 | Study programme 2018-2019 | Français | |
 | Modern Physics | ||
Activité d'apprentissage à la Faculty of Engineering |
| Code | Lecturer(s) | Associate Lecturer(s) | Subsitute Lecturer(s) et other(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-PHYS-023 |
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| Language of instruction | Language of assessment | HT(*) | HTPE(*) | HTPS(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Français | Français | 18 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Q2 |
Content of Learning Activity
Special theory of relativity : history (Michelson-Morley experiment); kinematics (Lorentz transformation, Einstein's principles, Space and time relativity, Twin paradox, Doppler effect, velocity and acceleration transformation equations), electromagnetic field relativity, dynamics (Relativistic mass, Total energy, Equivalence of Mass and Energy), Minkowski space
Introduction to quantum mechanics and atomic physics: experimental evidences, quantification, duality, Schrödinger equation, 1D problems, central potential, kinetic momentum, Hydrogen atom
Nuclear physics: properties of nuclei, nuclear force, nuclear models, stability, natural radioactivity and decay process, radioactive series, fission, fusion
Required Reading
Travaux Pratiques - Travaux Pratiques de Physique Moderne - Francis Moiny
Copie de présentation - Physique moderne - F. MOINY
Required Learning Resources/Tools
Not applicable
Recommended Reading
Recommended Learning Resources/Tools
Not applicable
Other Recommended Reading
J. Franeau - 1978 - Physique, tome 2 - Lielens Bruxelles.
R. Resnick, D. Halliday - 1980 - Ondes, optique et physique moderne - InterEditions.
Thornton, Rex - 2010 - Physique moderne, de boeck
F. Mayet - 2015 - Physique nucléaire appliquée, de boeck
Mode of delivery
- Face to face
Type of Teaching Activity/Activities
- Cours magistraux
- Exercices dirigés
- Démonstrations
- Travaux pratiques
Evaluations
The assessment methods of the Learning Activity (AA) are specified in the course description of the corresponding Educational Component (UE)