• 1. Kinetic theory of gases, calculation of basic parameters of air, heat capacity, degrees of freedom
• 2. average composition of air, principles of measurement of pollutant concentration, micro- and nanoparticles in aerosols
• 3. Air humidity, calculation and measurement of main properties, various measurement methods, heat of fusion of water
• 4. Basics of thermodynamics, heat engine efficiency, thermoelectric materials, combined generation of electricity, heat and cold
• 5. Energy, cost, generation, conversion, storage and transport, renewable sources, energy consumption in Czech republic according to statistical data
• 6. Energy in transportation, electric cars, properties of lithium cells, economy, parameters of charging stations
• 7. Thermal conduction, Fouriérs law, basic algorithms for calculation of steady and dynamic state, free software for solving partial differential equations
• 8. Thermal energy management, storage, long term use of heat pumps, thermal flow in heat pump borehole
• 9. Electromagnetic radiation, theory and applications, wireless communication, infrared radiation, material degradation under UV exposure, spectral characteristics, human sight and color vision
• 10. Black body radiation, Planck's law, radiative heat transport, material properties in visible and infrared band
• 11. Greenhouse effect, principle, greenhouse gases, solar collectors, selective layers
• 12. Photovoltaic cells, efficiency, optimum operating point, power inverters, power grid stability
• 13. Intelligent buildings, automated measurement of physical properties, basic of microcontrollers programming, system with feedback loop, control and regulation, system stability

Topics and content of laboratory exercises:

• 1. Determination of heat capacity of solids by means of calorimeter (measurement)
• 2. Determination of coefficient of heat expansion of solids (measurement)
• 3. Determination of heat conduction of brick by means of non-stationary method (measurement)
• 4. Determination of adiabatic Poisson’s constant of air (measurement)
• 5. Determination of heat factor of heat pump (measurement)
• 6. Determination of frequency dependence of sound absorptivity (measurement)
• 7. Frequency analysis of sound (measurement)
• 8. Reverberation time in a room (measurement)
• 9. Main characteristics of a photovoltaic panel