- Working methods, density, forces and equilibrium, torque, pressure, Archimedes' principle, energy, mechanical work, power, general gas equation, thermodynamics, electric charge, electric energy, voltage, current, linear motion, force and motion, momentum and impulse
- Laboratory exercises
TB0022 Physics for Technical Preparatory Year, online with meetings on campus I 9.0 fup
This course has been discontinued.
Last planned examination: Spring 2024
Decision to discontinue this course:
The course is discontinued at the expiration of the spring semester 2024 according to a decision by the Vice President for Education: V-2022-0012.
Decision date: 18/01/2022
The course was given for the last time during the autumn semester 2021. Final opportunity for examination in the course will be given during the spring semester 2024.
The examination in the course is carried out as written examination and labs.
At least two examination dates per academic year are offered until and including the spring semester 2024. For information about when examination is given, when exam registration is possible and for exam registration please refer to the KTH web. Questions are referred to the Department of Sustainable production development via service-hpu@kth.se.
Possibility to carry out labs is given during the autumn semesters of 2022 and 2023. For application to labs and information about when the labs are given, the student should contact the Department of Sustainable production development via service-hpu@kth.se, no later than on the first day of current autumn semester.
Information per course offering
Course offerings are missing for current or upcoming semesters.
Course syllabus as PDF
Please note: all information from the Course syllabus is available on this page in an accessible format.
Course syllabus TB0022 (Spring 2022–)Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Intended learning outcomes
General goals
The course should promote a natural science perspective and give an understanding of basic physics concepts and relationships and give a good basis for further studies within physics and technical subjects that are included in the 3- and 5-year engineering programmes.
After passing the course, the student should be able to:
- Carry out, describe, analyse and present experiments to examine physical phenomena which are discussed in the course.
- Apply basic physics models and concepts to identify, analyse and solve physics problems within the scope of the course content and report the solutions in a structured way.
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
Recommended prerequisites
Equipment
Literature
Examination and completion
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Grading scale
Examination
- LAB1 - Laboratory work, 1.5 fup, grading scale: P, F
- TENA - Written exam, 7.5 fup, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, 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.
Other requirements for final grade
During the course, approved oral and/or written presentations of selected assignments may be required
For final grade, it is required that all examination items are passed.
Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination
Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination
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.