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Università degli Studi di Parma Università degli Studi di Parma
Career oriented degree in
Constructions, infrastructures and territorial management
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Engineering and Architecture

FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS
cod. 1006682

Academic year 2021/22
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Marisa BONINI
Academic discipline
Fisica sperimentale (FIS/01)
Field
Formazione chimica e fisica di base
Type of training activity
Basic
48 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN
lectures timetable unavailable
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Learning objectives

The course has the following objectives:
- to provide basic knowledge on the topics of mechanics, thermodynamics and electric phenomena;
- to build a suitable language for the description of physical phenomena

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

The topics are presented in the lectures with blackboard explanations and power point presentations.

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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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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