480-0050/01 – Physical Measurements (PM)
| Gurantor department | Department of Physics | Credits | 3 |
| Subject guarantor | Doc. Dr. RNDr. Petr Alexa | Subject version guarantor | Doc. Dr. RNDr. Petr Alexa |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | | |
| | Study language | English |
| Year of introduction | 2019/2020 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF, FEI, FMT, FS, FAST, FBI | Intended for study types | Master, Follow-up Master, Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Characterize principles and laws of the chosen problems of the classical physics. Describe, clarify and interpret the respective natural phenomena. Measure selected physical quantities, tabulate results and compute dependent quantities. Compare computed results with the tabled ones or results obtained from another experiments.
Teaching methods
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Summary
The subject focuses on basic experiments from the most important parts of technical physics.
Compulsory literature:
1. AUTY, Fiona, et. al. Beginner's Guide to Measurement in Mechanical Engineering, NPL, London, online: http://www.npl.co.uk/upload/pdf/beg-guide-measurement-mech-eng.pdf
2. AUTY, Fiona, et. al. Beginner's Guide to Measurement in Electronic and Electrical Engineering, online: http://www.npl.co.uk/upload/pdf/gpg-132-beg-guide-measurement-electronic-electrical-eng.pdf
Recommended literature:
Halliday, D., Resnick, R., Walder, J.: Fundamentals of Physics, Fifth Editon Extended, 1997, John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Completing of selected tasks.
E-learning
Study materials are available to students of the course in the LMS.
Other requirements
Self-study in advance of the measurements based on study support materials in LMS, processing reports.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
- Introduction to Physical Measurement
- Theory of measurement
- Errors and uncertainties
- Laboratory tasks: Young modulus: rod deflection, Thermal heat conductivity, Frequency measurement: beats, Speed of sound, Surface tension, Specific heat capacity, Luminous intensity, flux and efficacy, Wavelength of light, Photoelectric effect: Electron work function, Radioactive radiation: intensity and absorption
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction