OVERVIEW

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

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims to introduce students to the principles of classical physics with specific reference to medical physics and provide them with a methodological approach to solving a series of elementary problems.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims to provide students with the necessary basic tools for the study of fundamental phenomena of physics, from mechanics to thermodynamics, electromagnetism and optics.

Further, the course aims to provide students with a method that allows them to deal with new topics gradually encountered in subsequent studies.

PREREQUISITES

Basic mathematics

TEACHING METHODS

Frontal lessons

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

• Summary of vector calculus and kinematics
• Mechanics of solids: principles of dynamics, forces, work, power, energy, mechanical energy conservation
• 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 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.

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
- A. Alessandrini, Fisica per le scienze della vita, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, Rozzano (MI)

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ORNELLA CAVALLERI (President)

CLAUDIO CANALE

DARIO MASSABO' (Substitute)

ALESSANDRA PESCE (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

For lessons start and timetable go to the link: https://easyacademy.unige.it/portalestudenti/

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam consists in a written examination (problem solving), compulsory for all the students. The written exam is followed by an oral examination, optional for students who obtained a mark ≥ 18/30 in the written test. The oral examination is compulsory for students who got a mark lower than 18/30.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The written exam consists in problem solving: students are allowed to use notes downloaded from Aulaweb. The oral exam focuses on the discussion of the written exam and on the program content. 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 exploit further explanations by the teacher.

Exam schedule