AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

This one semester course will provide Geology students with an in-depth study of the fundamental laws of Mechanics and termodynamics. The course is designed for first year students who are assumed to have little or no background knowledge in Physics. It is assumed however that the students have some fundamental knowledge of elementary Mathematics: algebra, geometry and trigonometry in particular. The basic and practical aspects of Mechanics will be introduced with an emphasis on the energy balance of a mechanical process. The course coninues with the study of systems of particles and solid bodies and their fundamental laws involving momentum and angular momentum. Finaly there willl be an introduction to the laws of thermology and of the thermodynamical systems.

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures.

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SYLLABUS/CONTENT

• The scientific method. Measure and physical laws. Units of measure and International System.
• Kinematics. Scalar and vectorial quantities.
• Newton's laws of dynamics.
• Forces: weight, gravity, elastic forces, mentions of electric forces.
• Work. Kinetic and potential energy. Conservation of energy.
• Balance and motion of rigid bodies.
• Mentions of fluid statics and dynamics.
• Temperature and thermodynamic systems.
• Principles of thermodynamics.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Halliday, Resnick, Walker: Fondamenti di Fisica – Meccanica e Termologia, CEA
Giancoli: Fisica, CEA
James S Walker: Fondamenti di Fisica - Zanichelli

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

DAVIDE BOCHICCHIO (President)

CLAUDIO CANALE

RICCARDO FERRANDO (President Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

See: https://easyacademy.unige.it/portalestudenti/

Class schedule

EEXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Written and oral exam.

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ASSESSMENT METHODS

Written exam (problems and short exercises with open answer) and oral exam (theoretical questions).

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Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

Frequency is recommended.