00405 - Physics

Learning outcomes

The student will have the foudamental knowledge of the general physics and the basic  methodology of the  experimenal physics. The student will be able to understand some mechanical, thermodynamical, electrical phenomena, he will be able also to use the basic units of measure, and to undesrtand the meaning of the experimental uncertainty.

Course contents

Experimental measures, definition and characteristics. Exp session in lab : measures of:  heat capacity, electrical resistance and wavelength of yellow light. Introduction to statistical analysis of experimental uncertainties.

Kinematics; Newton's laws of dynamics; statics of a rigid body; statics and dynamics of ideal fluids;

Thermodynamics: heat and temperature; the ideal gas law; specific heat; the first law of thermodynamics and the conservation of energy; the second law of thermodynamics; entropy;

Electrodinamics and principle of optics. The Coulomb law; the electric field and electric potential; the capacitor; electric currents; electromagnetic waves; geometrical optics (the laws of reflection and refraction).

Readings/Bibliography

J S Walker: Fondamenti di Fisica (pearson Italia, 2010)

Halliday, Resnick, Walker: Fundamentals of Physics, 6th Edition (Wiley)

biliographic materials also on capus.unibo.it

Teaching methods

Lectures and laboratory sections.

Assessment methods

Written and oral examinations.Written examination is made up by two parts which will be held during the course. Lab reports will be evaluated for the final exam.  Some examples of the exams are published on the web site: capus.unibo.it Oral exames are made up by two questions, one choosed by the candidate, one by the commission. To be admittde to the oral exames the students should have obtained a a mark over 18/30 for the written exame and they should have done the laboratory sessions.

Teaching tools

Lectures and laboratory sessions.

Links to further information

http://campus.unibo.it/

Office hours

See the website of Daniela Cavalcoli