Computer Programming & Computational Physics

Structure of the PC (CPU, ALU, registers, memory types, addresses and addressing, binary and hexadecimal numerical systems). Problem analysis with flowcharts/pseudocode (quadratic equation, number sorting, gambling – Monte Carlo method, root finding). Source code, compiling and linking, executable programs, variables and types of variables, string and logical expressions (operands). Program flow control (conditional branching, loops). […]

Waves-Fluids -Thermodynamics

Wave mechanics Waves in elastic media: basic concepts, derivation of the wave equation, harmonic waves. Characteristics of the mechanical waves, wave energy. Exercises Propagation of mechanical waves: Superposition of waves, group and phase velocities, standing waves and normal modes, beats. Exercises. Sound waves: Production of sound waves, applications. Exercises.   Fluid mechanics Fluids (gasses and […]

Physics III (Electricity – Magnetism)

Electric field Gauss’s law Electric potential Capacitance and dielectrics Current and resistance Direct-current circuits Magnetic fields Sources of the magnetic field Faraday’s law

Introductory Physics Laboratory

I a) Features of measuring instruments and methodologies of measurement. Statistical treatment of experimental data b) Graphing techniques for 2 variables, treatment of experimental data, least-squares algorithm. II a) Online measurement of velocity and acceleration on a rectilinear air track using a computer b) Simulation of the x-y trajectory of a sphere in various environments […]

Mathematics II

Basic topological concepts in n-dimensional space – Differential calculus of real functions of several variables with real arguments (geometrical picture of a function of several variables, limits, continuity, partial derivatives, differentiability, total differentials) – Composite function of several variables (Chain rule, Eulers theorem, the mean value theorem, Taylor’s theorem) – Implicit function of several variables […]