Acquiring basic knowledge in civil engineering physics important for civil engineering profession.

Basic knowledge in civil engineering physics.

Gravitation and electro-magnetic interaction. Basics in electrostatics. Electrical field and potential. Conductors and dielectrics in an electric field. Electric currents. Direct currents, resistance. Contemporary theory on electrical conductivity. Electrical magnetism. Magnetic field of currents. Electro-magnetic induction. Magnetic field energy. Alternating currents. Oscillatory movement, vibrations, waves. Free variations. Damped oscillations. Forced vibrations. Wave equations. Doppler effect. Strength and strength level of sound. Sound reflection and absorption. Ultrasound. Optics. Fundamental laws in geometric optics. Reflection, dispersion and colour of a body. Wave optics. Polarization. Light diffraction and X ray diffraction. Photometry. Quantum characteristics of light, photo effect, lasers. Elements of the science on heat. Internal energy. Specific heat. Phase transitions. Air humidity. Heat expansion and stresses. Heat conductivity. Water vapour diffusion through walls. Airing. Heat radiation. Black body and Planck`s law.

Lectures, laboratory practice, computing practice.