Academic year/semester: 2026/27/1

ECTS Credits: 4

Available for: All OU students

Lecture hours: 2
Seminarium:0
Practice: 1
Laboratory: 0
Consultation: 0

Prerequisites: Physics I.

Course Leader: Dr. Habil. Ervin Rácz

Faculty: Kandó Kálmán Faculty of Electrical Engineering, 1084 Budapest, Tavaszmező utca 17.

Course Description:
Movement of charged particles in an electromagnetic field. Limits of the classical concept. Thermal radiation. Photoelectric effect. Compton effect. Dual nature of electromagnetic radiation. Dual nature of particles. Classical theory of atomic structure (Rutherford, Franck-Hertz experiment, Bohr model, quantum numbers, Pauli exclusion principle). Elements of quantum mechanics. Heisenberg uncertainty principle. The stationary Schrödinger equation and its applications. Physics of condensed matter. Metallic bonding. Electrical conductivity of metals based on the free-electron model and the wave model. Hall effect. Band theory of solids. Semiconductors. Elements of Fermi-Dirac statistics. Thermoelectric phenomena. Magnetic properties. Ferroelectricity. Piezoelectricity and electrostriction. Liquid crystals. Superconductivity. Luminescence. Lasers. Basic knowledge of nuclear physics. Basic knowledge of particle physics.

Competences:
Acquirable Professional Competencies:  C1: Knowledge of scientific concepts and laws. Recognizing knowledge, concepts, processes, and laws. Establishing relationships and correlations between knowledge, concepts, processes, and laws. Recognizing and understanding the representations of knowledge, concepts, processes, and laws. C2: Interpretation of phenomena and problem-solving. Explanation and prediction of phenomena. Modeling phenomena and problems. Analyzing and solving problems. Reasoning. Formulating a standpoint based on principles. Quantitative application of laws. C3: Examination of natural phenomena. Formulating questions, setting up hypotheses based on observations.

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Assessment: Mid-term tests, written and/or oral exam. Homework assignments, independent problem-solving.

Exam Types:

Mid-term tests, written and/or oral exam.

Compulsory bibliography: Knowledge of the material presented during the semester\\\'s lectures and potentially the content of the designated video films is mandatory. Solving the types of problems presented in the calculation exercises, knowledge of the problem-solving methods shown.

Recommended bibliography: For learning the theory: Watching, processing, and learning the video films related to the semester\\\'s lecture material. Ágoston Budó: Experimental Physics I and II, Textbook Publisher, Budapest, 1992 or newer editions, ISBN 963 18 4575 3, ISBN 963 18 4577 X. Imre Hevesi, Sándor Szatmári: Introduction to Atomic Physics - Shell Physics, JATEPress, Szeged, 2002 (or newer editions). Zoltán Balázs – Dr. Dorottya Sebestyén: Physics, printed university notes (ÓE KVK 2065). For practicing calculation problems: Dér – Radnai – Soós: Physics problems for university and college entrance exam preparation, Volumes I and II, Tenth edition (or later editions), Textbook Publisher, Budapest, 1986 (or later editions), ISBN 963 17 9013 4, ISBN 963 17 9014 2.

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