D. Halliday, R. resnik, K.S. Krane, casa Editrice Ambrosiana, Milano
P. Mazzoldi, M. Nigro, C. Voci, EdiSES, Napoli
Giancoli, Fisica, CEA
Gianbattista, Richardson e Richardson, Fisica, McGraw-Hill.
CollanaSchaum, “Fisica generale”
Learning Objectives - Last names A-K
Knowledge and understanding: basic knowledge of the principles of general physics
Ability to apply knowledge of physics
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Mathematics basics
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Lezioni frontali
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reception by appointment
Type of Assessment - Last names A-K
Written and possibly oral profit examination
Course program - Last names A-K
General notions
Representation of physical quantities; the International System of Measurement Units. Scalar and vector quantities; recall of the properties of the carriers; operations between vectors.
Mechanics
Definition of position, speed and acceleration. Laws of Newton; uniform and uniformly accelerated rectilinear motion. Elastic force and harmonic motion. Binding forces and uniform circular motion. Friction force and corresponding motion. Work and kinetic energy; conservative forces and potential energy; conservation of mechanical energy. Mechanics of rigid bodies: definition of center of mass; motion of the center of mass; moment of a force; moment of inertia and motion relative to the center of mass
Fluid mechanics
Definition of density and pressure; water density. Pressure inside a fluid (Stevino's law); principle of Archimedes. Working principle of the pressure gauge; unit of measurement of pressure. Flow rate of a fluid in a tube; pressure variation with the tube section. Bernoulli's equation. Flow rate for a viscous fluid.
Sound waves: wave equation; propagation speed; sound spectrum. Reflection, refraction and diffraction. Operating principle of ultrasound. Doppler effect.
Thermodynamics
Internal energy as kinetic energy; absolute temperature. Kinetic energy of an ideal gas; ideal gas law. Working principle of a thermometer. Variation of internal energy like heat and work; experiments at the Joule. Thermal capacity and specific heat; specific heat of the water. Phase changes of a substance and latent heat. Temperature of equilibrium between two bodies in thermal contact.
Electromagnetism
Strength of Coulomb; definition of electric field and electrical potential. Field and potential of two parallel charge distributions; motion of an electric charge in the vacuum. Free electric charges in the matter; ionic and electronic conductors. Electric current and Ohm's law; insulators and conductors. Potential difference generators. Overview of simple electrical circuits. Electric power.
Magnetic field: general concepts. Magnetic field produced by a rectilinear wire and a loop.
Strength between wires covered by current; motion of a charged particle in a magnetic field. Strength between magnetic dipoles; notes on the magnetism of matter
Generation and general properties of electromagnetic waves; light speed. Electromagnetic spectrum: spectral regions and their properties. Overview of quantum physics: emission and absorption processes; photons and Planck's law.