PHYSICS C
cod. 13113

Academic year 2009/10
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Fisica sperimentale (FIS/01)
Field
Cultura scientifica, umanistica, giuridica, economica, socio-politica
Type of training activity
Related/supplementary
45 hours
of face-to-face activities
5 credits
hub:
course unit
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Learning objectives

The course aims to give fundamentals of thermodynamics and waves. The students will acquire the ability to solve elementary problems in these fields.

Prerequisites

<br />Fisica AB

Course unit content

<br />Thermodynamics<br />- Temperature and heat<br />- First principle of thermodynamics<br />- Gas kinetic theory<br />- Second principle of thermodynamics<br /> <br />Waves and Optics <br />- Waves <br />- Maxwell's Equations <br />- Electromagnetic Waves <br />- Geometrical Optics <br />- Diffraction <br />- Interference <br />- Polarization

Full programme

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Bibliography

<br />W.E. Gettys, F.J. Keller, M.J. Skove, Fisica classica e moderna 1. e 2. McGraw-Hill Libri Italia, Milano, 1998

Teaching methods

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Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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