Course Exam
267234 VO Theoretical physics IV for teacher students (2024S)
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 14.10.2024 08:00 to Fr 08.11.2024 12:00
- Deregistration possible until Tu 12.11.2024 12:00
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Examination topics
The examination topics coincide with the topics addressed during the lectures on Fridays, as well as during the exercises held on Wednesdays and Friday (depending on your group)
Assessment and permitted materials
Assessment will be based on a written exam that may contain conceptual questions (both multiple-choice and open) and short exercises. No material is permitted during the exam, except for a standard calculator.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Knowledge of the following topics is required to profitably attend the lectures (during the Wednesday exercises there will be a brief review, but please do not consider it a substitute for your individual study.):
- basics of probability and statistics (can be found for instance in Chapter 1 of the Dill&Bromberg book in the reading list): probability, multiplicity, combinatorics, distribution functions (Poisson, Gaussian, binomial, exponential, power law, Lorentzian), averages, moments;- multivariate calculus (can be found for instance in Chapter 4 of the Dill&Bromberg book in the reading list): multivariate functions, partial derivatives, total differential, extrema of multivariate functions without and with constraints, Lagrange multipliers, exact differentials and Euler test, chain rule.Criteria for assessment are: Proficiency in explaining the key concepts in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics of simple systems; Proficiency in answering questions and solving simple problems in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics; Ability to provide a physical interpretation of the microscopic processes underlying the macroscopic thermal properties of systems; Capability to communicate correctly, concisely, clearly and unambiguously your own understanding and interpretation in written form.
- basics of probability and statistics (can be found for instance in Chapter 1 of the Dill&Bromberg book in the reading list): probability, multiplicity, combinatorics, distribution functions (Poisson, Gaussian, binomial, exponential, power law, Lorentzian), averages, moments;- multivariate calculus (can be found for instance in Chapter 4 of the Dill&Bromberg book in the reading list): multivariate functions, partial derivatives, total differential, extrema of multivariate functions without and with constraints, Lagrange multipliers, exact differentials and Euler test, chain rule.Criteria for assessment are: Proficiency in explaining the key concepts in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics of simple systems; Proficiency in answering questions and solving simple problems in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics; Ability to provide a physical interpretation of the microscopic processes underlying the macroscopic thermal properties of systems; Capability to communicate correctly, concisely, clearly and unambiguously your own understanding and interpretation in written form.
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