Fundamentals of Mathematics and Physics: Heat and Hygrothermics

larcb1163  2025-2026  Bruxelles Saint-Gilles

Fundamentals of Mathematics and Physics: Heat and Hygrothermics
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5.00 credits
30.0 h + 30.0 h
Q2
Language
French
Main themes
This course aims to reinforce the mathematical foundations essential to building physics, with a particular focus on thermal and hygrothermal studies. In addition to acquiring subject-specific knowledge, the course fosters the development of cross-disciplinary skills, including generalization and deductive reasoning, abstraction and modeling, and precision.
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

  • Identify the essential properties of functions based on their graphical representation,
  • Apply fundamental concepts of functions, limits, derivatives, and integrals to solve two- and three-dimensional geometric problems,
  • Define and work with the concepts of energy, work, heat, and power,
  • Describe the different modes of heat transfer,
  • Calculate the heat transfer coefficient of a wall,
  • Quantify temperature variations and water vapor transfers within a wall in static conditions,
  • Identify risks of condensation, both surface and internal, within a wall for a given indoor and outdoor climatic scenario.

General Learning Outcomes

In line with the program’s learning outcomes (LOs), this course contributes to the development and acquisition of the following LOs:
  • LO3.1 Acquire and explain the physical and physiological principles related to architecture.  
  • LO3.3 Acquire and apply scientific and technical knowledge to realize an architectural project.  
  • LO3.4 Acquire and explain the environmental, social, and economic consequences of construction and technical choices.
  • LO4.1 Learn and explain the concepts and methods of scientific disciplines.  
  • LO4.3 Learn and apply the content of artistic or scientific disciplines to enrich the architectural project.  
 
Faculty or entity
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Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Bachelor in Architecture (Bruxelles)
ARCB1BA
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