodinger equation and particle in a box.

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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

10 hours

16.2.

Independent work

30 hours

16.3.

Homework

95 hours

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Grading methods

17.1.

Tests

90 points

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Seminars/projects (written/oral presentation)

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Activity

10 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 2 for chemists (internal script)

Institute of physics

2012

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Stephen T. Thornton, Andrew Rex

Modern physics for scientists and engineers

Tabernakul, Skopje

2010

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Vasil Micevski, Marija Fukarova-Jurukovska, Kiril Pandelisev, Zarko Stankovski

Collection of solved problems in Physics, Book 2

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, MAGOR, Skopje

1996

22.2.

Additional

No.

Author

Title

Publisher

Year

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Raymond Serway

Physics for Scientists and engineers

Cengage Learning, Inc.

2010

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

Foundations of Physics for Chemists

Oxford University Press

2000

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