Teaching code

4S01837

Teacher

Gianluca Lattanzi

Credits

2

Also offered in courses:

• Chemical-Physical Sciences - FISICA APPLICATA of the course Bachelor's degree in Environmental and Workplace Accident Prevention Techniques (interuniversity)

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

FIS/07 - APPLIED PHYSICS

Period

FISIO ROV 1^ ANNO - 1^ SEMESTRE dal Oct 12, 2020 al Dec 16, 2020.

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Learning outcomes

The course aims at providing the students with the basic concepts of physics and with the ability to apply those concepts to solve specific problems, thus acquiring familiarity with the scientific method and the typical tools of experimental physics.
The attendance of the course and the active participation to the proposed activities, accompanied by individual study, will concur to provide the students with the following abilities:
1) acquaintance with the basis of the scientific method applied to physics;
2) attitude towards the critical analysis of concepts employed by physical theories
3) understand and summarize the basic principles and laws of physics;
4) apply the laws of physics to the solution of specific problems in the medical practice

Program

1. Physical observables and physical laws. Fundamental and derived units. International System (M.K.S.), c.g.s. system, British units. Multiples and submultiples. Vectors and scalars.
2. Kinematics: displacement, velocity and acceleration. Uniform motion. Uniformly accelerated motion.
3. Dynamics: the three fundamental principles. Forces: vector representation, composition and decomposition. Measurements of forces: scales and dynamometer. Gravitational force, reaction forces, inertial forces. Torque. Levers.
4. Work. Kinetic and potential energy. Conservation of mechanical energy. Power.
5. States of matter. Density and pressure. Stevin’s law. Pascal principle, buoyancy. Atmospheric pressure. Flow. Bernoulli’s theorem. Viscosity. Hagen-Poiseuille law.
6. Temperature and thermometers. Thermal expansion. Ideal gases. Heat. Phase transitions. Heat propagation. Thermoregulation in living organisms. Principles of thermodynamics. Metabolism.
7. Elastic waves: physical characteristics. Sound. Ultrasounds. Doppler effect.
8. Electric phenomena. Coulomb’s law. Electric field and electric potential. Capacitors and capacitance. Electric currents. Ohm’s laws. Resistors. Resistors in series and in parallel. Joule effect. Safety issues. Bioelectricity. Magnetic phenomena. Magnetic field. Biot-Savart law. Electromagnetic induction. Faraday’s law.
9. Electromagnetic waves. Spectrum of the electromagnetic waves. Optics. Snell’s law. Dispersion. Total internal reflection. Optical fibers. Thin lenses. Vision.
10. Structure of the atomic nucleus. Isotopes and nuclides. Radioactivity. Nuclear decays. Law of nuclear decay. Activity and half-life. Dosimetry.

Examination Methods

The exam consists in a written test including multiple-choice questions. Multiple-choice questions require the solution of specific problems with no need for a calculator. The written test will be considered as “passed” with a minimum score of 18/30.