Course: Thermodynamics

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Course title Thermodynamics
Course code KMT/TERM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • LAMBERT Adéla, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Pánek Jiří, Doc. Dr. RNDr.
Course content
Basic principles of equilibrium and non-equilibrium thermodynamics. Principles of molecular physics and kinetic theory of substances, changes of quantities in the ideal and real gases. Entropy, thermodynamic potentials. Phase transition. Low temperature physics. Transport phenomena in gases and liquids. Atmospheric thermodynamics and elementary meteorology.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 20 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 50 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 4 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
The knowledge of secondary school thermodynamics is assumed. The students should be able to employ operations and methods of mathematical physics (approximately at the level of the subjects MAMEF, MPF2M and MPF3S).
learning outcomes
The students will understand the basic principles of equilibrium and non-equilibrium thermodynamics, they will get oriented in molecular physics, theory of transport phenomena, and other areas connected with the subject matter.
teaching methods
Lecture
assessment methods
Oral exam
Recommended literature
  • Brož, Bakule. Úvod do molekulové fyziky. SPN Praha, 1972.
  • Friš, S. E. Kurs fysiky. Praha : Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1953.
  • Hlavička, Alois. Fyzika pro pedagogické fakulty. Praha : Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1971.
  • Kondepudi, Dilip; Prigogine, Ilya. Modern thermodynamics : from heat engines to dissipative structures. Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 1998. ISBN 0-471-97393-9.
  • Kvasnica, Jozef. Termodynamika. Vyd. 1. Praha : SNTL, 1965.
  • Obdržálek, Jan; Vaněk, Alois. Termodynamika a molekulová fyzika. Vyd. 2., opr. a dopl. Ústí nad Labem : Pedagogická fakulta Univerzity J. E. Purkyně, 2000. ISBN 80-7044-283-2.
  • Svoboda, Emanuel. Molekulová fyzika. 1. vyd. Praha : Academia, 1992. ISBN 80-200-0025-9.


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