The course "Istituzioni di Matematiche" consists of the modules Elements of Mathematics (cod. 72565, 1st semester) and Elements of Mathematics 2 (cod. 72566, 2nd semester). The course covers the study of real-valued functions of one and two real variables, their differential calculus and the integral calculus, and the complex numbers.
This section provides information that is common to the two modules; the specific information can be found in the modules sheets.
The course covers the study of real functions with one or two real variables, and their differential and integral calculus. The aim of the course is to give students the tools to use these essential notions in the subsequent courses of physical and chemical character.
Acquisition of a correct methodological approach to learning of scientific disciplines, based on the use of language and mathematical reasoning as useful tools for the interpretation of the real world and not as mere abstract notions.
The course is organized in theoretical and exercises lectures, which are based on teaching methods that aim to encourage students to take an active role in the development of the learning process.
The course also provides classroom and online instructional tutorials, which are based on a workshop approach and make it possible to implement flexible learning pathways adapted to the needs of individual students.
The material course is made available on the Aulaweb site of the course: handouts of lectures, exercises sheets, texts and solutions of guided exercises, texts and solutions of written exams from previous years.
The detailed programs of the two modules are described in the modules sheets.
Istituzioni di Matematica , M.Bertsch, Ed. Bollati Boringhieri Analisi Matematica 1 e 2, M.Bramanti, C.D. Pagani, S.Salsa Ed. Zanichelli
Ricevimento: By appointment
Ricevimento: Office hours will be fixed at the beginning of the semester and comunicated via alulaweb.
SARA NEGRI (President)
FRANCESCO STRAZZANTI
SIMONE MURRO (President Substitute)
MARIA ROSARIA PATI (President Substitute)
Since 25/9/2017, according to the schedule indicated on the sites www.ctc.unige.it and http://www.fisica.unige.it/scienzadeimateriali/
The exam consists of a written test and an oral test about the topics treated in the course. The written and oral tests must be taken in the same exame session (June-July, or September, or January-February).
The written exam can be replaced by the successful completion of two intermediate tests for each of the two modules, carried out in the exam session after each semestre.
The assessment concerns the acquisition of the concepts contained in the course, the ability to apply these concepts to the resolution of exercises and the reasoning skills of the student. The written tests (intermediate and complete) are organized on several questions with graded difficulty, which make it possible to obtain a precise assessment of the degree of achievement of the educational goals. To this aim, the board of examiners establishes the criteria for the award of partial scores to the various responses taking into account the difficulty of the proposed topics. Based on these criteria it is possible to accurately associate the total score gained to the achievement of the expected learning outcomes. The oral examination, both in the traditional and in the experimental modality, is always conducted by two professors with years of experience of examinations in the discipline. The examination committee verifies with high accuracy the achievement of the educational objectives. If these objectives are considered met, a weighted average of the written (complete or intermediate)and oral exam evaluation is done. For every academic year the examination committee sets the relative weight to be given to each test.
The exam is not passed when the educational objectives are not met; in this case the student is invited to deepen the study and to require further explanation by the lecturer about some parts of the contents and about the study method to be adopted.
For CTC the course of Institutions of Mathematics is a prerequisite to the 2nd-year course of Physical Chemistry 2, and to all the 3rd-year courses.
Students who have valid certification of physical or learning disabilities on file with the University and who wish to discuss possible accommodations or other circumstances regarding lectures, coursework and exams, should speak both with the instructor and with Professor Sergio Di Domizio (sergio.didomizio@unige.it), the Department’s disability liaison.
