NWNR100342 Physics (UIW)

Type
course with non-continuous assessment
Semester hours
2
Lecturer (assistant)
Taus, Tobias , Schönbauer, Bernd
Organisation
Physics and Materials Science
Offered in
Wintersemester 2026/27
Languages of instruction
Deutsch
Content

1. INTRODUCTION
Base and derived units; Unit conversion;Scalar and vector quantities

2. SELECTED PHYSICAL QUANTITIES
Translational motion and force; Rotational motion and torque; Work; Power; Pressure

3. ENERGY USE AND ENERGY GENERATION
Energy consumption in Austria; Exergy content of energy; Hydropower plants; Wind power plants

4. THERMAL ENERGY
Temperature; Internal energy and heat; Heating of solids; Heating of ideal gases; Heating of liquids; Net and gross calorific value; Thermal contact

5. STATES OF MATTER
General principles; Phase transitions (changes of state); Air humidity

6. HEAT ENGINES
Expansion/compression work (volume change work); Carnot cycle; Carnot efficiency; Real heat engines; External heat supply heat engines (external combustion); Internal combustion engines; Carnot heat pump; Real refrigerators and heat pumps

7. TRANSPORT PROCESSES
Heat transport; Solar radiation; Particle transport

8. ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
Electrostatics; Direct current (DC); Capacitor and capacitance; Magnetism

9. ALTERNATING CURRENT
Electromagnetic induction: Moving conductor in a magnetic field; Alternating current (AC); Coils and inductance; Resistors in AC circuits; Electrical power in AC circuits; Transformer; Electrical installations
Previous knowledge expected

Mathematics and physics on high school level
Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

The student has knowledge in mechanics of solids, thermodynamics and electricity and can use this to solve practical problems
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.