- Mechanics: Vectors, forces, inertial systems, Newton's laws, work, power, energy, circular motion, center of mass, inertia, particle systems and CG motion, linear fluctuations, harmonics, damped oscillations.
- Waves: harmonic and spherical waves, wave propagation, mechanical waves, intensity, reflection, standing waves. Electromagnetic waves, polarization, interference, diffraction, lasers, basic geometrical optics.
- Electrostatics (electric and magnetic properties): Electrical power, field strength and potential, Gauss's theorem, electric field and electric potential in metals and dielectrics, the principle of the capacitor, electrostatic energy. Magnetic force, magnetic materials, magnetic energy. Electromagnetic induction.
SK1151 Elementary Physics 9.0 credits
Information per course offering
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Information for Autumn 2025 Start 25 Aug 2025 programme students
- Course location
KTH Campus
- Duration
- 25 Aug 2025 - 12 Jan 2026
- Periods
- P1 (7.0 hp), P2 (2.0 hp)
- Pace of study
33%
- Application code
51007
- Form of study
Normal Daytime
- Language of instruction
Swedish
- Course memo
- Course memo is not published
- Number of places
Min: 25
- Target group
Only open to CTKEM.
- Planned modular schedule
- No information inserted
- Schedule
- Schedule is not published
- Part of programme
Contact
Course syllabus as PDF
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Course syllabus SK1151 (Autumn 2020–)Headings with content from the Course syllabus SK1151 (Autumn 2020–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Intended learning outcomes
After completing the course the student should be able to:
- solve technical problems relevant to its program which include mechanical forces and energy relations, electric and magnetic fields, mechanical and electromagnetic waves, and assess the reasonableness of the solution.
- use physical measurement methods and instruments and report results and evaluate limitations.
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
Basic and specific requirements for engineering program.
Literature
You can find information about course literature either in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.
Examination and completion
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Grading scale
A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
Examination
- INL1 - Written assignments, 1.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
- LAB1 - Laboratory Work, 1.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
- TENE - Examination Electromagnetics, 2.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
- TENM - Examination Mechanics, 2.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
- TENV - Examination Waves, 2.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
The course grade will be established from the combined results of TENE, TENM, and TENV.
Other requirements for final grade
Pass grades inall parts
Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
Further information
Course room in Canvas
Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.
Offered by
Main field of study
Technology
Education cycle
First cycle
Supplementary information
The course will be given in a Swedish version with mainly English litterature and will provide releveant knowledge for further studies in the fields of numerical analysis, dynamics, and thermodynamics.
Replaces IM1601.