OVERVIEW

The course provides the student with the basic notions of classical physics.

AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The goal is to make students familiar with the basic notions of physics, and to teach them how to solve elementary physics problems useful for other courses.

PREREQUISITES

Basic mathematics

TEACHING METHODS

Frontal lessons

Laboratory

If the University regulations relating to the COVID-19 emergency do not allow face-to-face teaching, lessons and laboratory experiences will be delivered remotely via the Teams platform.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

• Summary of vector calculus and kinematics
• Mechanics of solids: principles of dynamics, forces, work, power, energy, mechanical energy conservation, quantity of motion, collisions
• Mechanics of fluids: statics, ideal and real fluids dynamics, surface phenomena
• Electromagnetism: electric charge, Coulomb's law, electric field and potential, capacitors, electric current, resistors, simple circuits, magnetic field, electromagnetic induction
• Electromagnetic waves: general properties
• Optics: geometric optics (Snell's laws, thin lens equation), introduction to physical optics
• Thermodynamics: calorimetry (thermometers, heat quantity, heat capacity and specific heat, phase transitions), thermodynamic variables, ideal gas law, internal energy and first thermodynamics law, thermal machines, entropy, second thermodynamics law, thermodynamic potentials

• Four laboratory experiences: mechanics, electrical measurements, geometric optics and calorimetry

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

- D.C. Giancoli, Fisica, CEA, Milano
- J.S. Walker, Fondamenti di Fisica, Zanichelli, Bologna
- F. Borsa, A. Lascialfari, Principi di Fisica per indirizzo biomedico e farmaceutico, EdiSES, Napoli
- M. Celasco, D. Panzieri, 2000 problemi di Fisica, ECIG, Genova

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ALESSANDRA PESCE (President)

CESARE USAI

ORNELLA CAVALLERI (President Substitute)

PAOLO CANEPA (Substitute)

GIULIA PINTO (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

September 2021

Class schedule

PHYSICS AND LABORATORY OF PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam consists in a written (problem solving) and an oral examination compulsory for all the students.

If the written exam mark is <15/30, the student will have to repeat the exam.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The written exam consists in problem solving: students are allowed to use notes downloaded from Aulaweb. The oral exam, with an average duration of 30 minutes, focuses on the discussion of the written exam, on the program content and on the laboratory experiences. Correction of the written test, together with the oral exam, allows the teachers to judge the achievement of the learning outcomes. When these goals are not achieved, the student is invited to deepen the study and to exploitt further explanations by the teacher.

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

The attendance of laboratory experiences is compulsory.