Teaching code

4S02732

Teacher

Michele Perini

Coordinator

Michele Perini

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

FIS/07 - APPLIED PHYSICS

Period

Semester 1  dal Oct 1, 2024 al Jan 31, 2025.

Courses Single

Authorized

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

Familiarization with the basic concepts of mechanics, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, electrology and magnetism, and optics.

Prerequisites and basic notions

Cartesian plane, points, linear function, angular coefficient, trigonometric relations, sine and cosine, right-angled triangle, derivatives.

Program

PHYSICS: Physical quantities, Units of measurement, International System, Multiples and submultiples, Equivalences, Scientific notation, Significant figures, Exercises. VECTORS: Definition, Modulus, Scalar by vector, Sum Scalar product, Determinant of a 2X2 matrix, 3X3 Determinants, Vector product, Exercises. MATHEMATICAL COMPLEMENTS: Cartesian plane, Points, Linear function, Angular coefficient, Trigonometric relations, Sine and cosine, Right-angled triangle, Derivatives, Subsequent derivatives, Derivatives in physics, Exercises. KINEMATICS: Position, Speed, Uniform rectilinear motion, xt and vt graphs, Acceleration, Uniformly accelerated rectilinear motion, xt, vt and at graphs, MRU and MRUA hourly laws, General information on the xt graph, General information on the vt graph, General information on the at graph, Parabolic motion, Exercises. Circular motion, Uniform circular motion, Centripetal acceleration, Angles and radians, Period and frequency, Angular velocity and average angular velocity, Angular acceleration and average angular acceleration, Relationship between linear quantities and angular quantities, Circular motion: hourly laws, Exercises. POINT MECHANICS: Forces, First law of dynamics, Momentum, Second law of dynamics, Third law of dynamics, Hooke's law, Harmonic motion, Harmonic oscillator, Gravity force, Pendulum, Gravity acceleration, Static friction force Force of dynamic friction, Inclined plane, Exercises. Conservation of momentum, Exercises. Energy, Work, Kinetic energy, Gravitational potential energy, Elastic potential energy, Conservative forces, Conservation of mechanical energy, Mechanical energy and non-conservative forces, Power, Atwood machine - ideal pulley, Elastic collisions, Exercises. FLUID STATICS: Pressure, Pascal's Principle, Hydraulic Press, Stevin's Law, Torricelli's Experiment, U-tube, Archimedes' Law, Buoyancy, Exercises. FLUID DYNAMICS: Flow rate of an ideal fluid, Bernoulli's theorem, Power of a pump, Venturi tube, Torricelli's theorem, Stokes' law and viscosity, Exercises. TEMPERATURE AND HEAT: Temperature: operational definition, Heat: definition, Thermal equilibrium, Thermometric scales, Linear dilation, Surface dilation, Volume dilation, Fundamental law of thermology, Aggregation states, Heat and state transitions, Heating curve, Exercises. KINETIC THEORY OF GAS: Ideal gases, Gay-Lussac's law, Charles' law, Boyle's law, Avogadro's law, Ideal gas law, Kinetic theory of gases, Kinetic energy of gases and temperature, Velocity and average velocity, Exercises. THERMODYNAMICS: First principle, Isochoric transformations, Isobaric transformations, Isothermal transformations, Adiabatic transformations, Cycles, CV and Cp, Exercises. Second law, Clausius and Kelvin, Thermal machines, Efficiency, Coefficient of performance, Carnot cycle, Carnot theorem, Entropy, Entropy and its variation, Exercises. ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELD: Electric field, Coulomb's law, Electric field, Gauss' theorem, Flat capacitor, Exercises. Potential, Potential energy, Potential of a point charge, Capacitance, Capacitance of the capacitor, Energy in a capacitor, Energy density, Exercises. Electric current, Ohmic conductor, Ohm's first law, Ohm's second law, Microscopic interpretation, Circuits, Law of nodes and links, Resistors, Resistors in series, Resistors in parallel, Capacitors, Capacitors in series, Capacitors in parallel, RC circuit, Exercises. Magnetic field, Lorentz's law, Charge motion in B field, Speed selector, Force on a piece of wire, Biot and Savart's law, Circuitry, Ampere's theorem, Forces between wires, Solenoid, Exercises. WAVES AND LIGHT: General information on waves, Notes on Fourier development, Harmonic waves, Characteristics of light waves, Reflection, Refraction, Total reflection, Dispersion, Exercises Geometric optics: Parabolic mirror, Construction of images, Parabolic and spherical mirror, Mirror spherical, flat mirror, concave mirrors, convex mirrors, thin lenses, thin convergent lenses, thin divergent lenses, Exercises.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

Frontal lesson.

Learning assessment procedures

Multiple-choice test on the entire course program, administered during the exam sessions via an IT platform.

Evaluation criteria

The ability to solve physics exercises on topics covered is evaluated.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The final grade is based on the outcome of the multiple choice test.

Exam language

Italiano