Studying at the University of Verona
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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.
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2° Year It will be activated in the A.Y. 2025/2026
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1 module between the following:
- A.A. 2024/2025 Computational algebra not activated;
- A.A. 2025/2026 Homological Algebra not activated.1 module between the following 3 modules among the following
- A.A. 2025/2026 Homological algebra not activated.Legend | 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 (2024/2025)
Teaching code
4S003200
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
FIS/01 - EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS
Period
Semester 2 dal Mar 3, 2025 al Jun 13, 2025.
Courses Single
Authorized
Learning objectives
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.
Prerequisites and basic notions
Mathematical and data analysis (basics of statistics) knowledge and skills learned in the Bachelor's degree are required. The pre-requisites of physics consist of the laws of classical mechanics and thermodynamics.
The knowledge of Physics 2 topics (electricity and electromagnetic waves) are useful (but not necessary) requirements.
Program
During the course the main theoretical and experimental aspects of classical mechanics, thermodynamics and electromagnetism will be presented and discussed, together with the main physical quantities and laws, as well as the experimental method, measurement tools and procedures and error analysis.
LESSONS
- Theory of errors and mechanical references
- Thermology and calorimetry
- Principle of Archimedes and density of bodies
- Electricity and theory of circuits
- Principles of geometric optics
- Principles of wave optics
LABORATORY
- Design and preparation of setup for sessions laboratory
- Preparation of laboratory data sheets -
Analysis and discussion of experimental data
EXPERIMENTAL SESSIONS
- Verification of Hooke's Law
- Deviation and distribution of forces in simple machines
- Determination of "g" (simple pendulum)
- Principle of Archimedes and fluids
- Calorimeter of mixtures (heat capacity and specific heats)
- Mechanical equivalent of the heat
- Measurement of resistances, verification of Kirchoff's laws, and voltage divider
- Geometric optics (lens equation, model of the eye, microscope, ...)
- Wave optics ( interference and diffraction)
Bibliography
Didactic methods
The course will be delivered in lectures and laboratory sessions. Most of the hours of the course will be dedicated to the laboratory experiences, some of which are designed by the students themselves.
The laboratory sessions will be held in the presence in the Cyber Physics laboratory. The necessary strategy for an effective learning of the methodologies and contents of the experimental part consists in actively and regularly participating in the laboratory activities (participation in the laboratory sessions is therefore mandatory).
For a profitable learning of the topics covered in the lectures, the teacher will provide all the necessary material (handouts, slides, notes, ...) in addition to the correct bibliographic references.
Learning assessment procedures
The final exam consists of two parts:
(i) a written part, which consists in a laboratory report about one of the experiments performed during the year or, alternatively, the preparation of teaching materials for a laboratory experiment
(ii) an oral examination on the topics learned in the classes
The admission to the oral exam is subject to the approval of the laboratory report.
Evaluation criteria
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.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
The final grade will be the average of the grade of the laboratory report and of the oral exam.
Exam language
English
