Physics Preparatory B
7.5 PECThe course includes the following:
- Mathematical processing of motion and forces in two dimensions.
- Electric charge, current, and voltage. Direct current and Kirchhoff's laws. Electric energy and effect.
- Basic understanding of the concept of field in relation to gravitation, electrostatics, and magnetism.
- Application of the relationship between electric strength of field, potential, and voltage in simple situations. Charged particles moving in electric and magnetic fields. Forces in electric and magnetic fields.
- Nuclear reactions, ionising radiation, and the calculation of radiation dose.
- Laboratory work related to the above.
Education level:
Preparatory level
Admission requirements:
General entry requirements and upper secondary level Physics 1a and Mathematics 3, or Physics level 1b and Mathematics Further level 1, or registered in Physics Preparatory A (7.5 access credits) as well as Mathematics Preparatory A (7.5 access credits). An equivalence assessment can be made.
Selection:
Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.
This course is included in the following programme
- Preparatory year (Technical and Natural Science Subjects) (studied during year 1)