Carl v. Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg

Fachhochschule Oldenburg/Ostfriesland/Wilhelmshaven

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zum Antrag auf Akkreditierung des Studienprogramms

Engineering Physics

ECTS – Broschüre

Bachelor of Engineering

(Academic Year 2001/02)

Bachelor of Engineering 1st Semester1

Module / 1 st Semester / 2 nd Semester / 3 rd Semester / 4 th Semester / 5 th Semester / 6 th Semester
Physics / Concepts of Physics 4 / Electrodynamics and Optics 4 / Atoms and Molecules 3 / Thermal Physics 3 / Introduction to Subject of Specialization 8 / Subject of Specialization 6
Theoretical Mechanics 6
Mathematics / Linear Algebra I 3 / Linear Algebra II 3 / Mathematical Methods in Physics I 5 / Mathematical Methods in Physics II 4 / Numerical Methods 3
Calculus I 3 / Caclulus II 3
Engineering / Basic Skills in Engineering Physics 2 / Chemistry 3 / Electronics 4 / Production Engineering 4 / Signal Processing 4 / Materials Science I 6
Computing 3 / Computing 3 / Design Fundamentals 4 / Microeconomics, Financial Management 6
Applied Mechanics 4 / Control
Systems 4 / Technical Assessment 2
Laboratory / Thesis / Introduction to Measurements and Statistics 4 / Laboratory Project16 / Laboratory Project
and
Final Term Project 8

Table of Bachelor Study Programme (numbers indicate hours per week per semester [SWS])

Module / SWS / ECTS / Choice in “subject of specialization” (14 SWS)
  • Laser Technology
  • Biomedical Physics
  • Sound & Vibration
  • Other subjects, approved by the examination board

Physics / 34 / 46
Mathematics / 24 / 37
Engineering / 49 / 64
Laboratory / 24 / 33
Total / 131 / 180

Please note:

Contents of lectures are subject to change due to improvement of the programme or development of the subjects. In particular lectures in “subject of specialization” are continuously improved. This brochure is valid for the academic year 2001/02.

Degree

/ Bachelor of Engineering

Module

/ Physics
Component / Concepts of Physics
General Information
Type / Lecture
Contact time / 3 hrs/week lecture, 1 hr/week tutorial
Term / Winter
Prerequisites / none
Assessment / 1 hr written exam or 0.5 hr oral exam
Lecturer / Mellert
ECTS points / 5

Aim

Introduction into scientific reasoning; understanding the basic physical principles that govern physical behaviour in the real world, application of these principles to solve practical problems. General introduction to the fundamentals of experimental mechanics.

Contents

Scientific reasoning
Space and Time
Kinematics
Dynamics
Motion in accelerated frames
Work and Energy
Laws of Conservation
Physics of rigid bodies
Deformable bodies and fluid media
Oscillations
Waves

Degree

/ Bachelor of Engineering

Module

/ Mathematics
Component / Linear Algebra I
General Information
Type / Lecture
Contact time / 2 hrs/week lecture, 1 hr/week tutorial
Term / Winter
Prerequisites
Assessment / 1 hr written exam or 0.5 hr oral exam
Lecturer / Glüsing-Lürßen
ECTS points / 5

Aim

Learning how intuitive approaches lead to mathematical concepts. Learning to apply linear algebra in physical problems.
Contents
  • Vectors in 2-space and 3-space
  • Dot product, angles between vectors, scalar multiplication, length
  • Cross product, area of parallelograms, volume of parallelepipeds, triple product
  • Planes and lines in 3-space
  • Systems of linear equations, Gauss elimination, row-reduction
  • Solutions of systems of linear equations, criteria for the existence and uniqueness
  • Matrices, matrix operations (sum, product, scalar multiplication)
  • Symmetric matrices, inverse matrices
  • Determinants
  • Matrices and linear maps
  • Linear transformations
  • Eigenvalues and eigenvectors (2-d)
  • Diagonalization
  • Rotations, reflections
  • Basic transformations

Degree

/ Bachelor of Engineering

Module

/ Mathematics
Component / Calculus I
General Information
Type / Lecture
Contact time / 2 hrs/week lecture, 1 hr/week tutorial
Term / Summer
Prerequisites
Assessment / 1 hr written exam
Lecturer / Glüsing-Lürßen
ECTS points / 5

Aim

Knowledge of basics and methods for understandig principles of calculus and it´s applications to Physics
Contents
  • Numbers, functions, domains, operations with functions
  • Limits (intuitive approach)
  • Limits (rigorous approach), continuity
  • Differential quotient, tangent lines, derivative
  • Rules for differentiation: sums, products, quotients, chain rule
  • Derivatives of trigonometric functions, inverse functions, implicit differentiation
  • Increasing and decreasing functions, concavity, inflection points, critical points
  • Relative extrema, graphs of functions
  • Introduction to integration, antiderivatives
  • Methods of integrations (elementary, substitution)
  • Definite and indefinite integrals, first fundamental theorem of calculus
  • Techniques of integration
  • Improper integrals, L´Hospital´s rule
  • Infinite series, convergence tests
  • Power series, taylor series

Degree

/ Bachelor of Engineering

Module

/ Engineering
Component / Basic Skills in Engineering Physics
General Information
Type / Lecture
Contact time / 2 hr/week tutorial
Term / Winter
Prerequisites
Assessment / 1 hr written exam
Lecturer / Hinsch/Mellert
ECTS points / 3

Aim

Learn to apply methods and ways of reasoning of physics and mathematics to solve technical and non technical problems. Aid the understanding of physics by means of engineering techniques and applications. The lecture is based on a large set of examples to give insight into the mutual relationship between physics, mathematics, engineering and non technical problems.
Contents
  • Examples for the translation of problems of engineering and physics into a mathematical language
  • Solution techniques from calculus and algebra for mathematical problems with examples
  • Development and adaption of mathematical models for a given problem with examples
  • Derivation, verification and use of "rules of thumb" with examples

Degree

/ Bachelor of Engineering

Module

/ Engineering
Component / Computing I
General Information
Type / Lecture
Contact time / 2 hrs/week lecture, 1 hr/week tutorial
Term / Winter
Prerequisites
Assessment / 1 hr written exam
Lecturer / Bartning
ECTS points / 4

Aim

Knowledge of the most important ideas and methods of computer science including one programming language.
Contents
  • General Foundation
  • Computer system (principal computer parts, peripheral devices, software. Operating system with short exercises)
  • Numbers, characters
  • Algorithms (sequence, selection, iteration)

Degree

/ Bachelor of Engineering

Module

/ Laboratory
Component / Introduction to Measurement and Statistics
General Information
Type / Laboratory work
Contact time / 4 hrs/week
Term / Winter
Prerequisites
Assessment / 4 written reports
Lecturer / Schwarz
ECTS points / 5

Aim

Getting familiar with standard laboratory equipment, learning to perform and document experiments, learning to analyze and understand experimental results
Contents
  • Oscilloscope, function generator
  • Error estimates and error propagation
  • Resistors and internal resistance
  • Capacitors
  • Surface tension
  • Viscosity and Reynolds numbers
  • Moment of inertia
  • Forced mechanical oszillations
  • RLC-resonant circuits
  • Conservation of energy and momentum
  • Fourier-analysis
  • Interference and diffraction
  • Particle and waves

Bachelor of Engineering 2nd Semester1

Degree

/ Bachelor of Engineering

Module

/ Physics
Component / Electrodynamics and Optics
General Information
Type / Lecture
Contact time / 3 hrs/week lecture, 1 hr/week tutorial
Term / Summer
Prerequisites / Concepts of Physics
Assessment / 1 hr written exam or 0.5 hr oral exam
Lecturer / Hinsch
ECTS points / 5

Aim

Introduction to electric and magnetic phenomena and their treatment by an electromagnetic field including electromagnetic waves - with special emphasis on light.
Contents
  • Basics of Electrostatics
  • Matter in an electric field
  • The magnetic field
  • Motion of charges in electric and magnetic fields
  • Magnetism in matter
  • Induction
  • Electromagnetic waves
  • Light as electromagnetic wave

Degree

/ Bachelor of Engineering

Module

/ Mathematics
Component / Linear Algebra II
General Information
Type / Lecture
Contact time / 2 hrs/week lecture, 1 hr/week tutorial
Term / Summer
Prerequisites / Linear Algebra I
Assessment / 1 hr written exam or 0.5 hr oral exam
Lecturer / Glüsing-Lürßen
ECTS points / 5

Aim

Understanding the mathematical concepts used in linear algebra
Contents
  • General vector spaces
  • Inner product spaces
  • Eigenvalues, eigenvectors
  • Linear transformations
  • Complex vector spaces

Degree

/ Bachelor of Engineering

Module

/ Mathematics
Component / Calculus II
General Information
Type / Lecture
Contact time / 2 hrs/week lecture, 1 hr/week tutorial
Term / Summer
Prerequisites
Assessment / 1 hr written exam
Lecturer / Glüsing-Lürßen
ECTS points / 5

Aim

Learning concepts and techniques of calculus of vector fields
Contents
  • Vector valued functions
  • Partial derivatives, gradient
  • Line integrals, conservative vector fields
  • Curl, surfaces
  • Two dimensional integrals, Jacobian
  • Surface integrals
  • Stokes´ theorem
  • Divergence, volume integrals, Jacobian
  • Gauss´ theorem
  • General Stokes´ theorem

Degree

/ Bachelor of Engineering

Module

/ Engineering
Component / Chemistry
General Information
Type / Lecture
Contact time / 2 hrs/week lecture, 1 hr/week tutorial
Term / Summer
Prerequisites
Assessment / 1 hr written exam or 0.5 hr oral exam
Lecturer / Fröhlich
ECTS points / 4

Aim

Knowledge of basics and methods for understandig principles of chemistry
Contents
  • Atomic model
  • Periodic system of the elements
  • Chemical bond
  • Quantitative relations, stoichiometry
  • Chemical equilibria
  • Chemical kinetics
  • Acid / base equilibria
  • Redox processes
  • Practical experiments

Degree

/ Bachelor of Engineering

Module

/ Engineering
Component / Computing II
General Information
Type / Lecture
Contact time / 2 hrs/week lecture, 1 hr/week tutorial
Term / Summer
Prerequisites / Introduction of computing
Assessment / Homework
Lecturer / Bartning
ECTS points / 4

Aim

Knowledge of the most important ideas and methods of computer science including one programming language.
Contents
  • Programming language (C++)
  • Structures of algorithms
  • Input/output, preprocessor
  • Arrays, strings
  • Functions (procedural programming)
  • Programme files (modular programming)
  • Short introduction into classes (object orientated programming)

Degree

/ Bachelor of Engineering

Module

/ Engineering
Component / Applied Mechanics
General Information
Type / Lecture
Contact time / 3 hrs/week lecture, 1 hr/week tutorial
Term / Summer
Prerequisites
Assessment / 1 hr written exam
Lecturer / Nehls
ECTS points / 5

Aim

Theory and engineering methods of the mechanics of rigid and elastic bodies.
Contents
  • Forces and Moments;
  • Conditions of Equilibrium;
  • Central Point Force Systems;
  • Principle of Separation;
  • Internal Forces,
  • Internal Moments;
  • Elements: Cable, Bar, Beam; Plane Frames; Coulomb Friction;
  • Normal and Shear Stresses;
  • Strains;
  • Hooke´s Law (3-dimensional with heat influence);
  • Mohr´s Circle; Torsion; Bending;
  • Area Moments of 2. Order;
  • Euler´s Theory of Buckling;
  • Statically Overdetermined Systems;
  • Principle of Virtual Energy;
  • Example Problems

Degree

/ Bachelor of Engineering

Module

/ Laboratory
Component / Laboratory Project I – III
General Information
Type / Laboratory work
Contact time / 4 hrs/week
Term / every term
Prerequisites
Assessment / 3 x 4 written reports + 1 presentation + 1 concept
Lecturer / Kreitlow/Miesner; Mellert/Schwarz-Röhr
ECTS points / 5 each

Aim

Knowledge and experience about experimental work, managing experimental work and getting insight into research and development projects. Projects are done in cooperation and under supervision of advanced students.
Contents (i.e. offered topics)
  • distance measurement techniques (triangulation, autofocus principle, fibre optical principle)
  • digital image processing
  • d/a – a/d conversion
  • operational amplifiers
  • spectroscopy
  • fibre optics
  • digital holography
  • shape measurement
  • fourier analysis
  • signal processing
  • micro systems engineering
  • … (due to actual research and development projects)

Bachelor of Engineering 3rd Semester1

Degree

/ Bachelor of Engineering

Module

/ Physics
Component / Atoms and Molecules
General Information
Type / Lecture
Contact time / 2 hrs/week lecture, 1 hr/week tutorial
Term / Winter
Prerequisites / Courses of 1st and 2nd semester
Assessment / 1 hr written exam or 0.5 hr oral exam
Lecturer / Reuter
ECTS points / 4

Aim

Learning how quantum effects forced a revision of classical physics
Contents
  • development of the concept of atoms
  • aangular momentum and spin, and magnetic properties of the
  • electrons,
  • periodic system of the elements
  • wave-particle dualism of electrons and photons
  • modern experimental methods
  • introduction to quantum mechanics: wave packets, Schrodinger
  • equation, Heisenberg uncertainty principle
  • applications: the electron in the box, the harmonic oscillator, the
  • hydrogen atom

Degree

/ Bachelor of Engineering

Module

/ Physics
Component / Theoretical Mechanics
General Information
Type / Lecture
Contact time / 4 hrs/week lecture, 2 hr/week tutorial
Term / Winter
Prerequisites
Assessment / 1 hr written exam or 0.5 hr oral exam
Lecturer / Breuer
ECTS points / 10

Aim

Knowledge of advanced methods and modern results of classical mechanics.
Contents
  • Kinematische und dynamische Grundlagen der Mechanik (Newtonsche Bewegungsgleichungen)
  • Bewegung im Zentralfeld (Keplerproblem. Streuung)
  • Lagrange'sche Form der Mechanik (Behandlung von Zwangsbedingungen; Bewegungsgleichungen in generalisierten Koordinaten)
  • Hamiltonsche Form der Mechanik (Hamiltonsches Prinzip, Hamiltonsche Gleichungen, Kanonische Transformationen)
  • Mechanik starrer Körper
  • Bewegung in Nicht-Intertialsystemen
  • Integrable und chaotische Hamiltonsche Systeme; Diskussion des KAM-Theorems

Degree

/ Bachelor of Engineering

Module

/ Mathematics
Component / Mathematical Methods in Physics I
General Information
Type / Lecture
Contact time / 3 hrs/week lecture, 2 hr/week tutorial
Term / Winter
Prerequisites
Assessment / 1 hr written exam
Lecturer / Weiler
ECTS points / 6

Aim

Knowledge of basics and methods of functions of complex variable. Learning the mathematical theory of ordinary differential equations.
Contents
  • Functions of complex variable
  • Complex numbers
  • Functions of complex variables
  • Analytic functions
  • Elementary functions
  • Complex integration
  • Residues
  • Dirac´s delta function
  • Ordinary differential equations
  • First order differential equations
  • Separable equations, exact equations, linear equations
  • Nonlinear equations of Bernoulli, Riccati and Clairaut
  • Existence and uniqueness theorems
  • Dependence of solutions on initial values and parameters
  • Systems of first order differential equations
  • Two-by-two linear systems with constant coefficients
  • Review of linear algebra: vectors, matrices, transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, the Jordan canonical form of a complex matrix, exponential of a 2 X 2 matrix.
  • Solutions of the two-by-two systems with constant coefficients and their properties; phase portraits and classification of equilibria; stability or instability of equilibrium solutions. Applications
  • Inhomogeneous systems and variation of constants
  • Initial value problem for second order linear equations
  • Second order equations with constant coefficients, homogeneous and inhomogeneous equations, variation of parameters
  • Boundary value problems for linear differential equations of the second order

Degree

/ Bachelor of Engineering

Module

/ Engineering
Component / Electronics
General Information
Type / Lecture
Contact time / 3 hrs/week lecture, 1 hr/week tutorial
Term / Winter
Prerequisites
Assessment / 1 hr written exam
Lecturer / Anna
ECTS points / 5

Aim

Learning to understand and design simple electronic circuits.
Contents
  • Voltage, current, power
  • Ideal resistors, capacitors, inductances
  • Semiconductor diodes
  • Bipolar transistors
  • FETs
  • Operating point, small signal analysis
  • Feedback circuits
  • Operational amplifiers
  • Basic circuits with operational amplifiers
  • AC-analysis
  • Real world components
  • Filter design

Degree

/ Bachelor of Engineering

Module

/ Laboratory
Component / Laboratory Project I – III
General Information
Type / Laboratory work
Contact time / 4 hrs/week
Term / every term
Prerequisites
Assessment / 3 x 4 written reports + 1 presentation + 1 concept
Lecturer / Kreitlow/Miesner; Mellert/Schwarz-Röhr
ECTS points / 5 each

Aim

Knowledge and experience about experimental work, managing experimental work and getting insight into research and development projects. Projects are done in cooperation and under supervision of advanced students.
Contents (i.e. offered topics)
  • distance measurement techniques (triangulation, autofocus principle, fibre optical principle)
  • digital image processing
  • d/a – a/d conversion
  • operational amplifiers
  • spectroscopy
  • fibre optics
  • digital holography
  • shape measurement
  • fourier analysis
  • signal processing
  • micro systems engineering
  • … (due to actual research and development projects)

Bachelor of Engineering 4th Semester1

Degree

/ Bachelor of Engineering

Module

/ Physics
Component / Thermal Physics
General Information
Type / Lecture
Contact time / 2 hrs/week lecture, 1 hr/week tutorial
Term / Summer
Prerequisites / Courses 1,2,3
Assessment / 1 hr written exam
Lecturer / Bauer
ECTS points / 4

Aim

Introduction to thermodynamic and statistical physics approaches in particular the formulation of relations for particle ensembles with appropriate magnitudes.
Contents
  • PHENOMENOLOGICAL THERMODYNAMICS
  • Temperature, thermal equilibrium, 0. law, heat, internal energy, work from a system, first law , thermodynamic states and processes, thermodynamic cycles.
  • Carnot and Stirling cycle, second law, entropy, Legendre Transform and potential functions (Free Energy, Enthalpy, Gibb’s Potential), irreversible processes and change in entropy,
  • Open Systems, Real Gases, Phase Transitions
  • STATISTICS
  • Isotropic particle distribution in space
  • Diffusion (1-dim) via particle hopping
  • Entropy changes with volume alteration
  • Energy distribution for distinguishable particles (Boltzmann- and Maxwell-distribution)
  • Energy distribution for non-distinguishable Particles (Fermi-Dirac-, and Bose-Einstein-distribution)
  • Black Body Radiator (Planck’s law)
  • Saha-Equation

Degree

/ Bachelor of Engineering

Module

/ Mathematics
Component / Mathematical Methods in Physics II
General Information
Type / Lecture
Contact time / 2 hrs/week lecture, 2 hr/week tutorial
Term / Summer
Prerequisites
Assessment / 1 hr written exam
Lecturer / Weiler
ECTS points / 6

Aim

Gaining insight into partial differential equations and it´s solutions.
Contents
  • Heat equation, wave equation, and Laplace's equation
  • Separation of variables
  • Fourier series in context of solving heat equation
  • Fourier and Laplace transforms
  • Solving partial differential equations in infinite domains
  • D'Alembert's solution for wave equation
  • Separation of variables in cylinder- and polar co-ordinates
  • Series solutions of second order linear ordinary equations: singular points, regular singular points, singularities at infinity
  • Bessel's equation and the basic properties of its solutions
  • Legendre's equation and the basic properties of its solutions
  • Applications

Degree

/ Bachelor of Engineering

Module

/ Engineering
Component / Production Engineering
General Information
Type / Lecture
Contact time / 4 hrs/week lecture
Term / Summer
Prerequisites / Applied Mechanics
Assessment / 1 hr written exam
Lecturer / Nehls
ECTS points / 5

Aim

Basic knowledge of material behavior, material forming. Knowledge of non-metal production technology. Unterdstanding production as part of an industrial enterprise. Understanding the structures of production, planning of production processes, managing materials and resources.
Contents
  • Material behaviour
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Plastics
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Composite Materials
  • Basic Production Processes Definded by Standard DIN 8580
  • Nonmetallic Production Technology:
  • division of productgroups: solid, liquid, viscous, grainy products and accompanying production processes
  • Production in the context of a complete enterprise:
  • interactions with other company partitions
  • segmentation of production
  • inserting interfaces between different functions
  • defining the scope of duties for production functions
  • Details of primary shaping, deforming, cutting processes, joining processes, assembly
  • propulsion technique
  • Storage and transport techniques

Degree

/ Bachelor of Engineering

Module

/ Engineering
Component / Design Fundamentals
General Information
Type / Lecture
Contact time / 2 hrs/week lecture, 2 hr/week tutorial
Term / Summer
Prerequisites
Assessment / 1 hr written exam and homework
Lecturer / Nehls
ECTS points / 5

Aim

Getting the ability to read and make technical drawings, getting an introduction to the use of CAD systems, understanding the process of engineering design, introduction of dimensioning of mechanical parts.
Contents
  • Technical drawings: technical rules, basic standards;
  • The design process: formulation of requirements, systematic approach, solution evaluation, detail design, manufacturing drawings, part lists, assembly drawings;
  • Computer aided design,
  • Important mechanical machine components,
  • Practical training for all main subjects of this course.

Degree