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What is the Course Language?

• All compulsory classes and electives are taught in English.
• If desired, classes from the German program may be selected.
• Intensive German language classes are offered for foreign students by ZSP.

When do precourses start?

Precourses will start on October 6, 2008

What base knowledge am I expected to have in fundamental Chemistry?

The periodic system of elements, reduction, oxidation, the chemical bond, covalent bonds, non-covalent bonds, chemistry in solutions, acid-base concepts, complex formation, chemical reactivity, reaction kinetics.

What base knowledge am I expected to have in Physical Chemistry?

Thermodynamics: chemical equilibrium, the three laws of thermodynamics, free energy, entropy, phase transitions, chemical potential, heats of reactions

Kinetics: kinetic theory, reactions, Arrhenius theory, kinetic gas theory

Quantum mechanics: harmonic oscillator, rotator, particle in a box, waves, wave functions Basics of surfaces (adsorption), electrochemistry.

What base knowledge am I expected to have in Physics?

To be able to follow the lectures in the 1st semester, a thorough knowledge of fundamental physics is necessary. This includes:

Mechanics: Conservation laws, Harmonic oscillations, Waves

Electrodynamics: Electrostatics, Magnetostatics, Induction, Electromagnetic waves Optics: Waves in matter, Interference, Diffraction Introductory

Quantum Physics: Fundamental Experiments, Basic formal approach, Simple situations ( Particle in a box, Tunneling through a finite barrier).

To get a feeling for the level of physics necessary to follow the courses in Energy Science and Technology, the following textbooks may serve as orientation and are also recommended for self study:

Paul A. Tipler, Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 3rd edition, Worth Publisher, Inc. New York, 1991.

Richard Wolfson, Jay M. Pasachoff, Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 2nd edition, HarperCollins College Publishers, New York 1995.

What base knowledge am I expected to have in Mathematics?

Formulas from Algebra and Trigonometry: complex numbers, powers and logarithms

Elements of Analysis: derivative, definite integral, improper integrals, partial differentiation, multiple integrals

Vector Analysis: vector algebra, vector calculus, vector fields

Tensors in Euclidean 3-D

Ordinary Differential Equations

Wave Propagation: Complex representation of plane & spherical waves