Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Study Plan
This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:
Laurea magistrale in Mathematics - Enrollment from 2025/2026The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
1° Year
| Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
|---|
| Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
|---|
| Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
|---|
1 module between the following1 module between the following 3 modules among the followingLegend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Physics Education Lab (2020/2021)
Teaching code
4S003200
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
FIS/01 - EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS
Period
II semestre dal Mar 1, 2021 al Jun 11, 2021.
Learning outcomes
The course deals with Physics themes that are fundamental for the scientific training of the future School teachers by means of a guided training module in which in addition to the excecution of simple experiments, particular attention is devoted to the preparation of the experiments themselves (e.g. Experiment Description Sheet), the physical set up of the experiments (with different materials and instruments), the definition and the comparison of the experimental methods and procedures, the analysis and the discussion of the experimental data, and the preparation of laboratory and teaching reports. Students are guided to experiments and design instruction strategies aimed at helping high school pupils in understanding physics. They acquire familiarity with both traditional and new teaching tools and multimedia and technologies.
Program
The course is structured in lectures in which the main theoretical aspects will be discussed and the physical topics and laws presented, as well as the experimental method, instruments and experimental procedures and analysis of errors. All the lectures will be also available online. The main part of the course will be dedicated to the experimental activities, some of which wil be designed by the students themselves.
The laboratory sessions will be performed in the laboratory (Cyberphysics laboratory).
The strategy required for an effective learning of the methodology and the contents of the experimental part is to actively and regularly participate in laboratory activities and sessions (participation to the experiments is mandatory).
LECTURES
- Errors theory and basics of Mechanics
- Electricity and Circuits
- Geometrical optics fundamentals
- Principles of wave optics
- Thermology and calorimetry
LABORATORY
- Creation of setup for experiments
- Preparation of laboratory cards
- Analysis and discussion of the experimental data
EXPERIMENTAL SESSIONS:
- Hooke law
- Deviation and distribution of forces in simple machines
- Simple pendulum (g determination)
- Resistances measurements, Kirchoff laws verification, voltage division
- Geometrical optics (lens equation, eye model, microscope, ...)
- Wave optics (interference and diffraction )
- Calorimeter (heat capacity and specific heat capacity)
The tools needed for effective learning of the theoretical part are the teaching material provided by the teacher.
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ugo Besson | Didattica della fisica | Carocci Editore | 2015 | 9788843077359 | |
| Walker | Fondamenti di Fisica (Edizione 6) | Pearson | 2020 | 9788891905543 | |
| John R. Taylor | Introduzione all'analisi degli errori (lo studio delle incertezze nelle misure fisiche) (Edizione 2) | Zanichelli | 1999 | 9788808176561 | |
| Paolo Fornasini | The Uncertainty in Physical Measurements (An introduction to data analysis in the Physics Laboratory) | Springer | 2008 | 9780387786490 |
Examination Methods
During the exam, students must show that:
- they are able to autonomously prepare teaching experimental sessions about physics
- they know and understand the fundamental concepts and formulas of Experimental Error Theory, measurements instruments and experimental methodology
- they are familiar with physical quantities and laws discussed during the course
- they have a good capability of realizing an experiment, in particular, about experimental sessions performed during the course
- they are able to analyse experimental data by means of common softwares and discuss them as function of measurement procedures and experimental parameters used.
The final exam consists of two parts, each of which will contribute 50% to the determination of the vote:
(i) an oral examination, that can be given either in presence or remotely, and
(ii) in a written part. This last is a Laboratory Report about one of the experiments performed during the year.
The admission to the oral exam is subject to the approval of the lab report, that would be done either in Italian or English according to students preference.
