GENERAL PHYSICS 1
cod. 1002191

Academic year 2015/16
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Marisa BONINI
Academic discipline
Fisica sperimentale (FIS/01)
Field
Fisica e chimica
Type of training activity
Basic
63 hours
of face-to-face activities
9 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
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Learning objectives

Foundations of classical physics, to be developed later with electromagnetism and technical Physics

Prerequisites

Calculus

Course unit content

Basic classical Physics: Newtonian Mechanics, rigid body, physics of fluids, elements of thermodynamics

Full programme

Newton's mechanics, the laws of dynamics, application to the solar system; the dynamics of rigid bodies; laws of conservation of energy, linear and angular momentum; the physics of fluids, Euler and Bernoulli equations; elements of thermodynamics, Carnot's cycle; the first two principles of thermodynamics

Bibliography

Gettys: Physics 1, McGraw Hill

Teaching methods

Lectures with distribution of notes, practical exercises for half of the time

Assessment methods and criteria

trials in the course of the semester, written and oral examination

Other information

relevant documents are distributed via "dropbox"

2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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