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406-0023-AAL 7 Credits MSC D-BAUG
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Physics

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. em. Dr. Leonardo Degiorgi
Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit.
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Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:41:40

Abstract

Basic topics in classical as well as modern physics, interplay between basic research and applications.

Objective

This is a self-learning unit and the goal is to acquire basic concepts in classical and moderately even in modern physics.

Content

Electrodynamics, Thermodynamics, Quantum physics, Waves and Oscillations, special relativity

Resources

Literature

P.A. Tipler and G. Mosca, Physics for scientists and engineers, W.H. Freeman and Company, New York Hans J. Paus, Physik in Experimenten und Beispielen, Carl Hanser Verlag München Wien (als unterrichtsbegleitendes und ergänzendes Lehrbuch)

Learning Materials (Links)

General Information

Language
English
Levels
MSC
Frequency
Semesterly recurring

Examination

Type
session examination
Mode
oral 30 minutes

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
revision course / private study Physics
Self-study course. No presence required.
No time listed 210 h semesterly

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