The degree
The University of Tartu BSc "Füüsika, keemia ja materjaliteadus" (Physics, Chemistry and Materials Science), mapped course by course onto what this site actually teaches. Pick a track to see its modules and courses, and which ones this site covers.
Required course-slots covered: 18/18
1.1 Foundation module I
The physical world view
LOFY.01.0026 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: Atoms and the nucleus, Displacement, velocity and acceleration, Electric charge and current, Electric fields, Lenses and focal length, Magnetic fields, Measurement, precision and accuracy, Momentum and impulse, Newton's first law, Newton's second law, Newton's third law, Phase transitions, Photons and quanta, Physical quantities and units, Radioactivity and half-life, Reflection and refraction, Scalars and vectors, Significant figures, Simple harmonic motion, Snell's law, Specific heat capacity, Speed and motion, Temperature and heat, Thermal expansion, Uncertainty and error, Voltage and resistance, Wave properties: amplitude, wavelength and frequency, Waves and oscillations, Work and energy
Foundations of chemistry
LOKT.07.0106 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: Acids, bases and pH, Chemical bonding, Chemical equilibrium, Reaction kinetics, Redox reactions, Stoichiometry, The mole and amount of substance, The periodic table
No syllabus text was captured for this course in the source scrape.
Laboratory practical (physics)
LTFY.01.0113 EAPCovered — Theory covered — bench work needs a real lab
Mapped concepts: Combining uncertainties, Measurement, precision and accuracy, Physical quantities and units, Propagation of uncertainty through functions, Scalars and vectors, Significant figures, Uncertainty and error, Graphing and linearisation of data, Least-squares fitting and linear regression, Statistical distributions in measurement
Survey course in materials science
LTFY.02.0036 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: Classes of materials, Structure and properties
Laboratory practical (chemistry)
LTKT.01.0023 EAPCovered — Theory covered — bench work needs a real lab
Mapped concepts: Acids, bases and pH, Chemical bonding, Chemical equilibrium, Reaction kinetics, Redox reactions, Stoichiometry, The mole and amount of substance, The periodic table
1.2 Foundation module II
Programming
LTAT.03.0016 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: Algorithms and program structure, Control flow, Data structures and algorithms, Numerical methods in computing
Foundations of programming
MTAT.03.2363 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: Algorithms and program structure, Control flow
Foundations of programming II
MTAT.03.2563 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: Algorithms and program structure, Control flow, Data structures and algorithms
Higher mathematics I
MTMM.00.3406 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: Complex numbers, Determinants, First-order differential equations, Second-order differential equations, Functions and inverses, Limits of functions, Lines and planes in space, Matrices, Polar and exponential form, Systems of linear equations, The cross product, The definite integral, The derivative, The dot product, The indefinite integral, Vectors in space, Improper integrals, Curve sketching with derivatives
Higher mathematics II
MTMM.00.3416 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: Infinite series, Multiple integrals, Partial derivatives, Vector spaces and linear independence, First-order differential equations, Second-order differential equations, Fourier series, Multivariable optimisation and Lagrange multipliers, Introduction to partial differential equations
Probability theory and mathematical statistics
MTMS.02.0596 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: Probability, Random variables and distributions, Common probability distributions, Point and interval estimation, Hypothesis testing
2.5 Materials science — first specialisation-direction module
Inorganic chemistry
LOKT.01.0076 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: The periodic table, Redox reactions, The halogens, Transition metals and coordination compounds, Acids, bases and pH, Hydrogen and electrolysis, Oxides and oxoacids, The nitrogen group, The carbon and silicon group, Metal corrosion and the electrochemical series
Physical chemistry, part 1
LOKT.02.0376 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: Heat transfer mechanisms, Internal energy and the first law, Thermodynamic processes, Real gases and the van der Waals equation, The laws of thermodynamics, Entropy and the second law, The statistical definition of entropy, Free energy and spontaneity, The Carnot cycle and heat engines, Ideal gas law, Chemical equilibrium, Reaction kinetics, Reaction rate laws and order, Arrhenius equation and activation energy, Phase equilibria and the Clausius-Clapeyron equation, Raoult's law and colligative properties
Organic chemistry I
LOKT.09.0046 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: Functional groups, Nucleophilic substitution, Aromaticity, Reaction mechanisms and bond cleavage, Addition reactions of alkenes and alkynes, Electrophilic aromatic substitution, Carbonyl chemistry and nucleophilic addition, Carboxylic acid derivatives and nucleophilic acyl substitution
Mechanics and heat
LTFY.01.0066 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: Heat transfer mechanisms, Internal energy and the first law, Thermodynamic processes, Beats and superposition, Sound waves and intensity, The Doppler effect, The wave equation, Wave energy and power, Centre of mass, Centripetal force, Damped oscillations, Elastic and inelastic collisions, Friction, Kepler's laws of planetary motion, Projectile motion, Rolling motion, Static equilibrium, Uniform circular motion, Bernoulli's equation, Buoyancy and Archimedes' principle, Conservation of energy, Conservation of momentum, Coupled and driven oscillators, Displacement, velocity and acceleration, Fluid continuity and flow rate, Ideal gas law, Interference and diffraction, Kinetic theory of gases, Lagrangian mechanics, Surface tension and capillarity, Drag and terminal velocity, Reynolds number and turbulence, Moment of inertia and rotational dynamics, Momentum and impulse, Newtonian gravitation, Newton's first law, Newton's second law, Newton's third law, Pascal's principle and hydraulics, Phase transitions, Pressure in fluids, Resonance, Rotational kinetic energy, Simple harmonic motion, Specific heat capacity, Thermal expansion, Torque and angular momentum, Viscosity and Poiseuille flow, Wave properties: amplitude, wavelength and frequency, Work and energy
2.6 Materials science — second specialisation-direction module
Introduction to materials science
LOFY.02.0083 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: Classes of materials, Structure and properties
Materials physics practical I — mechanics and heat
LOFY.02.0553 EAPCovered — Theory covered — bench work needs a real lab
Mapped concepts: Displacement, velocity and acceleration, Momentum and impulse, Newton's first law, Newton's second law, Newton's third law, Phase transitions, Specific heat capacity, Thermal expansion, Work and energy, Mechanical deformation: elasticity and plasticity
Inorganic chemistry practical I
LOKT.01.0103 EAPCovered — Theory covered — bench work needs a real lab
Mapped concepts: The halogens, Transition metals and coordination compounds, Acids, bases and pH, Redox reactions, Hydrogen and electrolysis, Oxides and oxoacids, Metal corrosion and the electrochemical series
Physical chemistry practical I
LOKT.02.0413 EAPCovered — Theory covered — bench work needs a real lab
Mapped concepts: The laws of thermodynamics, Chemical equilibrium, Reaction kinetics, Reaction rate laws and order
Analytical chemistry practical I
LOKT.06.0123 EAPCovered — Theory covered — bench work needs a real lab
Mapped concepts: Stoichiometry, Acids, bases and pH, Chemical equilibrium, UV-Vis spectroscopy and the Beer-Lambert law
Organic chemistry practical (3 ECTS)
LOKT.09.0153 EAPCovered — Theory covered — bench work needs a real lab
Mapped concepts: Functional groups, Nucleophilic substitution, Aromaticity
Analysis of chemical data
LTKT.06.0023 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: The mole and amount of substance, Uncertainty and error, Statistical distributions in measurement, Least-squares fitting and linear regression
Core course in analytical chemistry
LTKT.06.0193 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: Stoichiometry, Acids, bases and pH, Chemical equilibrium, Redox reactions
3.5 Materials science — first specialisation module
Structure and properties of matter
LTFY.02.0016 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: Structure and properties, Chemical bonding, Classes of materials, Crystal structure and lattices, Band theory of solids, Mechanical deformation: elasticity and plasticity, Composite materials and microstructure, Amorphous solids and liquid crystals
Classes of materials and their technologies
LTFY.02.00212 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: Classes of materials, Structure and properties, Polymers and polymerisation, Composite materials and microstructure, Semiconductors and doping, Mechanical deformation: elasticity and plasticity
Research methods in materials science
LTFY.02.0166 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: Characterisation methods, Spectroscopy, X-rays and their production, Mass spectrometry, UV-Vis spectroscopy and the Beer-Lambert law
3.6 Materials science — second specialisation module
Electricity and magnetism
LOFY.01.0076 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: AC circuits and impedance, Ampère's law, The Biot–Savart law, Capacitance, Coulomb's law, Dielectrics and capacitor energy, Electric charge and current, Electric fields, Electric power and Joule heating, Electric potential and potential energy, Electromagnetic induction, Electromagnetic waves, Electromagnetic waves in media, Gauss's law, Inductance and RL circuits, Kirchhoff's laws and circuit analysis, LC and RLC oscillations, The Lorentz force, Magnetic fields, Maxwell's equations, RC and RL circuit transients, Resistivity and conductivity, The Poynting vector, Voltage and resistance, Band theory of solids, Semiconductors and doping, Superconductivity, The Hall effect, Thévenin and Norton equivalent circuits, Transformers and AC power distribution, Charged particle motion: mass spectrometry and cyclotrons, Magnetic materials and ferromagnetic hysteresis, Electric motors, generators and thermoelectric effects, Piezoelectric and ferroelectric materials
Optics
LOFY.01.0086 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: Diffraction gratings, Dispersion and chromatic effects, Optical instruments and magnification, Optical resolution and the Rayleigh criterion, The Michelson interferometer, Thin-film interference, Interference and diffraction, Lenses and focal length, Polarization of light, Resonance, Simple harmonic motion, Snell's law, Standing waves, Total internal reflection, The wave nature of light, Wave properties: amplitude, wavelength and frequency, Reflection and refraction, The wave equation, Maxwell's equations, The Poynting vector, Signals and Fourier analysis, Blackbody radiation and Planck's law, The Doppler effect, The photoelectric effect, Photons and quanta, Lasers and stimulated emission, Rayleigh and Mie scattering, Fresnel equations and Brewster's angle, Birefringence and wave plates, Radiometric and photometric quantities, Photodetectors: PMTs and CCDs, Nonlinear optics and harmonic generation, Electric dipole radiation
Materials physics practical II — electricity and magnetism
LOFY.02.0063 EAPCovered — Theory covered — bench work needs a real lab
Mapped concepts: Capacitance, Coulomb's law, Electric fields, Electric power and Joule heating, Electromagnetic induction, Kirchhoff's laws and circuit analysis, Magnetic fields, Resistivity and conductivity, Voltage and resistance
Materials physics practical III — optics
LOFY.02.0073 EAPCovered — Theory covered — bench work needs a real lab
Mapped concepts: Lenses and focal length, Polarization of light, Snell's law, Total internal reflection
Seminar on the scientific method (physics)
LTFY.01.0126 EAPNot covered yet
4.3 Elective subjects (materials science track)
Professional English for physics, chemistry and materials science students (B2→C1)
HVLC.01.0103 EAPNot covered yet
No syllabus text was captured for this course in the source scrape.
Vacuum and cryogenic technology
LOFY.01.0263 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: Mean free path and vacuum regimes, Kinetic theory of gases, Ideal gas law, Real gases and the van der Waals equation, Phase transitions, Heat transfer mechanisms, Thermal expansion, Superconductivity, Pressure in fluids
No syllabus text was captured for this course in the source scrape.
Solid-state electronics
LOFY.01.0313 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: Crystal structure and lattices, Band theory of solids, Semiconductors and doping, Superconductivity, Lasers and stimulated emission
No syllabus text was captured for this course in the source scrape.
Foundations of modern metrology
LOFY.01.0373 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: SI definitions, traceability and calibration, Physical quantities and units, Measurement, precision and accuracy, Uncertainty and error, Combining uncertainties, Propagation of uncertainty through functions, Significant figures, Statistical distributions in measurement
No syllabus text was captured for this course in the source scrape.
Thin-film technology I
LOFY.02.0133 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: Thin-film deposition and growth, Mean free path and vacuum regimes, Crystal structure and lattices, Thin-film interference, Surface tension and capillarity, Phase transitions
No syllabus text was captured for this course in the source scrape.
X-ray structural analysis I
LOFY.02.0203 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: Bragg diffraction and crystal structure determination, Crystal structure and lattices, X-rays and their production, Interference and diffraction, Wave properties: amplitude, wavelength and frequency, Measurement, precision and accuracy
No syllabus text was captured for this course in the source scrape.
Nanoelectronic materials
LOFY.02.0453 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: Quantum confinement and low-dimensional materials, Band theory of solids, Semiconductors and doping, Particle in a box, Quantum statistics: Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein, Lasers and stimulated emission, Crystal structure and lattices, The Hall effect
No syllabus text was captured for this course in the source scrape.
Applied quantum physics
LOFY.03.0303 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: Quantum tunneling, Potential steps and finite wells, Particle in a box, Band theory of solids, Semiconductors and doping, Lasers and stimulated emission, Superconductivity, Quantum statistics: Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein, The Pauli exclusion principle, The photoelectric effect, The de Broglie wavelength, Quantised energy levels in atoms
No syllabus text was captured for this course in the source scrape.
Inorganic synthesis I
LOKT.01.0363 EAPNot covered yet
No syllabus text was captured for this course in the source scrape.
Selected chapters in electrochemistry
LOKT.02.0206 EAPNot covered yet
No syllabus text was captured for this course in the source scrape.
Selected chapters in materials and wood chemistry
LOKT.09.0163 EAPNot covered yet
No syllabus text was captured for this course in the source scrape.
Chemistry of bioactive compounds
LOKT.09.0183 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: Functional groups, Aromaticity, Carbonyl chemistry and nucleophilic addition
No syllabus text was captured for this course in the source scrape.
Computational physics I
LOTI.05.0303 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: Numerical methods in computing, Data structures and algorithms, Algorithms and program structure
No syllabus text was captured for this course in the source scrape.
Professional placement in physics or materials science
LTFY.00.0016 EAPNot covered yet
No syllabus text was captured for this course in the source scrape.
Photonics project
LTFY.03.0016 EAPNot covered yet
No syllabus text was captured for this course in the source scrape.
Foundations of quantum computing: theory through practice
LTFY.04.0126 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: Wavefunctions and probability, Operators and observables, Expectation values and measurement, Spin and angular momentum in quantum mechanics
No syllabus text was captured for this course in the source scrape.
A guide to climate science and policy
LTFY.05.0083 EAPCovered
Mapped concepts: The greenhouse effect and planetary energy balance
No syllabus text was captured for this course in the source scrape.