Objectives: The course gives a broad overview of the fundamental principles of physics relevant for understanding and explaining phenomena and effects related to energy sources, energy carriers, distribution of energy, environmental physics, and ionizing radiation.
Content: The course is an introduction to energy and enviromental physics with a special emphasis on the physical processes involved. Topics covered in the course include:
Energy physics: Conservations of energy and the laws of thermodynamics, energy transformation, energy quality and efficiency, energy sources and energy carriers, production of energy including heat engines, hydropower, solar cells, wind power and nuclear power, distribution of electric power.
Climate physics - which factors affect the climate? The earth's energy balance, laws of radiation including absorption, scattering and emission, heat transport in the atmosphere and oceans, the composition of the atmosphere - which gases are effecting the climate and why - feedback mechanisms.
Ionizing radiation: Production of radiation in atoms and nuclei, radioactivity, biological effects of radiation, radiation doses, protection against radiation.
On completion of the course the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:
Knowledge
The student
Skills
The student
General competence
The student
The teaching method is by
Lectures 4 hours per week
Seminars 2 hours per week
Approved project report and peer review.
Compulsory assignment is valid in three subsequent semesters.
The forms of assessment is:
Written examination (4 hours), 100 % of total grade.
Autumn and spring semester.
In this course there is an exam in each semester
If you qualify for a resit exam (UiB study regulations § 5-6) please register for the next exam in studentweb
This course is administered by the Department of Physics and Technology.
Contact studie.fysikk@uib.no