SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE
FACULTY/INSTITUTE
COURSE CODE
DEGREE PROGRAMME
FIELD OF STUDY
ENGINEERING PHYSICS
COURSE FORMAT
YEAR AND SEMESTER
NAME OF THE TEACHER
PHYSICS OF ATOMS AND MOLECULES
FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL
SCIENCES
DEGREE LEVEL
FORMA
MODE
STUDIÓW/STUDY
BACHELOR
STATIONARY
INTEGRATED COURSE, INCLUDING
EXERCISES 33%
3RD YEAR, 6TH SEMESTER
DR IZABELA PIOTROWSKA
CLASS
COURSE OBJECTIVES
 TO DEVELOP A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF PHYSICS OF ATOMS AND MOLECULES:
DEFINITIONS, UNITS, LAWS AND RULES
 TO GAIN AN ABILITY OF BASIC PROBLEMS ANALYSING AND SOLVING IN PHYSICS OF
ATOMS AND MOLECULES
 TO REALISE A ROLE AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF PHYSICS OF ATOMS AND
MOLECULES IN THE MODERN WORLD
PREREQUISITES
 KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN MATHEMATICS,
FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY,
ELECTRODYNAMICS AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
ACQUIRED DURING THE FIRST FIVE SEMESTERS OF
UNDERGRADUATE COURSE
KNOWLEDGE:
LEARNING OUTCOMES
 KNOWS FUNDAMENTAL LAWS OF PHYSICS OF ATOMS
AND MOLECULES; FT_W02
 HAS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT CONNECTIONS BETWEEN
PHYSICS OF ATOMS AND MOLECULES AND
CHEMISTRY,
WHICH
CAN
BE
USEFUL
IN
FORMULATING AND SOLVING ENGINEERING ISSUES;
FT_W04
 HAS
KNOWLEDGE
IN
THE
FIELD
OF
ELECTRODYNAMICS, QUANTUM MECHANICS AND
PHYSICS OF ATOMS AND MOLECULES; FT_W07
SKILLS:
 CAN ANALYSE, DESCRIBE, MODEL AND PRESENT IN
ACCESSIBLE WAY PHENOMENA IN PHYSICS OF ATOMS
AND MOLECULES; FT_U01
FINAL COURSE OUTPUT - SOCIAL COMPETENCES
 TRIES TO PRESENT INFORMATION AND OPINIONS ABOUT
PHYSICS OF ATOMS AND MOLECULES IN COMMONLY
COMMUNICABLE WAY, UNDERSTANDS THAT ENGINEER
KNOWLEDGE HAS TO BE DISSEMINATED; FT_K03
COURSE ORGANISATION –LEARNING FORMAT AND NUMBER OF HOURS
LECTURES: 30 H
CLASS EXERCISES: 15 H
COURSE DESCRIPTION
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ATOMIC MODELS
THE HYDROGEN SPECTRUM: THE RYDBERG FORMULA
THE BOHR POSTULATES
THE BOHR THEORY OF THE HYDROGEN ATOM
THE QUANTUM MECHANICAL (SCHRÖDINGER) SOLUTION OF THE ONE-ELECTRON
ATOM
THE RADIAL SOLUTIONS OF THE LOWER ENERGY STATES OF HYDROGEN
INTERPRETATION OF THE ONE-ELECTRON EIGENFUNCTIONS
INTENSITIES OF SPECTRAL LINES: SELECTION RULES
SPACE QUANTIZATION: QUANTISATION OF ANGULAR MOMENTUM
MAGNETIC EFFECTS IN ONE-ELECTRON ATOMS: THE ZEEMAN EFFECT
THE STERN-GERLACH EXPERIMENT: ELECTRON SPIN
THE SPIN-ORBIT INTERACTION
THE PAULI EXCLUSION PRINCIPLE
THE PERIODIC TABLE: MULTIELECTRON ATOMS
THE THEORY OF MULTIELECTRON ATOMS
THE MOLECULE AS A RIGID ROTATOR: ENERGY LEVELS, EIGENFUNCTIONS AND
SPECTRUM
THE MOLECULE AS A HARMONIC OSCILLATOR: ENERGY LEVELS, EIGENFUNCTIONS
AND SPECTRUM
THE MOLECULE AS AN ANHARMONIC OSCILLATOR: ENERGY LEVELS,
EIGENFUNCTIONS AND SPECTRUM
VIBRATIONAL FREQUENCY AND FORCE CONSTANT
MATHEMATICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE POTENTIAL CURVES
THE MOLECULE AS A NONRIGID ROTATOR: ENERGY LEVELS, EIGENFUNCTIONS AND
SPECTRUM
THE VIBRATING ROTATOR: ENERGY LEVELS, EIGENFUNCTIONS AND SPECTRUM
ELECTRONIC ENERGY AND POTENTIAL CURVES
ROTATIONAL STRUCTURE OF ELECTRONIC BANDS
INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION IN THE VIBRATIONAL STRUCTURE
INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION IN THE ROTATIONAL STRUCTURE
AT THE CLASSES AND LABS, DIFFERENT PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE TOPICS DISCUSSED IN
COURSE OF LECTURES WILL BE SOLVED.
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
LECTURE, PROBLEM SOLVING ACTIVITIES, WORKING
IN GROUPS
REQUIREMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN
LEARNING. STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO READ A
CHAPTER IN THE TEXTBOOK BEFORE THE CLASS
WHERE IT WILL BE DISCUSSED.
CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENTS.
GRADING SYSTEM
TUTORIAL WORK AND ATTENDANCE (5%)
QUIZ (30%)
1 HOUR 30 MINUTES EXAMINATION IN MAY/JUNE
(65%)
TOTAL STUDENT WORKLOAD
LECTURES: 30 H
NEEDED TO ACHIEVE EXPECTED
LEARNING OUTCOMES EXPRESSED
IN TIME AND ECTS CREDIT POINTS
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
INTERNSHIP
MATERIALS
CLASS EXERCISES: 15 H
CLASS PREPEARATION: 25 H
INDIVIDUAL TUTORIALS: 15 H
EXAM PREPARATION: 40 H
TOTAL: 125 H
ECTS: 5
ENGLISH
PRIMARY OR REQUIRED BOOKS/READINGS:
 HALLIDAY, RESNICK, WALKER
“FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS”
 MANSFIELD, O’SULLIVAN “UNDERSTANDING
PHYSICS”
 W. DEMTRÖDER, „ATOMS, MOLECULES AND
PHOTONS: AN INTRODUCTION TO ATOMIC-,
MOLECULAR- AND QUANTUM-PHYSICS“
SUPPLEMENTAL OR OPTIONAL BOOKS/READINGS: