Environmental Physics
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Course code
MLJ6013.LT
old course code
MLJ6013
Course title in Estonian
Keskkonnafüüsika
Course title in English
Environmental Physics
ECTS credits
6.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
Provide opportunities for acquiring physical knowledge in connection with environmental problems;
To support the competencies for research by involving physical methods.
Brief description of the course
Introduction to environmental physics. Classical mechanics. Effects of rotational dynamics: Coriolis force, El Nino, Passat, the Ekman spiral. Heat phenomena. Thermodynamics laws. Atmospheric composition, the greenhouse effect. The ozone layer, UV radiation. Radioactivity. Natural background radiation, radon, the benefits and risks related to radioactive sources and radioactive pollution, nuclear power, fusion, fission, biological consequences of ionizing radiation, radiation induced cancer. Renewable, fossil and nuclear energy.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- has ability to describe and understood physical basis of various processes in environment;
- has ability to critically analyze the impact of physical processes on solving everyday life and special problems;
- has ability to choose between the most commonly used physical research methods.
Teacher
Astrid Rekker PhD
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