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PHYSICS I
cod. 00418

Academic year 2007/08
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Fisica teorica, modelli e metodi matematici (FIS/02)
Field
Formazione fisica
Type of training activity
Basic
48 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
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Learning objectives

The goals of this course are to teach the students to understand basic classical mechanics and thermodynamics at the conceptual level, and to make them adept in solving relevant problems.

Prerequisites

Students are expected to have a good grasp of trigonometry and to be able to differentiate and integrate simple functions such as polynomials, sines and cosines.

Course unit content

<br />Elementary mechanics with an emphasis on the fundamental concepts and laws of mechanics, especially the conservation laws. Topics are: units, dimensional analysis, vectors, one dimensional motion, motion in 2 and 3 dimensions, Newton's laws and their applications, work and kinetic energy, potential energy, conservation of energy, momentum.<br />Elementary thermodynamics with an emphasis on: temperature and heat, thermal properties of matter, the laws of thermodynamics.<br />This course also deals with an introduction to electric forces, field electrostatics and electric potential.<br />

Full programme

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Bibliography

<br />D. Halliday, R. Resnick, J. Walker. Fondamenti di Fisica, ed. Ambrosiana, Milano.<br />R.A. Serway, J.W. Jewett. Fondamenti di Fisica, vol. 1, Ed. EdiSES, Napoli.

Teaching methods

<br />There will be two midterm exams, which substitute the final exam.  The final exam covers all topics.

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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