Study programme 2023-2024 | Français | ||
Tensorial calculation and restricted relativity | |||
Programme component of Bachelor's in Mathematics (MONS) (day schedule) à la Faculty of Science |
Code | Type | Head of UE | Department’s contact details | Teacher(s) |
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US-B2-SCMATH-041-M | Compulsory UE | SEMAY Claude | S824 - Physique nucléaire et subnucléaire |
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Language of instruction | Language of assessment | HT(*) | HTPE(*) | HTPS(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Credits | Weighting | Term |
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| Français | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 | 1st term |
AA Code | Teaching Activity (AA) | HT(*) | HTPE(*) | HTPS(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Term | Weighting |
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S-PHYS-011 | Tensorial calculation and restricted relativity | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Q1 | 100.00% |
Programme component |
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Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes of UE
Master techniques of tensor calculus
Work with different coordinate systems
Understand the basic principles of special relativity
Solve simple problems in the framework of special relativity
UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance
Tensor calculus
Vector spaces
Tensors and tensor product
Scalar and vector products
Systems of coordinates
Differential operators
Special relativity
Space, time and mass
Lorentz transformations
Lorentz diagrams
Time dilation and length contraction
Minkowski space-time
4-vectors
Equivalence of mass and energy
Particle collisions
Prior Experience
Linear algebra
Matrix calculus and determinant
Vector space
Basic knowledge in mechanics
Type of Teaching Activity/Activities
AA | Type of Teaching Activity/Activities |
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S-PHYS-011 |
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Mode of delivery
AA | Mode of delivery |
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S-PHYS-011 |
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Required Reading
AA | Required Reading |
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S-PHYS-011 | Note de cours - Partie 2 - Calcul tensoriel et relativité restreinte - Claude Semay ,Note de cours - Partie 1 - Calcul tensoriel et relativité restreinte - Claude Semay ,Note de cours - Partie 3 - Calcul tensoriel et relativité restreinte - Claude Semay |
Required Learning Resources/Tools
AA | Required Learning Resources/Tools |
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S-PHYS-011 | Not applicable |
Recommended Learning Resources/Tools
AA | Recommended Learning Resources/Tools |
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S-PHYS-011 | C. Semay et B. Silvestre-Brac, Introduction au calcul tensoriel, Dunod, 2007 (disponible en bibliothèque) C. Semay et B. Silvestre-Brac, Relativité restreinte, Dunod, 2010 (disponible en bibliothèque) |
Other Recommended Reading
AA | Other Recommended Reading |
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S-PHYS-011 | Not applicable |
Grade Deferrals of AAs from one year to the next
AA | Grade Deferrals of AAs from one year to the next |
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S-PHYS-011 | Unauthorized |
Term 1 Assessment - type
AA | Type(s) and mode(s) of Q1 assessment |
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S-PHYS-011 |
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Term 1 Assessment - comments
AA | Term 1 Assessment - comments |
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S-PHYS-011 | Written (exercices): 40% Oral (theory): 60% (can only be presented if the written exam is presented) |
Resit Assessment - Term 1 (B1BA1) - type
AA | Type(s) and mode(s) of Q1 resit assessment (BAB1) |
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S-PHYS-011 |
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Term 3 Assessment - type
AA | Type(s) and mode(s) of Q3 assessment |
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S-PHYS-011 |
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Term 3 Assessment - comments
AA | Term 3 Assessment - comments |
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S-PHYS-011 | Not applicable |