Department of Natural Sciences

Physics/Statistics 1

Lecture

Lecture: 2 SWS Physics + 1 SWS Statistics

Exercise: 1 SWS Physics + 1 SWS Statistics

Laboratory course: 1 SWS Physics;

Physics:

Lecture:

Mechanics (kinematics and dynamics, forces, work and energy, momentum, mechanics of liquids and gases) Thermodynamics (definition of temperature, physical changes of solids and liquids due to temperature changes, ideal gases, kinetic theory of gases, First and Second Law of Thermodynamics, equation of states for real gases and vapors, heat conduction, material transport)

Exercise:

The concepts acquired during the lecture are applied to concrete situations to enhance the students' understanding of the principles involved.

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Statistics:

Lecture:

Samples; parameters of samples; error propagation: random and systematic errors, regression and correlation; linear regression; fitting of parametric functions; direct least square minimisation

Probability calculus: combinatorics; probability experiments; probability; calculation of probabilities; conditional probabilities; probability density; definition of probability density; distribution functions; parameters of probability distributions; normal distribution, complex numbers

Exercise:

The concepts acquired during the lecture are applied to concrete situations to enhance the students' understanding of the principles involved.

Practical Course

In Kleingruppen (in der Regel 2 Studierenden pro Versuchsstand) wird an ausgewählten Versuchen (die Art der Versuche können sich im Rahmen der Studiengangsreformen ändern) aus den unterschiedlichen Themengebieten des Moduls Versuche zur Mechanik (z.B. translatorische Bewegungen mit der Luftkissenbahn, Dichtbestimmung von Flüssigkeiten) und zur Thermodynamik (z.B. Temperaturmessung, Bestimmung von Wärmekapazitäten und Enthalpien) das quantitative experimentelle Arbeiten einschließlich der statistischen Analyse, sowie der Fehlerbetrachtung (zufällige und systematische Fehler, Fehlerfortpflanzung, lineare Regression) eingeübt. Zusätzlich wird der Stoff aus der Vorlesung und Übung praktisch vertieft.

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Requirements

For the participation in lectures or exercises: there are no entry requirements; for the participation in practical class: successful attendance to the Specific Laboratory Safety Instruction is mandatory. The specific safety instruction is part of the physic lesson, always in the beginning of the semester.

Assessment:

Modular examination – graded
The written examination comprises all branches of the module.

Successful participation in the laboratory course is a prerequisite for passing the modular examination.

For the whole module (Physics and Statistics) 6 ECTS are allocated.

More details will be explained during the first lecture.

Literature

Physics in Biology and Medicine, Davidovits, Harcourt Academic Press
Physics for Pre-Med, Biology, and Allied Health Students, Hademenos, McGraw-Hill
Physics with illustrative examples from Medicine an Biology, Biological Physics Series
College physics, Urone, Brooks/Cole, Pacific Grove, CA
Fundamentals of Physics, Halliday, Resnick, Walker: 6th Ed. Wiley, New York 2001

Mathematik für Ingenieure und Naturwissenschaftler, L. Papula, Band 3, 2. Auflage
Experimental Methods, Les Kirkup, Wiley, Brisbane 1994
Primer of Biostatistics, S. A. Glantz: 5th Ed., McGraw-Hill, New York 2002
Introduction to Statistics for Forensic Scientists, David Lucy, Wiley, 2006