Applied physics

Module title:

Applied physics

Module overview:

The objective of this module is to enable students to:
• analyse a real problem and create an appropriate physical model and critical review the results obtained
• apply physical models and principles in multimedia
• prepare for a successful continuation of the study

This module teaches students about basic physical concepts and relations related to: kinematics with emphasis on motions in one and two dimensions, dynamics, Newton's Laws, work, energy and power as a foundation to modules related to game development and application of physic in them and an introduction to waves and optics teaches students about vibrations with emphasis on simple harmonic oscillator and mathematical pendulum. Waves particularly sound and light and also fundamentals of geometric optic serve as a foundation for the modules regarding sound, photography and video that students have later in the study.

It is important for students to take this module to develop their logical and reasoning skills and acquire the knowledge needed for other modules in this study programme. The knowledge students acquire in this module will contribute to the overall skillset for their future employment as multimedia specialists.

Literature:

Essential reading:
1. Urone, P.P., Hinrichs, R., Dirks, K., Sharma, M. (2012) College Physics, Huston: OpenStax. Available at: https://openstax.org/details/books/college-physics (Accessed: 10 May 2020)

Recommended reading:
1. Beiser, A. (2011) Schaum's Easy Outline of Applied Physics, 3rd edition, [s.l.]: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
2. Cutnell J. D., Johnson K. W. (2012) Physics, 9th edition, United States: Wiley

Further reading:
1. Ewen, D. Schurter N., Gundersen, E. (2012) Applied Physics, 10th edition, [s.l.]: Pearson