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Pre-University Physics

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Course Features

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Duration

5 weeks

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Delivery Method

Online

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Available on

Limited Access

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Accessibility

Mobile, Desktop, Laptop

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Language

English

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Subtitles

English

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Level

Beginner

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Effort

8 hours per week

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Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

Physics is the foundation of many important science and engineering disciplines. Understanding its basics is fundamental for advanced studies. In this course, you will have the chance to review the fundamentals either for your own interest, or to ensure you have a smooth start in the first year of your Bachelor’s degree.

The course aims to close the readiness gap between high school and university. It was specifically developed for potential future students: it covers physics topics that are a prerequisite for many engineering programs, but will also show you how these topics are applied in the various follow-up studies (For example in Applied Physics, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering). The course not only covers the content needed for further study but also introduces the different ways in which physics is presented at university level to ensure an easy entry to a new degree program.

This course is intended for:

  1. Prospective engineering students who want to refresh their physics knowledge before starting university
  2. High school students who would like an additional challenge in physics not offered by their school
  3. Engineering students already enrolled in university who realize that they have a gap in their physics knowledge
  4. Other people who are interested in university level physics

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Skills You Will Gain

Prerequisites/Requirements

High school level physics.

high school level calculus (or equivalent), including knowledge of derivatives and integrals

What You Will Learn

Apply basic differential and integral calculus to physics problems

Provide order-of-magnitude estimations without using calculation aids

Solve physics problems in an algebraic way without specifying numerical values

Work with vectors at a conceptual (non-quantitative) level.

Course Instructors

Jeroen Kalkman

Assistant Professor Imaging Physics

Jeroen Kalkman works at the Faculty of Applied Sciences at the TU Delft as an assistant professor in physics. He is a lecturer for several Computational Science and Optical Imaging courses for the Ap...

Liedewij Laan

Associate Professor Bionanoscience

Liedewij Laan works as an associate professor of physics at the Faculty of Applied Sciences at the TU Delft. She is teaching courses on physics, cell biology and systems biology in the Applied Physic...

Sander Otte

Full Professor Quantum Nanoscience

Sander Otte works as a professor of physics at the Faculty of Applied Sciences at the TU Delft. He is currently a teacher in the Applied Physics program providing courses in both quantum and classica...

Timon Idema

Associate Professor Bionanoscience

Timon Idema works at the Faculty of Applied Sciences at TU Delft as an associate professor of physics. He is the program director of the MSc Nanobiology and teaches several courses in biophysics, qua...
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