Technical Physics

Students are competent to use basic physical quantities, laws and concepts from the field of mechanics, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, geometrical and wave optics to describe and explain different physical phenomena in nature or in technological processes and measuring techniques. They know how to use conservation laws for energy, momentum, electric charge and mass. They can solve basic physical problems with mathematical tools.

Knowledge of secondary school mathematics.

1. Physical quantities, measuring errors and propagation of errors
2. laws of motion
3. work and energy
4. conservation of energy and momentum
5. elastomechanics
6. oscillatory motion
7. fluid mechanics
8. thermodynamics
9. electricity and magnetism (electric and magnetic field and forces, electric current, circuits, Joul heat, alternating current, sources of magnetic field, induction)
10. EM waves and mechanic waves (sound and light)
11. transport of energy with waves
12. geometrical and wave optics
13. polarisation, standing waves, diffraction and refraction
14. lenses and mirrors
15. interference on thin films
16. diffraction gratings, prism.

Students are competent to use basic physical quantities, laws and concepts from the field of mechanics, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, geometrical and wave optics to describe and explain different physical phenomena in nature or in technological processes and measuring techniques. They know how to use conservation laws for energy, momentum, electric charge and mass. They can solve basic physical problems with mathematical tools.

Basic:
Openly licensed textbooks at OpenStax, Rice University, Huston Texas, USA https://openstax.org/subjects/science

• University Physics Volume 1. E-version
• University Physics Volume 2. E-version
• University Physics Volume 3. E-version

Equivalent alternative textbooks:

• D. Halliday, R. Resnick, J. Walker: Fundamentals of Physics, John Willey & Sons, NY, 2012. Catalogue
• R. A. Serway, J.W. Jewett, Physics for scientists and egineers with modern physics, Saunders college publising, Thomson Learning, UK, 2012. Catalogue E-version
• P. A. Tipler, G. P. Mosca, Physics for scientists and engineers, W. H. Freeman and Company, New York, 2004.Catalogue E-version
• R. Kladnik: Visokošolska fizika (1. – 3. del), DZS, Ljubljana 1985 - 1989.) Catalogue2 Catalogue3
• R. Kladnik, H. Šolinc: Zbirka fizikalnih problemov z rešitvami (1. in 2. del). Catalogue1 Catalogue2
• I. Arčon, Vprašanja in naloge za preverjanje znanja iz fizike, Založba UNG, 2004 Catalogue Publisher of UNG
• I. Arčon, Multimedia study material (videolectures, slides and student homeworks) in the MiTeam e-classroom https://mitv.ung.si/

Written and oral exam. Written examination can be performed also during the year in a form or written colloquia. Positive result in written part of examination is a prerequisite for oral examination.

Prof. dr. Iztok Arčon is a full professor for the field of physics, employed at UNG. His research filed is analysis of atomic and molecular structure of new materials and analysis of environmental pollution (soil, water and plants) with X-ray absorption spectroscopy with synchrotron radiation. With co-authors he published more than 130 scientific papers in international scientific journals with high impact factor. He published one university textbook for physics and extensive multimedia study materials on the web. He prepared several public lectures for popularisation of science. In 2006 he received a Slovene national “Zois Award” for research achievements in the field of x-ray absorption spectroscopy.

1. TIEULI, Sebastiano, BALDI, Franco, ARČON, Iztok, VOGEL-MIKUŠ, Katarina, GALLO, Michele, SPERNI, Laura, PICCOLO, Oreste, PAGANELLI, Stefano. Alternative recovery and valorization of metals from exhausted catalytic converters in a new smart polymetallic catalyst. ChemistrySelect, ISSN 2365-6549, 2019, vol. 4, iss. 15, str. 4624-4632, ilustr. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/slct.201803925, doi: 10.1002/slct.201803925. [COBISS.SI-ID 5054287] 2. DOMINKO, Robert, VIŽINTIN, Alen, AQUILANTI, Giuliana, STIEVANO, Lorenzo, JOSEPH HELEN, Maria, REDDY MUNNANGI, Anji, FICHTNER, Maximilian, ARČON, Iztok. Polysulfides formation in different electrolytes from the perspective of X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, ISSN 1945-7111. [Online ed.], 2018, vol. 165, no. 1, str. A5014-A5019. http://jes.ecsdl.org/content/165/1/A5014.full.pdf+html, doi: 10.1149/2.0151801jes. [COBISS.SI-ID 6296602] 3. VALANT, Matjaž, KOLODIAZHNYI, Taras, ARČON, Iztok, AGUESSE, Frederic, AXELSSON, Anna-Karin, ALFORD, Neil McN. The origin of magnetism in Mn-doped SrTiO [sub] 3. Advanced functional materials, ISSN 1616-301X, maj 2012, vol. 22, no. 10, str. 2114-2122. [COBISS.SI-ID 2265083].
2. Arčon I., Paganelli S., Piccolo O., Gallo M., Vogel-Mikus K., Baldi F.,
   XAS analysis of iron and palladium bonded to a polysaccharide produced anaerobically by a strain of Klebsiella oxytoca. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation 22, 1215-1226 (2015).
3. VOGEL-MIKUŠ, Katarina, ARČON, Iztok, KUMP, Peter, PELICON, Primož, NEČEMER, Marijan, VAVPETIČ, Primož, KOREN, Špela, REGVAR, Marjana. Analytical tools for exploring metal accumulation and tolerance in plants. V: ANJUM, Naser A. (ur.). Phytotechnologies : remediation of environmental
   contaminants. Boca Raton (FL): Taylor & Francis, cop. 2013, str. 443-495,
   ilustr. [COBISS.SI-ID 2671439].
4. TERŽAN, Janvit, DJINOVIĆ, Petar, ZAVAŠNIK, Janez, ARČON, Iztok, ŽERJAV, Gregor, SPREITZER, Matjaž, PINTAR, Albin. Alkali and earth alkali modified CuOx/SiO2 catalysts for propylene partial oxidation : what determines the selectivity?. Applied catalysis. B, Environmental, ISSN 0926-3373. [Print ed.], 5 Dec. 2018, vol. 237, str. 214-227, doi: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.05.092. [COBISS.SI-ID 31445799]
5. JOVANOVIČ, Primož, HODNIK, Nejc, RUIZ-ZEPEDA, Francisco, ARČON, Iztok, JOZINOVIĆ, Barbara, ZORKO, Milena, BELE, Marjan, ŠALA, Martin, ŠELIH, Vid Simon, HOČEVAR, Samo B., GABERŠČEK, Miran. Electrochemical dissolution of iridium and iridium oxide particles in acidic media : transmission electron microscopy, electrochemical flow cell coupled to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, and X-ray absorption spectroscopy study. Journal of the American Chemical Society : JACS, ISSN 0002-7863, Sep. 2017, vol. 139, iss. 36, str. 12837-12846. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/jacs.7b08071, doi: 10.1021/jacs.7b08071. [COBISS.SI-ID 6203674]