Institute of Physics
http://www.fizyka.up.krakow.pl/
Courses given in English
COURSE TITLE winter ECTS CREDITS
Introduction to Quantum Physics 4
Physics Laboratory Experiments and Methods I (basic course) 4 Physics Laboratory Experiments and Methods II (advanced course) 4
Introduction to Observational Astrophysics-I sem. 4
Condensed Matter Physics II - Advanced course 4
Condensed Matter Physics I - Basic course 4
Basic astronomical observations 4
Physics Education Problems 4
Basic od E-learning Methods 4
Embedded systems - Basic course 4
Network Operating Systems 4
COURSE TITLE summer semester ECTS CREDITS
Introduction to Quantum Physics 4
Physics Laboratory Experiments and Methods I (basic course) 4 Physics Laboratory Experiments and Methods II (advanced course) 4
Condensed Matter Physics II - Advanced course 4
Condensed Matter Physics I - Basic course 4
Data Bases and Relational Databases Management Systems 4
Physics Education Problems 4
Basic od E-learning Methods 4
Embedded systems - Basic course 4
Network Operating Systems 4
Basic of E-learning Methods Course card
Course title Basic of E-learning Methods
Semester
(winter/summer) Winter/summer ECTS* 4
Lecturer
Dr Roman Rosiek
Email address: rosiek@up.krakow.pl Office: room 416A.
Lab.: 224N
Phone number: +48 12 662 6306
Office hours: Wednesdays from 10 to 2 pm or by appointment.
Department Institute of Physics
Course objectives (learning outcomes)
Information concerning creation process and usage of electronic learning Courses utilizing various accessible authoring tools.
Prerequisites
Knowledge Web Service Protocol Fundamentals, Specification Architecture Fundamentals,
Skills To model and construct a service architecture, from specification to deployment
Courses completed Operating systems, computer networks
Course organization
Form of classes W (Lecture) Group type
A (large group)
K (small
group) L (Lab) S (Seminar)
P (Project)
E (Exam)
Contact hours 30 X X X
Teaching methods:
Classes will be performed in tutorial system on a weekly basis using multimedia presentation and internet in a form of the lectures open for discussion, questions and exercises.
In-class exercises are designed to probe knowledge developed through this process, with emphasis on how well students have understood the computer networks and e-learning platforms.
The students will prepare one individual project on a topic or application not covered in the class. The topic will be chosen in the list of suggested topics by the lecturer or chosen by the students themselves with the lecturer’s approval. The presentation should be about 40-45 min. long. The detailed schedule for the presentations will be arranged commonly by the lecturer and students.
Assessment methods:
E – learning Didactic games Classes in
schools Field classes Laboratory tasks Individual
project Group project Discussion
participation Student’s
presentation Written assignment (essay) Oral exam Written exam Other
x x x x x
Assessment criteria
There will be a final written report (essay). The students will also be evaluated on whether they have developed a capacity to extract useful content from research literature. This will be demonstrated by their individual presentation.
The course grade will be determined by : Project: 60%
Essay: 40%
Individual presentation: 30%
The grading scale will be:
91 – 100: A including A- (eq. in Polish: bardzo dobry 5.0) 81 –90: B including +/- (dobry plus 4.5)
66–80: C including +/- (dobry 4.0)
51–65: D including +/- (dostateczny i +dostateczny 3.0/3.5)
< 50: F (niedostateczny 2.0)
Comments
After the course is finished, the student should be able to design, implement and analyse e-learning systms by utilising opensource tools. The student shall create and edit multimedia for the e-learning purposes.
Course content (topic list) 1. Web servers
2. E-learning platforms 3. Moodle
4. E-learning material creation tools
5. The administration and maintenance of an e-learning platform
Compulsory Reading www.apache.org www.moodle.org
Driscoll, M. (2002). Web-Based Training: Designing E-Learning Experiences. Jossey-Bass Keegan, D. (1986). The Foundations of Distance Education. Routledge Kegan & Paul.
H.M. Deitel, P.J. Deitel, T,R. Nieto, Internet & World Wide Web. How to program, Deitel & Associates Inc., 2001
Recommended reading
D. C. Naik, Internet Standards and Protocols, Microsoft Press, 1998
Basic astronomical observations Course card
Course title Basic astronomical observations
Semester
(winter/summer) winter ECTS 4
Lecturer
Waldemar Ogloza,, Ph.D.
Email address: ogloza@up.krakow.pl Office: room 505.
Lab.: Astronomical Laboratory (room 311) Phone number: +48 12 662 6301
Office hours: from 10 am to 3 pm or by appointment.
Department Institute of Physics
Course objectives (learning outcomes)
Introduction to basics of knowledge of general astronomy. Education skills:
• planning and conducting experiments and astronomical observations,
• Analysis of the results (including qualitative analysis, quantitative and statistical) and a discussion of errors
• description of the results of observations on the basis of theoretical knowledge
The laboratory exercises are preferred activation method: a method of discussion and problem of method of teaching.
Due to the nature of the activities most commonly used method is practical. Students doing observations using ready-made instructions observation and experimentation but also to independently develop and adapt the methodology to conduct the currently prevailing conditions (weather, time of year, the visibility of astronomical objects, etc.). During follow-up, students learn basic equipment to conduct astronomical observations using the direct method
Prerequisites
Knowledge Basic knowledge of Physics and astronomy (Highschool level).
Skills Basic skills of description of physical problems.
Courses completed Basic Physics and Mathematics courses at the junior undergraduate level.
Course organization
Form of classes W (Lecture)
Group type A (large
group)
K (small
group) L (Lab) S (Seminar)
P (Project)
E (Exam)
Contact hours 15
Teaching methods:
Classes will be performed in tutorial system on a weekly basis using multimedia presentation and internet in a form of the lectures open for discussion and questions.
In-class quizzes and exercises are designed to probe knowledge developed through this process, with emphasis on how well students have understood the underlying physical ideas.
The students will prepare one individual presentation on a topic or application of Condensed Matter Physics not covered in the class. The topic will be chosen in the list of suggested topics by the lecturer or chosen by the students themselves with the lecturer’s approval. The presentation should be about 40-45 min. long. The detailed schedule for the presentations will be arranged commonly by the lecturer and students.
Assessment methods:
E – learning Didactic games Classes in
schools Field classes Laboratory tasks Individual
project Group project Discussion
participation Student’s presentation Written assignment (essay) Oral exam Written exam Other
x x x x
Assessment criteria
Rating depends on the preparation of students for classes, correctness, observation and experimentation, the correct methodology for the analysis of the results
Comments
Course content (topic list) Astronomical telescope
(ability to use telescopes and astronomical telescopes , knowledge of telescopeconstruction, preparation for observation).
Rotary map of sky
(ability to determine the appearance of the sky at different times of day and year, the description of motion of stars, the Sun and the planets.)
The analysis of astronomical photographs
interpretation of images of celestial objects, estimations various parameters photographed object representations etc.)
Model of the Solar System
(parameters describing the orbits of the planets, Kepler's laws, the main features of kinematic solar system, conversion of various units of length )
Finding the distance using Cepheids
(methods for determining distances in the universe) Measurement of the Hubble constant
(basics of cosmology, the spectral lines , the Doppler effect) spectral Classification
simulation of spectroscopic observations, Wien's law , the dependence of the spectrum of stars on the temperature, qualitative determination of the chemical composition of stars, the temperature dependence - the absolute brightness of stars.
OBSERVATION EXERCISE : Exercise performed during the day :
1 Determination of the angular diameter of the Sun.
3 Observations of the solar activity and the determination of the Wolf number . 4 Observations of the solar spectrum
At night :
Observations with the naked eye
1 Orientation in the sky, identification of objects in the sky
2 Naked eye observations of satellites, ability to use traditional and electronic maps and atlases sky Observations with telescopes and telescopes :
Preparation of the telescope to observe
Determination of basic optical parameters of telescope (field of view, range, resolving power) Observations of solar system objects (Draw of the Moon surface, Observations of Jupiter's moons Astrophotography
Observations telescopes remotely ( via the Internet )
Imaging and photometrical observations with CCD cameras.
Observations of emission lines of hydrogen in the spiral arms of the Milky Way using a remote-controlled radiotelescope
Compulsory Reading
Recommended reading
„Astronomical image processing” R. Berry, J.Burnell
“The Sky. A user’s guide” D. Levy
„Practical astronomy” P.Moore
Condensed Matter Physics I - Basic course Course card Course title Condensed Matter Physics I - Basic course
Semester
(winter/summer) winter and/or summer ECTS 4
Lecturer(s)
Nhu-Tarnawska Hoa Kim Ngan, Dr. hab., Ph.D., Professor.
Email address: tarnawsk@up.krakow.pl Office: room 503.
Lab: NanoLab (room 3N)
Phone number: +48 12 662 6316/7801
Office hours: Wednesdays from 2 to 3 pm or by appointment.
Department Institute of Physics
Course objectives (learning outcomes)
This course aims at providing an introduction to fundamental concepts of Condensed Matter Physics:
chemical bonding, crystal structure, crystal diffraction, lattice vibrations, free electron gas, band structure, transport properties of solids, superconductivity and magnetism.
The students will be exposed to the standard models, approximations and experimental methods of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science.
The course also seeks to provide the background knowledge necessary to understand condensed-matter seminars and to read research articles.
Prerequisites
Knowledge
Basic knowledge of Physics.
Basic knowledge of Quantum Physics and Statistical Mechanics would be helpful, but not required.
No previous knowledge of the subject is required. The course can be also taken by
graduate students without previous exposure to Physics of Condensed Matter.
Skills Basic skills of description of physical problems.
Courses completed Basic Physics and Mathematics courses at the junior undergraduate level.
Course organization
Form of classes W (Lecture)
Group type A (large
group)
K (small
group) L (Lab) S (Seminar)
P (Project)
E (Exam)
Contact hours 30
Teaching methods:
Classes will be performed in tutorial system on a weekly basis using multimedia presentation and internet.
In-class quizzes and exercises are designed to probe knowledge developed through this process, with emphasis on how well students have understood the underlying physical ideas.
The students will prepare one individual presentation on a topic or application of Condensed Matter Physics not covered in the class. The topic will be chosen in the list of suggested topics by the lecturer or chosen by the students themselves with the lecturer’s approval. The presentation should be about 40-45 min. long. The detailed schedule for the presentations will be arranged commonly by the lecturer and students.
Assessment methods:
E – learning Didactic games Classes in
schools Field classes Laboratory tasks Individual
project Group project Discussion
participation Student’s
presentation Written assignment (essay) Oral exam Written exam Other
x x x x
Assessment criteria
There will be 2 in-class quizzes and a final written report (essay). The quizzes are open-book and open-note quizzes. The students will also be evaluated on whether they have developed a capacity to extract useful content from research literature. This will be demonstrated by their individual presentation.
The course grade will be determined by : Quiz 1: 15%
Quiz 2: 15%
Essay: 40%
Individual presentation: 30%
The grading scale will be:
91 – 100: A including A- (eq. in Polish: bardzo dobry 5.0) 81 –90: B including +/- (dobry plus 4.5)
66–80: C including +/- (dobry 4.0)
51–65: D including +/- (dostateczny i +dostateczny 3.0/3.5)
< 50: F (niedostateczny 2.0)
Comments
Course content (topic list)
1. Introduction: what is Physics of Condensed Matter? The idea of crystals.
2. Periodicity and symmetry of crystals.
3. Bravais lattices, crystal coordinate systems, Miller indices.
4. Crystal diffractions, reciprocal lattice, Bragg law, Lauer conditions.
5. Scattering from crystals: Brillouin zone, structure factor, atomic form factor.
6. Chemical bonding, crystal binding energies, molecular crystals, ionic crystals, covalent crystals, metals.
7. Vibrations and phonons, thermal properties of solids.
8. Free electron model: quantization of levels, Fermi energy, density of state, effect of finite temperature, Fermi-Dirac distribution, thermodynamic properties.
9. Electrons in a periodic potential: Bloch theorem, energy bands, band structure.
10. Metals in the band structure: Fermi surface in the reduced zone scheme.
11. Insulators.
12. Semiconductors.
13. Superconductors.
14. Magnetic materials.
15. Dielectric and ferroelectric materials.
Compulsory Reading
M.P. Marder. Condensed Matter Physics (Wiley, 2nd ed., 2011).
Charles Kittel. Introduction to Solid State Physics (Wiley, 8th ed., 2005).
Recommended reading
N.W. Ashcroft, N.D. Mermin. Solid State Physics (Saunders, 1976).
H. Ibach, Hans Lüth. Solid State Physics: An Introduction to Principles of Materials Science (Springer, 4th ed., 2009).
Notes/presentations will be also provided.
Condensed Matter Physics II - Advanced course Course card Course title Condensed Matter Physics II - Advanced course
Semester
(winter/summer) winter and/or summer ECTS 4
Lecturer(s)
Nhu-Tarnawska Hoa Kim Ngan, Dr. hab., Ph.D., Professor.
Email address: tarnawsk@up.krakow.pl Office: room 503.
Lab: NanoLab (room 3N)
Phone number: +48 12 662 6316/7801
Office hours: Wednesdays from 2 to 3 pm or by appointment.
Department Institute of Physics
Course objectives (learning outcomes)
The purpose of this course is to provide a framework for graduate students in physics and related fields to understand at an advanced level some of the important aspects and specialized topics in condensed matter physics. Topics of current interests, such as quasicrystals, nanomaterials, nanotubes, Fe-based superconductors (discovered in 2006) will be covered throughout the course.
The primary goal of the course is to prepare students for research in condensed matter physics and materials science. They will be explored to different experiments to measure properties of condensed matter and theoretical concepts to describe condensed matter.
Prerequisites
Knowledge
Condensed matter Physics I-basic course, or other equivalent graduate-level introductory Condensed Matter/Solid State Physics courses.
Graduate level Quantum Mechanics and Statistical Physics would be helpful but not required.
Skills Basic skills of description of physical problems.
Courses completed Basic Physics and Mathematics courses at the graduate level.
Course organization
Form of classes W (Lecture)
Group type A (large
group)
K (small
group) L (Lab) S (Seminar)
P (Project)
E (Exam)
Contact hours 30
Teaching methods:
Classes will be performed in tutorial system on a weekly basis using multimedia presentation and internet.
In-class quizzes and exercises are designed to probe knowledge developed through this process, with emphasis on how well students have understood the underlying physical ideas.
The students will prepare one individual presentation on an advanced topic or application of Condensed Matter Physics not covered in the class, preferably new discoveries or new experimental techniques.
Assessment methods:
E – learning Didactic games Classes in
schools Field classes Laboratory tasks Individual
project Group project Discussion
participation Student’s
presentation Written assignment (essay) Oral exam Written exam Other
x x x x
Assessment criteria
There will be 2 in-class quizzes and a final written report (essay). The quizzes are open-book and open-note quizzes. The students will also be evaluated by their individual presentation.
The course grade will be determined by : Quiz 1: 15%
Quiz 2: 15%
Essay: 40%
Individual presentation: 30%
The grading scale will be:
91 – 100: A including A- (eq. in Polish: bardzo dobry 5.0) 81 –90: B including +/- (dobry plus 4.5)
66–80: C including +/- (dobry 4.0)
51–65: D including +/- (dostateczny i +dostateczny 3.0/3.5)
< 50: F (niedostateczny 2.0)
Comments
Course content (topic list)
1. Review of crystal lattices and chemical bonding.
2. Non-interacting electrons in a periodic potential. Nearly free electron approximation. Tight binding model.
3. Interacting electron gas. Similarities and differences between Fermi liquid and Fermi gas. Electron- electron interaction, electron-phonon interaction. Density Functional Theory.
4. Magnetism. Local moment magnetism and mean field theory. Band magnetism and Stoner theory.
Critical phenomena.
5. Giant and colossal magneto-resistance. Theoretical background. Application.
6. High-temperature superconductors and the newly-discovered Fe-based superconductors.
7. Surfaces. Surface relaxation and reconstruction. Interfaces.
8. Quasicrystals: discovery, properties and applications.
9. Nanoparticles and nanomaterials: a wide variety of potential applications in biomedical, optical and electronic fields.
10. The many faces of carbon: diamond, fullerenes, nanotubes and graphene. Bonding. Properties.
Applications.
11. Low-dimentional system and nanostructures. Novel growth and fabrication techniques.
12. Advanced experimental methods in Condensed Matter Physics using synchrotron radiation, neutron and muon sources.
Compulsory Reading
L.M. Sander. Advanced Condensed Matter Physics (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2009).
M.P. Marder. Condensed Matter Physics (Wiley, 2nd ed., 2011).
Recommended reading
P. Phillips. Advanced Solid State Physics (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2nd ed. (2012).
Charles Kittel. Introduction to Solid State Physics (Wiley, 8th ed., 2005).
Notes/presentations will be also provided.
Course title Data bases and Relational Databases Management Systems
Semester
(winter/summer) summer ECTS 4
Lecturer(s)
dr hab. Bartłomiej Pokrzywka, associated professor.
Email address: barp@up.krakow.pl Office: room 507
Laser Lab: room 8N
Phone number: +48 12 662 6300/ 662 7804 Office hours: Tuesday 12:00 13:00
Department Institute of Physics
Course objectives (learning outcomes)
The main goal to acquaint students with basic ideas, conceptions and methods of databases technology which are necessary for efficient usage, preparing projects and theirs implementation. Within the course students will become familiar with principle rules of data modeling, database designing, relational model of data, standard language SQL for accessing and management of databases, normalization of the database scheme as well as with logical organization and physical structures of data used in database systems.
Students will know MySQL database management system and should be also able to design user interface to database within such RDMS as MSAccess, or OpenBase.
Prerequisites
Knowledge
First order predicate logic at basic level.
Basic knowledge of Visual Basic
Skills
Basic skills of MS Office and Linux bash shell and elementary programming technique.
Courses completed None
Course organization
Form of classes W (Lecture)
Group type A (large
group) K (small
group) L (Lab) S
(Seminar) P
(Project) E (Exam)
Contact hours 30
Home work 30
Teaching methods:
Classes will be performed in tutorial system on a weekly basis using multimedia presentation in a form of the lectures. After lectures giving theoretical basis on databases will begin laboratory exercises with MSAccess and simultaneously in OpenBase. Then the tables will be transferred on MySQL server and practical exercises on client-server model will be preformed. Simultaneously students prepare as a group project a complete database application using artificially generated data. Each student gets his/her own part of the work. During the contact hours only limited number of advices will be given.
Assessment methods:
E – learning Didactic games Classes in schools Field classes Laboratory tasks Individualproject Group project Discussion participation Student’s presentation Written assignment (essay) Oral exam Written exam Other
× × ×
Assessment criteria
A. Student knows all terms and concepts. Student can work without any assistance;
his/her knowledge is creative and easily applied to a given problem. His/her contribution to a project work done on time, fully functional, written using advanced techniques and approved.
B. Student knows all terms and concepts but needs a little help when describing a solution to a problem. A few problems with project, applies only basic techniques of database design and user interface developing. Some assistance needed.
C. Student knows all terms and concepts, however his/her knowledge is fragmentary and the student often needs help while solving a problem. Delays with project preparation, database and user interface design requires assistance.
D. Student does not know a number of terms and concepts; she/he did not reach a satisfactory level of knowledge in most fields. His/her part of project not completed or not done on time. Student needs a lot of assistance.
F. Fail in all aspects.
Comments
Course content (topic list)
1 Basic Ideas of data collecting, storage and treatment, architecture of databases, Column oriented versus document oriented databases, catalogs and its structure, LDAP.
Remainder to the predicate and sets algebra.
2 Modeling of data
Hierarchical model, relational model, entity-relationship, object-relational model object model 3 Entity-relationship model
Entities and relationships. Chen's notation for entity-relationship modeling. E-R diagramming tools.
Principle ideas of relational databases: relation scheme, attribute, tuple, functional dependencies, keys.
Principal key and foreign keys.
4 Anomalies in database and normal forms
Types of anomalies. Normal Forms of database, normalization. 3rd normal form, Boyce-Codd normal form (BCNF)
Multi value relationships and 4th and 5th normal form.
5 Relational databases
Relational Database Management System. Twelve Codd's rules. Relations and attributes versus tables and columns. Relationships in RDMS. Indices and keys. Constrains, relational operations. Queries and Structured Query Language: DDL, DML, DCL. Administration and security
6 Common RDMS
MS-Access, MySQL, Open Base, PostgreeSQL MS-SQLServer 7 Access to databases
Forms and reports, client-server model, embedding of SQL language in high level languages. VBA and Macros in OpenBase (Switchborad, opening and closing forms)
Compulsory reading
C.J. Date "Introduction to Database Systems" 8th edition, Pearson Education 2004 James Hoffman "Introduction to Structured Query Language" Version 4.66 http://w3.one.net/~jhoffman/sqltut.htm “
Recommended reading
C. Prague, M. Irwin "Access 2003 Bible", Hungry Minds Inc. 2004
Andrew Pitonyak "OpenOffice.org Base Macro Programming" www. pitonyak.org
"Getting Started with Base" Maintainer: Dan Lewis, http://oooauthors.org/english/userguide3/published/
Ullman J.D. "Principles of database and knowledge base systems" Vol. I and II, Computer Science Press, Rockville, Maryland, 1989
R. Ramakrishnan, J. Gehrke, "Database Management Systems", 2nd edition, WCB/McGraw-Hill, 2001 Lecture notes will be also provided.
Embedded systems (basic course)Course card
Course title Embedded systems (basic course)
Semester
(winter/summer) Winter/summer ECTS* 4
Lecturer
Dr Roman Rosiek
Email address: rosiek@up.krakow.pl Office: room 416A.
Lab.: 224N
Phone number: +48 12 662 6306
Office hours: Wednesdays from 10 am to 2 pm or by appointment.
Department Institute of Physics
Course objectives (learning outcomes) Digital circuits simulation.
Analysis of onecircuit microcontrollers.
Programming Atmel family microcontrollers.
Prerequisites
Knowledge
Basic knowledge of electronics.
Design and analysis of combinational and sequential circuits.
Skills The ability to use C++ or Basic programming languages.
Courses completed Computer architecture, the bases of electronics.
Course organization
Form of classes W (Lecture) Group type
A (large group)
K (small
group) L (Lab) S (Seminar)
P (Project)
E (Exam)
Contact hours 30 X X
Teaching methods:
Classes will be performed in tutorial system on a weekly basis using multimedia presentation and internet in a form of the lectures open for discussion, questions and exercises.
In-class exercises are designed to probe knowledge developed through this process, with emphasis on how well students have understood the electronics.
The students will prepare one individual project on a topic or application not covered in the class. The topic will be chosen in the list of suggested topics by the lecturer or chosen by the students themselves with the lecturer’s approval. The presentation should be about 40-45 min. long. The detailed schedule for the presentations will be arranged commonly by the lecturer and students.
Assessment methods:
E – learning Didactic games Classes in
schools Field classes Laboratory tasks Individual
project Group project Discussion
participation Student’s
presentation Written assignment (essay) Oral exam Written exam Other
x x x x x
Assessment criteria
There will be a final written report (essay). The students will also be evaluated on whether they have developed a capacity to extract useful content from research literature. This will be demonstrated by their individual presentation.
The course grade will be determined by : Project: 60%
Essay: 40%
Individual presentation: 30%
The grading scale will be:
91 – 100: A including A- (eq. in Polish: bardzo dobry 5.0) 81 –90: B including +/- (dobry plus 4.5)
66–80: C including +/- (dobry 4.0)
51–65: D including +/- (dostateczny i +dostateczny 3.0/3.5)
< 50: F (niedostateczny 2.0)
Comments
Course content (topic list)
1. Hardware Description Languages, VHDL.
2. Design and analysis of digital combinationial and sequential circuits by the use of HDL 3. Simulating the work of combinational and sequential circuits
4. Programming Atmel microcontrollers.
- registers - ADC - Timer -Watchdog
Compulsory Reading
Dorf R.C., Bishop R.H. Modern control systems, Addison Wesley, 1995
Marwedel P., Embedded System Design, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston 2003,
Olsson G., Piani G., Computer systems in automation, Prentice-Hall, Londyn – New York 1992
Recommended reading
Ting-pat So A., Intelligent building systems, Kluwer Academic Publ., Boston – London 1999
Introduction to Quantum Physics Course card
Course title Introduction to Quantum Physics
Semester
(winter/summer) winter and/or summer ECTS 4
Lecturer(s)
Nhu-Tarnawska Hoa Kim Ngan, Dr. hab., Ph.D., Professor.
Email address: tarnawsk@up.krakow.pl Office: room 503.
Lab: NanoLab (room 3N)
Phone number: +48 12 662 6316/7801
Office hours: Wednesdays from 2 to 3 pm or by appointment.
Department Institute of Physics
Course objectives (learning outcomes)
The purpose of this course is to provide a graduate level and/or an advanced undergraduate level introduction to quantum physics. First, the experimental basics of quantum physics will be explored (e.g.
photoelectric effect, wave-particle duality of matter and light). Then an introduction to wave mechanics and matrix mechanics will be provided. The emphasis throughout the course will be on applications of general techniques to specific quantum-mechanical problems and phenomena.
The course also seeks to provide the background knowledge necessary to understand seminars and to read research articles related to quantum phenomena.
Prerequisites
Knowledge
One year of general physics is required.
Basic understanding of calculus and linear algebra is essential for completing this course, and knowledge of differential equations and matrix/linear algebra is valuable, but not required.
Skills Basic skills of description of physical problems.
Courses completed Basic Physics and Mathematics courses at the graduate level.
Course organization
Form of classes W (Lecture)
Group type A (large
group)
K (small
group) L (Lab) S (Seminar)
P (Project)
E (Exam)
Contact hours 30
Teaching methods:
Classes will be performed in tutorial system on a weekly basis using multimedia presentation and internet.
In-class quizzes and exercises are designed to probe knowledge developed through this process, with emphasis on how well students have understood the underlying physical ideas.
The students will prepare one individual presentation on a topic or application of Quantum Physics not covered in the class. The topic will be chosen in the list of suggested topics by the lecturer or chosen by the students themselves with the lecturer’s approval. The presentation should be about 40-45 min. long. The detailed schedule for the presentations will be arranged commonly by the lecturer and students.
Assessment methods:
E – learning Didactic games Classes in schools Field classes Laboratory tasks Individualproject Group project Discussion participation Student’s presentation Written assignment (essay) Oral exam Written exam Other
x x x x
Assessment criteria
There will be 2 in-class quizzes and a final written report (essay). The quizzes are open-book and open-note quizzes.
The students will also be evaluated on whether they have developed a capacity to extract useful content from research literature. This will be demonstrated by their individual presentation.
The course grade will be determined by : Quiz 1: 15%
Quiz 2: 15%
Essay: 40%
Individual presentation: 30%
The grading scale will be:
91 – 100: A including A- (eq. in Polish: bardzo dobry 5.0) 81 –90: B including +/- (dobry plus 4.5)
66–80: C including +/- (dobry 4.0)
51–65: D including +/- (dostateczny i +dostateczny 3.0/3.5)
< 50: F (niedostateczny 2.0)
Comments
Course content (topic list)
1. The first steps to quantum theory: Max Planck and black body radiation 2. The quantization of light: Photons. Photoelectric effect.
3. Borh’s model. Hydrogen spectral lines.
4. Double slit experiment with electrons and photons. Wave-particle duality of matter and light. De Broglie waves.
5. Electron as a wave. Schrödinger’s equation. Probability amplitudes. Stationary states.
6. Solutions to Schrödinger's equation in one dimension: free particle, infinite and finite square wells, harmonic oscillator.
7. Schrödinger's equation in three dimensions. Cartesian and spherical coordinates.
8. Hydrogen atom. The principal, orbital and magnetic quantum number.
9. Matrix mechanics. Hilbert space. Heisenberg’s matrix mechanics. Dirac's bra-ket notation.
10. The Pauli exclusion principle. The Heisenberg uncertainty principle
11. Angular momentum in quantum mechanics: orbital and spin. Pauli spin matrices. Electron magnetic moment. Larmor precession.
12. Dirac equation. The prediction of antimatter.
13. Zeeman effect. Spin-orbit coupling. The fine and hyperfine structure of the hydrogen atom.
14. Some applications of Quantum Physics to solids: Kronig-Penny model, nearly free-electron approximations and tight binding model.
15. Schrodinger Cat. Quantum Entanglement, Einstein-Podolsky Rosen paradox.
Compulsory Reading
D.J. Griffiths, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, 2nd Ed., 2005.
L.D. Landau, E.M. Lifshitz, Quantum Mechanics, Pergamon Press 1965.
Recommended reading
R.L. Liboff, Introductory Quantum Mechanics, 4th ed., 2002.
D.F. Styer, Notes on The Physics of Quantum Mechanics, 2011.
Download from http://www.oberlin.edu/physics/dstyer/QM/PhysicsQM.pdf Notes/presentations will be also provided.
Physics Laboratory Experiments and Methods I (basic course)Course card Course title Physics Laboratory Experiments and Methods I (basic course)
Semester
(winter/summer) winter and/or summer ECTS 4
Lecturer(s)
Dr. Irena Jankowska-Sumara
Email address: ijsumara@up.krakow.pl Office: room 106 N.
Phone number: +48 12 662 7808
Office hours: Wednesdays from 10 to 12 am or by appointment.
Department Institute of Physics
Course objectives (learning outcomes)
The main objective of Physics Laboratory Experiments and Methods I-basic course is to provide students with advanced research methods in different branches of experimental physics, and improve their skills at all stages of experimental physical experiments (the correct formulation of the problem, the preparation and carrying out of the experiment plan in according to the rules of art, the analysis of the results, the choice of the optimal method of calculation, the discussion of errors and uncertainties, as well as the preparation of the reports. Students are expected to work in pairs but each student must write his or her own separate reports, including his or her analysis. The reports should emphasize data analysis especially the determination of experimental uncertainty and should include a brief introduction, sections on the data collection and analysis and a conclusion.
Prerequisites
Knowledge Basic knowledge of Physics and Mathematics
Skills Basic skills of description of physical problems.
Courses completed Basic Physics and Mathematics courses at the junior undergraduate level.
Introductory physics laboratory courses.
Course organization
Form of classes W (Lecture)
Group type A (large
group)
K (small
group) L (Lab) S (Seminar)
P (Project)
E (Exam)
Contact hours 5 25
Teaching methods:
This class consists of a 0,5-hour lecture and a 2,5-hour working in the laboratories once a week in general.
The lectures will be performed in a tutorial system using multimedia presentation open for discussion and questions. The students will be then participate to the experiments conducted in the student Laboratory of Physics in the Institute of Physics
Assessment methods:
E – learning Didactic games Classes in schools Field classes Laboratory tasks Individualproject Group project Discussion participation Student’s presentation Written assignment (essay) Oral exam Written exam Other
x x x x x
Assessment criteria
No exams and no Final Exam for this course.
Expectations and Grading:
Activity: attendance in the lecture and laboratory performance: 20%
Preparatory questions and data analysis assignments:20%
Experiment reports: 40% (each experiment in each of four Labs: 10%) Essay (4-page written summaries): 20%
The grading scale will be:
91 – 100: A including A- (eq. in Polish: bardzo dobry 5.0) 81 –90: B including +/- (dobry plus 4.5)
66–80: C including +/- (dobry 4.0)
51–65: D including +/- (dostateczny i +dostateczny 3.0/3.5)
< 50: F (niedostateczny 2.0)
Comments
The regularity of student’s attendance and preparation for the measurements will be a factor in determining the grade in the course.
It is essential that the student will use efficiently the laboratory time assigned for him/her.
Course content (topic list)
1. Principle of helium-neon laser and semiconductor laser. Determination of the laser wavelength by means of a diffraction grating.
2. Examination of the effect of light-polarization.
3. Observation of the basic phenomena of wave optics by means of a laser light.
4. Spectral analysis of the light-emission and absorption.
5. Examination of the photoelectric effect and determination of the Planck's constant.
6. Determination of the spectral sensitivity of the photocell.
7. Determination of the characteristics of the photo-elements.
8. Examination of the elastic and piezoelectric properties of ferroelectric PZT ceramics.
9. Thermoelectric effect in metals. Calibration of thermocouples.
10. Examination of transient states in electrical circuits.
11. Examination of Hall Effect.
12. Study of temperature dependences of electrical conductivity in metals and semiconductors.
13. Examination of dielectric properties of polycrystalline barium titanate in the vicinity of the Curie point.
Compulsory reading
http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/practical-physics
http://www.clemson.edu/ces/phoenix/tutorials/index.html Physic lab Tutorials
Recommended reading
http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/ Feynman Lectures on Physics
https://archive.org/details/PhysicsForTheEnquiringMind Eric M. Rogers, Physics for the Enquiring Mind Oxford ( Princeton University Press ) 1960
Physics Laboratory Experiments and Methods II (advanced course)Course card Course title Physics Laboratory Experiments and Methods II (advanced course)
Semester
(winter/summer) winter and/or summer ECTS 4
Lecturer(s)
Prof. Nhu-Tarnawska Hoa Kim Ngan Prof. Artur Błachowski
Prof. Bartłomiej Pokrzywka Dr. Irena Jankowska-Sumara
Email address: tarnawsk@up.krakow.pl Phone number: +48 12 662 7801
Office hours: Wednesdays from 2 to 3 pm or by appointment.
The course will be conducted by one of the four lecturers
Department Institute of Physics
Course objectives (learning outcomes)
This course is intended to give the students hands-on experience with some of modern techniques in physics, such as scanning microscope, polarizing microscopy, dielectric spectroscopy, Mössbauer spectroscopy and laser spectroscopy. An introduction of the physical phenomena - basics of the methods will deepen the students’ understanding of the relations between experiments and theories.
The students will learn how each of the experimental set-up works, how to obtain the best possible data. The students will get their own knowledge and experiences during participating to the experiments conducted in the research laboratories and data processing as well as during performing some simple experiments.
The course also seeks to provide the background knowledge and experiences to understand the data analysis presented in the research reports/articles.
Prerequisites
Knowledge Basic knowledge of Physics.
Skills Basic skills of description of physical problems.
Courses completed
Basic Physics and Mathematics courses at the junior undergraduate level.
Introductory physics laboratory courses.
Course organization
Form of classes W (Lecture)
Group type A (large
group)
K (small
group) L (Lab) S (Seminar)
P (Project)
E (Exam)
Contact hours 30
Teaching methods:
This class consists of a 1-hour lecture and a 1-hour lab once a week in general. The lectures will be performed in a tutorial system using multimedia presentation open for discussion and questions. The students will be then participate to the experiments conducted in our new-built Laboratories of the Pedagogical University (Nanostructure Lab, Applied Physics Lab, Mössbauer spectroscopy Lab, Laser spectroscopy Lab). The time-table will be flexible depending on the duration and schedule of possible research experiments.
Assessment methods:
E – learning Didactic games Classes in
schools Field classes Laboratory tasks Individual
project Group project Discussion
participation Student’s presentation Written assignment (essay) Oral exam Written exam Other
x x x x x
Assessment criteria
No exams and no final exam for this course.
Expectations and grading:
Activity: attendance and lab performance: 20%
Preparatory questions and data analysis assignments:20%
Experiment reports: 40% (each experiment in each of four Labs: 10%) Essay (4-page written summaries): 20%
The grading scale will be:
91 – 100: A including A- (eq. in Polish: bardzo dobry 5.0) 81 –90: B including +/- (dobry plus 4.5)
66–80: C including +/- (dobry 4.0)
51–65: D including +/- (dostateczny i +dostateczny 3.0/3.5)
< 50: F (niedostateczny 2.0)
Comments
The regularity of student’s attendance and preparation for the measurements will be a factor in determining the grade in the course.
It is essential that the student will use efficiently the laboratory time assigned for him/her.
Course content (topic list)
14. Measurements, Errors and Graphs File. Data analysis and computing tools (including MATLAB).
15. Quantum tunneling effect. Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). Writing by atoms.
16. Interatomic interactions. Atomic force microscopy (AFM). Manipulation of atoms at room temperature.
17. Investigations of surface topology of selected materials by Nanosurf easyScan 2 STM and AFM.
18. Mössbauer effect: resonance absorption and emission of gamma ray.
19. Mössbauer spectroscopy: spectroscopy, detector, cryostat for measurements in the temperature range 4.2 – 300 K and in applied magnetic fields of 7 Tesla.
20. Data analysis using MOSGRAF.
21. Polarized light microscopy and birefringence.
22. Dielectric spectroscopy: methods and measurements.
23. Piezoelectric resonance.
24. Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy.
25. Laser scattering on ionized media.
26. Laser ablation.
27. Applications of selected experimental methods to Physics of Condensed Matter, Materials Science, Nuclear Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and also to related research areas such as Chemistry and Biology.
Compulsory Reading
D.P. Woodruff, T.A. Delchar, Modern techniques of surface science, Cambridge University Press, 1990.
The UK Surface Analysis Forum, Introductions to Many Surface Science Techniques, http://www.uksaf.org/tech/list.html
A.C. Melissinos, J. Napolitano. Experiments in Modern Physics. Second ed. 2003. ISBN-13: 978- 0124898516
http://www.microscopyu.com/articles/polarized/index.html
A. K. Jonscher, The universal dielectric response, Nature 267 (1977) 673 – 679.
B. Jaffe, Piezoelectric Ceramics (e-Book Google), Elsevier, 2012, 328.
P. Gütlich, E. Bill, A. X. Trautwein, Mössbauer Spectroscopy and Transition Metal Chemistry, Fundamentals and Applications, Springer, 2011.
G. J. Long, F. Grandjean, Mössbauer Spectroscopy Applied to Magnetism and Materials Science, Springer, 1996.
S. Svanberg, Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy, 2nd ed, Springer-Verlag, 1992.
W. Demtröder, Laser spectroscopy: Basic concepts and instrumentation, Springer-Verlag, 1988.
D.A. Cremers, L.J. Radziemski, Handbook of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, John Wiley &
Sons, 2006.
Recommended reading
J.H. Moore, C.C. Davis, M.A. Coplan. Building Scientific Apparatus: A Practical Guide To Design And Construction, 4th ed., 2009.
A.W. Miziolek, V. Palleschi, I. Schechter, Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS), Fundamentals and Applications, Cambridge Academic Press, 2006.
Lecture notes will be also provided.
Physics Education Problems Course card
Course title Physics Education Problems
Semester
(winter/summer) Winter/summer ECTS* 4
Lecturer
Dr Roman Rosiek
Email address: rosiek@up.krakow.pl Office: room 416A.
Lab.: 224N
Phone number: +48 12 662 6306
Office hours: Wednesdays from 10 am to 2 pm or by appointment.
Department Institute of Physics
Course objectives (learning outcomes)
Information concerning principles and methods of physics teaching and assessment of efficiency in their teaching, creation process and usage of learning courses utilizing various accessible authoring tools.
Analysis of the teaching content.
Prerequisites
Knowledge
Fundamentals of Computer Science Fundamentals of Physics
Skills To construct and analize the Fermi problems, creation process and usage of e-learning courses
Courses completed Fundamentals of Physics
Course organization
Form of classes W (Lecture) Group type
A (large group)
K (small
group) L (Lab) S (Seminar)
P (Project)
E (Exam)
Contact hours 30 X X X
Teaching methods:
Classes will be performed in tutorial system on a weekly basis using multimedia presentation and Internet in a form of the lectures open for discussion, questions and exercises.
In-class exercises are designed to probe knowledge developed through this process, with emphasis on how well students have understood the physics and e-learning content.
The students will prepare one individual project on a topic or application not covered in the class. The topic will be chosen in the list of suggested topics by the lecturer or chosen by the students themselves with the lecturer’s approval. The presentation should be about 40-45 min. long. The detailed schedule for the presentations will be arranged commonly by the lecturer and students.
Assessment methods:
E – learning Didactic games Classes in
schools Field classes Laboratory tasks Individual
project Group project Discussion
participation Student’s
presentation Written assignment (essay) Oral exam Written exam Other
x x x x x
Assessment criteria
There will be a final written report (essay). The students will also be evaluated on whether they have developed a capacity to extract useful content from research literature. This will be demonstrated by their individual presentation.
The course grade will be determined by : Project: 60%
Essay: 40%
Individual presentation: 30%
The grading scale will be:
91 – 100: A including A- (eq. in Polish: bardzo dobry 5.0) 81 –90: B including +/- (dobry plus 4.5)
66–80: C including +/- (dobry 4.0)
51–65: D including +/- (dostateczny i +dostateczny 3.0/3.5)
< 50: F (niedostateczny 2.0)
Comments
Principles and methods of physics teaching and assessment of efficiency in their teaching.
After the course is finished, the student should be able to design, implement and analyse e-learning systms by utilising opensource tools. The student shall create and edit multimedia for the e-learning purposes.
Course content (topic list)
1. Comparison of the content of education in EU (physics) 2. E-learning platforms
3. Fermi problems
4. School classroom observations 5. E-learning material creation tools
Compulsory Reading
David Halliday, Robert Resnick, and Jearl Walker Fundamentals of Physics,
www.moodle.org
Driscoll, M. (2002). Web-Based Training: Designing E-Learning Experiences. Jossey-Bass
H.M. Deitel, P.J. Deitel, T,R. Nieto, Internet & World Wide Web. How to program, Deitel & Associates Inc., 2001
Recommended reading
Monk M., Dillon J., Learning to teach physics, The Falmers Press, London, Washington, D.C., 1995 Keegan, D. (1986). The Foundations of Distance Education. Routledge Kegan & Paul.
Network operating systems Course card
Course title Network operating systems
Semester
(winter/summer) Winter/summer ECTS* 4
Lecturer
Dr Roman Rosiek
Email address: rosiek@up.krakow.pl Office: room 416A.
Lab.: 224N
Phone number: +48 12 662 6306
Office hours: Wednesdays from 10 am to 2 pm or by appointment.
Department Institute of Physics
Course objectives (learning outcomes)
Preparing an enterprise serwer/LAN network system using Unix/ FreeBSD / Linux for common uses.
Advanced study of hardware, software installation, filesystem installation and administration.
Prerequisites
Knowledge Design and analysis of an environment, administering network-based operating systems.
Skills The ability to administer LAN networks, installing and managing FreeBSD operating system.
Courses completed Computer architecture, operating systems, networks
Course organization
Form of classes W (Lecture)
Group type A (large
group)
K (small
group) L (Lab) S (Seminar)
P (Project)
E (Exam)
Contact hours 30 x X X
Teaching methods:
Classes will be performed in tutorial system on a weekly basis using multimedia presentation and internet in a form of the lectures open for discussion, questions and exercises.
In-class exercises are designed to probe knowledge developed through this process, with emphasis on how well students have understood the computer networks and hardware.
The students will prepare one individual project on a topic or application not covered in the class. The topic will be chosen in the list of suggested topics by the lecturer or chosen by the students themselves with the lecturer’s approval. The presentation should be about 40-45 min. long. The detailed schedule for the presentations will be arranged commonly by the lecturer and students.
Assessment methods:
E – learning Didactic games Classes in
schools Field classes Laboratory tasks Individual
project Group project Discussion
participation Student’s
presentation Written assignment (essay) Oral exam Written exam Other
x x x x x
Assessment criteria
There will be a final written report (essay). The students will also be evaluated on whether they have developed a capacity to extract useful content from research literature. This will be demonstrated by their individual presentation.
The course grade will be determined by : Project: 60%
Essay: 40%
Individual presentation: 30%
The grading scale will be:
91 – 100: A including A- (eq. in Polish: bardzo dobry 5.0) 81 –90: B including +/- (dobry plus 4.5)
66–80: C including +/- (dobry 4.0)
51–65: D including +/- (dostateczny i +dostateczny 3.0/3.5)
< 50: F (niedostateczny 2.0)
Comments
After the course is finished, the student should possess the basic knowledge regarding the design and the administration of LAN networks, network-based operating systems and creating backups. The student should know
the FreeBSD/Unix architecture.
Course content (topic list)
1. LAN network’s parameters and topology 2. Unix shell commands
3. Hardware configuration and management of server hardware, RAID systems 4. FreeBSD install process
5. The install process of network services (web/mail/file servers, firewall, DHCP).
6. Performance, safety, and traffic analysis in a network
Compulsory Reading www.freebsd.org
G. Nutt, Operating Systems. A Modern Perspective.
wydanie 2, Addison Wesley Longman, Inc., 2002
A. S. Tanenbaum, Modern Operating Systems. wydanie 2, Prentice-Hall Inc., 2001
Recommended reading
L. Bic, A. C. Shaw, The Logical Design of Operating Systems. Prentice-Hall Inc., 1988
