DAPE2101 Physics and Chemistry Course description

The students will acquire theoretical and practical skills in the setup, operation and maintenance of computers in a network. The course builds on the course Operating Systems.

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After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student is capable of:

• explaining Newton’s three laws of motion and how they determine the movement of objects
• explaining the concept of work as a line integral of power and energy conservation
• explaining the concepts of conservative and non-conservative force and placing them in the context of the first law of thermodynamics
• explaining the oscillation equation and its solutions for simple cases, and describing oscillations
• stating the wave equation and its analytical solutions for simple cases, and describing wave movement
• explaining Fourier’s law for heat conduction and its connection to the heat conduction equation and the second law of thermodynamics
• explaining basic electromagnetic units, concepts and phenomena
• solving the most common ordinary and partial differential equations that occur in physics, analytically and/or numerically, with the help of well-known algorithms
• explaining and solving important chemical equations in stoichiometry
• explaining basic principles and notions within chemical kinetics and chemical equilibrium
• explaining basic electrochemical principles

Skills

The student is capable of:

• calculating particle trajectories in physics, both analytically and numerically
• solving the oscillation equation for simple cases, analytically and numerically, and visualising the solutions
• solving the one-dimensional wave equation numerically, and visualising the solutions
• solving the one-dimensional temperature equation numerically, and visualising the solutions
• using mathematical and numerical methods to describe and analyse physical phenomena, including presenting quantitative solutions to problems in mechanics, electromagnetism, thermal physics, the physics of solids, and fluid dynamics
• explaining limitations in the calculations mentioned above
• carrying out simple chemical calculations in stoichiometry
• carrying out simple chemical calculations in electrochemistry such as calculations of cell potential, current, consumption and production of chemicals in electrolysis
• carrying out simple calculations of reactants and products present in gaseous equilibrium, precipitation reactions and acid-base equilibrium

General competence

The student:

• is capable of understanding and communicating physical and chemical principles and methods, issues and solutions, both orally and in writing
• is capable of communicating with other professionals with a natural science background on physical and chemical matters
• has insight into the importance of natural sciences for engineering developments

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student is capable of:

• explaining the benefits and limitations of different operating systems
• explaining the installation and configuration of an operating system
• understanding the principles of user management
• recognising the security aspects of computers and networks

Skills

The student is capable of:

• installing and configuring an operating system
• installing and configuring a monitoring system
• maintaining the operating system and other software
• installing and configuring a monitoring system
• collecting data from the monitoring system and analysing collected data
• using troubleshooting methods in a network
• developing and implementing backup procedures to prevent loss of data

Competence

The student is capable of:

• developing, maintaining and operating an internal computer network in the enterprise
• documenting installation procedures and server configurations
• managing new, existing and terminated users based on the enterprise’s policy
• managing the robustness and security of a computer network

Lectures and practice sessions.

Individual digital home exam, 4 hours including uploading and scanning. Physics part counts 70 %, chemistry part 30 %.

The exam result can be appealed.

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Individual written digital exam, 3 hours

The exam result can be appealed.

In the event of resit and rescheduled exams, another exam form may also be used or a new assignment given with a new deadline. If oral exams are used, the result cannot be appealed.

All written and printed aids are allowed.