Klaus Stefan Kirch: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2024 |  |
| Name | Prof. Dr. Klaus Stefan Kirch |
| Field | Particle Physics |
| Address | Inst. f. Teilchen- und Astrophysik ETH Zürich, HPK G 28 Otto-Stern-Weg 5 8093 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Fax | +41 44 633 11 04 |
| kirchk@ethz.ch | |
| URL | http://www.edm.ethz.ch/ |
| Department | Physics |
| Relationship | Full Professor |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 402-0083-00L | Physics I  | 4 credits | 3V + 1U | K. S. Kirch | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | This course is an introduction to classical physics, with special focus on applications in medicine. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | Obtain an understanding of basic concepts in classical physics and their application (using mathematical pre-knowledge) to the solution of simple problems, including certain applications in medicine. Obtain an understanding of relevant quantities and of orders of magnitude. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | General introduction; Positron-Emission-Tomography as appetizer, including ionising radiation; kinematics of a point mass; dynamics of a point mass (Newton's axioms and forces); physical work, power and energy; conservation of linear and angular momentum; oscillations and waves; mechanics of a rigid body; fluid mechanics; introduction to electricity. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lecture notes | Will be distributed at the start of the semester. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literature | "Physik für Mediziner, Biologen, Pharmazeuten", von Alfred Trautwein, Uwe Kreibig, Jürgen Hüttermann; De Gruyter Verlag. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Voraussetzung Mathematik I+II (Studiengänge Gesundheitswissenschaften und Technologie bzw. Humanmedizin) / Mathematik-Lehrveranstaltungen des Basisjahres (Studiengänge Chemie, Chemieingenieurwissenschaften bzw. Interdisziplinäre Naturwissenschaften) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 402-0600-00L | Nuclear and Particle Physics with Applications | 0 credits | 2S | A. Rubbia, K. S. Kirch, R. Wallny | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | Research colloquium | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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