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Course code: BBS10029o11Semester: 2011/2012 winter
Name: Physics
Major: Biology
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 1
ECTS points: 4
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 30 / 30
Lecturer: dr hab. Janusz Sarapuk, prof. nadzw.
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: During the course a theoretical knowledge and practical skills concerning chosen phenomena and physical and biophysical processes described by, among others, mechanics, acoustics, thermodynamics, optics and nuclear physics and also concerning the influences of various forces and radiation on living matter, biological membrane structures, heat and substance transport through these membranes arc gained. Also, student gains the knowledge of various methods that may be used to study biological objects (measurements of electric potentials in cells, spectroscopic techniques, NMR and so on)
Competences: Passing the course permits working in different fields, especially, in these connected with laboratory studies and in science
Prerequisites: physics, biology
Course content: Force fields, basic mechanics, waves and vibrations, basic thermodynamics, calorimetry, hydrodynamics, electric and magnetic properties of matter, electromagnetic and ionization radiation, classic and electronic microscopy, atomic and molecular spectroscopy, fundamental nuclear physics
Recommended literature: Przestalski S.: Elementy fizyki, biofizyki i agrofizyki. Wyd. U. Wr., 2001. Biofizyka dla biologów, Praca zbiorowa pod red. W. Leyko i M. Bryszewskiej, PWN, Warszawa, 1998.
Assessment methods: completion of laboratory training after semester, oral (1 term) or oral and written exam (2 term) after semester 1; minimum 60% of knowledge to pass.
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