1. komponenta

Lecture type	Total
Lectures	45
Practicum	30

* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)

Basic physical laws are discussed and applied to selected examples from geology, along with solving quantitative problems. There is a special emphasis on demonstration experiments that provide direct insight into certain physical laws. Get acquainted with different physical methods (spectroscopy, analytical methods, etc.) used in geological studies.

Course content (syllabus):
1) History of physics. SI units and scientific notation. Physical measurements and processing.
2) Forces. Concepts of force and mass. Coordinate systems and the Earth.
3) General law of gravitation and laws of motion.
4) Centripetal and centrifugal force. Coriolis effect. Static and kinetic friction. Harmonic force.
5) Movement. Statics and dynamics of the body. Forces and motions. Movement of material down the slope. Laws of conservation. Movement of the Earth.
6) Gravity. Cavendish's experiment. Field, potential and potential energy. Geoid and satellite gravimetry. Tides and low tides. Movement of satellites.
7) Waves and acoustics. Wave properties. Sound. Doppler effect. Earth waves.
8) Atomic structure. Radioactivity.
9) Radiometric dating. Age of the Earth.
10) Optics and spectroscopy. Electromagnetic waves. Luminescence.
11) Geometric optics. Geological polarization microscope.
12) X-ray and electron spectroscopy.
13) Laws of thermodynamics. Gases. Heat flow. Greenhouse effect. Geothermal gradient. Thermal expansion of rocks.
14) Electricity. Electric force. Ohm's law. Magnetism. Magnetic field. Magnetic force. Earth's magnetism.
15) Fluids and fluid flow. Capillarity and surface tension. Fluid statics. Fluid flow.

1. Richard E. Chapman: Physics for geologists, 2ed. Routledge, London&New York, 2002.
2. Paar, D. (2023): Fizika za geologe, interna skripta, Zagreb.

Enrollment :
Attended : Mathematics I

Mandatory course - Regular study - Geology