FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS
FONDAMENTI DELLA FISICA
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| 2018/2019 | 6 |
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| Catia Grimani |
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Course with optional materials in a foreign language
This course is entirely taught in Italian. Study materials can be provided in the foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The aim of this course is to provide insights on classical physical phenomena with respect, in particular, to mechanics, electricity and magnetism.
Program
01. MECHANICS
01.01 Scalar and vector quantities.
01.02 Measurements, measuring instruments, units of measurement.
01.03 Significant digits.
01.04 Error theory (hints).
02. KINEMATICS
02.01 Motion along a straight line.
02.02 Motion with constant velocity (uniform motion) and motion with constant acceleration.
02.03 Motion along two or three dimensions.
02.04 Circular motion with constant speed.
03. DYNAMICS
03.01 Forces and motion.
03.02 Kinetic energy and work.
03.03 Potential energy and energy conservation law.
03.04 Systems of particles.
03.05 Elastic and anelastic collisions.
03.06 Rotation.
03.07 Force and angular momenta.
03.08 Newton's second law for rotation.
03.09 Angular momentum of particle systems.
03.10 Angular momentum of a rigid body rotating about a fixed axis.
03.11 Conservation of angular momentum.
04. STATICS
04.01 Equilibrium.
05. GRAVITATION
05.01 Universal gravitation law.
05.02 Kepler's laws.
06. WAVES (hints)
07. TERMODYNAMICS
07.01 HEAT and Temperature.
07.02 State equation of ideal gas.
07.03 Thermodynamic transformations.
07.04 First law of thermodynamics.
07.05 Second law of thermodynamics.
08. ELECTROMAGNETISM
08.01 Electric charges and their properties.
08.02 Coulomb's law.
08.03 Electric field.
08.04 Electric potential.
08.05 Electric currents.
08.06 Electromotive force.
08.07 Resistors.
08.08 Magnetic field.
08.09 Motion of electric charges in magnetic fields.
08.10 Magnetic fields generated by currents.
08.11 Currents in magnetic fields.
Bridging Courses
There are no mandatory prerequisites for this exam.
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
Knowledge and understanding
Students should be able to understand and solve problems of mechanics and thermodynamics of the proper level of difficulty following from the number of teaching hours.
Applying knowledge and understanding
Students should solve simple circuits from electromagnetism study
Communication skills
It will be required to the students to use a proper language for this discipline
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Theory lectures and laboratory exercises, both face-to-face and on-line.
- Attendance
Although recommended, course attendance is not mandatory.
- Course books
For both theory and problems:
J. Walker, D. Halliday and R. Resnick and ?"Fondamenti di fisica", Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, 2004. [URL]
- Assessment
Written and oral exams.
The written exam consists of three problems on different parts of the program. To each problem is assigned a maximum numerical value of ten, for a maximum of 30. The duration of the written test is two hours. It is passed if the mark (which remains valid one year) is not less than 18/30. In case of positive result of the written test, the oral exam (which can be taken only if the written exam is passed) consists of not less than three questions randomly extracted from the program. To each question is assigned a maximum numerical value of of 10, for a maximum of 30. The oral test can be considered passed if the mark is 18/30 or more. The final mark is determined by the weighted mean of the marks of the written exam and the oral exam, with weights of 1/3 and 2/3, respectively.
- Disabilità e DSA
Le studentesse e gli studenti che hanno registrato la certificazione di disabilità o la certificazione di DSA presso l'Ufficio Inclusione e diritto allo studio, possono chiedere di utilizzare le mappe concettuali (per parole chiave) durante la prova di esame.
A tal fine, è necessario inviare le mappe, due settimane prima dell’appello di esame, alla o al docente del corso, che ne verificherà la coerenza con le indicazioni delle linee guida di ateneo e potrà chiederne la modifica.
Notes
Same requirements and criteria will be applied to test the knowledge of students following or not following the course.
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