FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS
cod. 1006682

Academic year 2020/21
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
- Davide CASSI
Academic discipline
Fisica applicata (a beni culturali, ambientali, biologia e medicina) (FIS/07)
Field
Fisica e chimica
Type of training activity
Basic
48 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Learning objectives

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Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Physical quantities and physical measurement.
Mechanics of point masses and rigid bodies.
Mechanics of fluids.
Thermology and thermodynamics.
Electrical forces and electrical circuits.

Full programme

• Measurements and measurement errors

• Vector quantities and vector calculus

• Kinematics of the point

• Dynamics of point masses

• Conservation principles

• Static of rigid body

• Dynamics of rigid body

• Fluid static and dynamics

• Thermology

• Principles of thermodynamics

• Specific heat and latent heat

• Phase transitions

• Physical properties of materials

• Electrostatics

• Electrical circuits in direct current

• Joule effect

Bibliography

Halliday-Resnick-Walker, “Fondamenti di fisica”, CEA, 2006

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons

Assessment methods and criteria

Written test with multiple choice quiz:
The examination lasts one hour and consists of 11 questions with 4 possible answers; in the evaluation, 3 points are assigned to each correct answer and -1 to each wrong answer.
30 cum laude is 33 points.

Other information

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