Department of Marine Sciences

Physics

School:	Of the Environment
Academic Unit:	Department of Marine Sciences
Level of studies:	Undergraduate
Course Code:	191ΜΥ3Υ	Semester:	A
Course Title:	Physics
Independent Teaching Activities		Weekly Teaching Hours	Credits
Lectures/Turorials		5
		Total credits	6
Course Type:	General background
Prerequisite Courses:	No
Language of Instruction and Examinations:	Greek
Is the course offered to Erasmus students:	No
Course Website (Url):	https://www.mar.aegean.gr/index.php?lang=en&lesson=1028&pg=3.1.1

Upon the successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:

Know basic principles of Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Optics & Electromagnetic Radiation. Such fundamental principles provide the background for the successful attendance of related subsequent courses (such as Descriptive Physical Oceanography, Introduction to Dynamical Oceanography, Ocean and Climate Change, etc).
Apply appropriate principles of physics to qualitatively analyze problems and situations
Apply basic mathematical tools, commonly used in physics (calculus and vector analysis).
Combine knowledge in order to solve problems related to the physical environment.
Combine and transfer knowledge and skills towards the solution of newly formed problems.

The above learning outcomes are aligned to Level 6 of European Qualification Framework.

All of the above are aligned to Level 6 of European Qualification Framework.

Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology
Adapting to new situations
Decision-making
Working independently
Working in an interdisciplinary environment
Respect for the natural environment
Criticism and self-criticism
Production of free, creative and inductive thinking

All of the above are aligned to Level 6 of European Qualification Framework.

Fundamental principles in Classical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Optics & E/M Radiation:

Introduction: Basic concepts, dimensional analysis and vectors.
Motion in one and two dimensions (curvilinear motion).
Relative translational motion.
Relative rotational motion - Coriolis and centrifugal acceleration.
Newton's laws of motion, Applications of Newton's laws - Frictional forces.
Momentum - Angular Momentum - Torque.
Impulse - Work - Energy.
Newton's law of universal gravitation.
Introduction to Fluid Mechanics (Buoyancy, Bernoulli's equation, viscous fluids).
Temperature and Heat.
Laws of Thermodynamics.
The nature of light - light propagation.
Optics
E/M Radiation

Delivery:

Face-to-face

Use of Information and Communication Technology:

Teaching Methods:

	Activity	Semester workload
	Lectures	26
	Tutorials	38
	Independent study	65
	Interplay between student and supervisor	18
	Final exam	3
	*Course total*	150

Student Performance Evaluation:

Student evaluation takes place via written exams:

In special cases, for students with disabilities, evaluation takes place via oral exams

Language of evaluation: Greek

Questions of problem solving are used for learning outcomes evaluation.

- Suggested bibliography:

Class notes & powerpoint presentations (in Greek, available via eclass)
Φυσική. Halliday, Resnick, Walker, ΕκδόσειςGutenberg, 2014, ISBN 978-960-01-1651-9
Φυσική για επιστήμονες και μηχανικούς: Μηχανική, ταλαντώσεις και μηχανικά κύματα, θερμοδυναμική, σχετικότητα. RAYMOND A. SERWAY, JOHN W. JEWETT, ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΚΛΕΙΔΑΡΙΘΜΟΣ ΕΠΕ, Έκδοση 8η/2012, ISBN 978-960-461-508-7
Πανεπιστημιακή Φυσική: Τόμος Α' και Β' Young Hugh D., Freedman Roger A., Εκδόσεις Παπαζήση, 2η ελληνική έκδ./2009, ISBN 978-960-02-2338-5

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