Physical Laboratory I (FSI-TR1)

Academic year 2023/2024
Supervisor: prof. Mgr. Miroslav Černý, Ph.D.  
Supervising institute: ÚFI all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: Czech
Aims of the course unit:
The aim of the course is to teach the students how to propose and perform simple experiments,
how to process the obtained data and how to express and discuss their results.
Learning outcomes and competences:
Students will improve their individual (technical) thinking, experimental skills and ability to express their ideas orally as well as in written form.
Prerequisites:
Students are expected to have prior basic experimental experience (measurement of basic physical quantities) and mathematical skills necessary for data processing (solving equations, basics of differential calculus).
Course contents:
The course familiarises students with the basics of physical measurements. The course deals with the following topics: comparison of calculated and measured data, numerical integration of the motion equation, model definition, numeric and graphic solution. Individual work of students with laboratory guide and experimental work are preferred.
Teaching methods and criteria:
The course is taught through practical laboratory work.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:
During the course, students can get points for their homeworks and for reports from experimental measurements. The classification will be based on final points rating. To get the accreditation, the rating better than 50% is necessary.
Controlled participation in lessons:
Attendance is compulsory. Missed lessons and related points may be compensated for via make-up tasks by the agreement with the teacher.
Type of course unit:
    Laboratory exercise  13 × 2 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Laboratory exercise Measurement, acuracy and precision: Introduction to data acquisition
Speed of sound: Resonance method, measuring of time and length - direct method, comparing the both methods; discussion
Toughness of a spring (elongated by its own weight)
Speed of pulse propagation in a spring (What affects the speed? Testing of the hypotheses)
Damped oscillations of a torsional pendulum: Numerical soultion of the equation of motion (The Euler method), theory and experiment.
Pendulum with a rubber string (Equation of motion in 2D)
Stirling's engine: Efficiency.
Convolution: Impulse response in linear systems.
Brachistochrone
Literature - fundamental:
1. Halliday – Resnick – Walker: Fyzika. 2. přepracované vydání, VUTIUM Brno, 2013
Literature - recommended:
1. KUČÍRKOVÁ, A. - NAVRÁTIL, K.: Fyzikální měření I
3. BROŽ, J. a kol.: Základy fyzikálního měření
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
B-FIN-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- GCr 2 Compulsory 1 1 S