Teaching - Università degli Studi della Tuscia

PHYSICS WITH LABORATORY (objectives)

Code

119005

Language

ITA

Type of certificate

Profit certificate

Module: MODULE A - PHYSICS (objectives)

The objectives of the course are the transmission of the basic notions of physics useful for correctly framing environmental issues and natural sciences.The course introduces the definition, understanding and use of physical quantities and fundamental physical laws and their application to processes and phenomena of interest in environmental sciences. This within a simple, but rigorous modeling and mathematical treatment aimed at familiarizing students with graphical representations and estimates of the scales of quantities and physical phenomena. In particular, the course aims to introduce the student to the fundamental principles of Physics in particular of the Scientific Method, Mechanics, Statics and Dynamics of fluids, Thermodynamics, Electromagnetism, providing him with the fundamental knowledge of physics for a correct application to the processes and phenomena of interest. of Natural and Environmental Sciences.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING.
At the end of the course the student is expected to have learned the theoretical and experimental foundations of Classical Physics, its fundamental laws and to have acquired the ability to apply the laws of physics to solve simple problems. An important expected result is the understanding of the scientific method and methods of research in Physics, combined with the ability to present the topics covered during the course. The course aims to develop the ability to identify the essential aspects of physical phenomena and the logical and critical skills that allow you to propose and / or verify phenomenological models capable of describing them.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING.
The student is expected to know how to use the notions learned even in contexts other than those presented.

AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT.
The student is expected to develop critical analytical skills and be able to solve new problems even if similar to those discussed in class.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
Students' ability to discuss the implications of concepts presented in class and the possible questions that may emerge from the topics covered will be stimulated.

LEARNING SKILLS.
The student is expected to become able to discuss fundamental scientific issues of Physics and its applications.

Language

ITA

Type of certificate

Profit certificate

Credits

Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code

FIS/07

Contact Hours

Laboratory Hours

Type of Activity

Basic compulsory activities

Teacher	DELFINO Ines (syllabus) First part of the course MEASUREMENT UNIT AND NOTICE OF ERROR THEORY Physical quantities. Dimensional analysis. The International System. Measurements of physical quantities. General characteristics of measuring instruments. Methods and tools for measuring physical quantities and for the analysis of experimental data. Measurement of a physical quantity. Features measuring instruments. Confidence interval. Systematic errors, reading errors, random errors, errors, significant figures, error propagation. Significant figures and confidence interval, Significant figures and relative error. Representation results: truncation and rounding. Tables of experimental measurements Vectors and scalars. Vector components. Unit vectors. Vector sum. Scalar product. Vector product. MECHANICS Reference systems. Position, trajectory, speed, acceleration. Motion description: kinematics in one dimension. Kinematics in two dimensions; carriers. Force, mass. Newton's laws. Uniform circular motion. Friction. Hooke's law. Kinetic energy and work. Kinetic energy theorem. Power. Conservative forces. Law of universal gravitation. Potential energy. Conservation of mechanical energy. Gravitational potential energy. Elastic potential energy. Amount of motion. Conservation of momentum. Shock (notes). Moment of inertia. Moment of a force. Angular momentum. Angular quantities and motion of rigid bodies. Cardinal equations of dynamics. Statics of rigid bodies (outline). Simple harmonic motion. Energy of harmonic motion. Waves. Types of waves. Equation and characteristic quantities of waves. Intensity, frequency, period, speed and wavelength. Energy carried by the waves. Wave on a rope. Sound waves. FLUIDS Statics and fluid dynamics. Density and specific weight. Pressure. Principle of Archimedes. Pascal's principle. Equation of continuity. Bernoulli equation. Real fluids, Viscosity, Poiseuille's Law, Motion regimes: laminar and turbulent motion, Reynolds number, Cohesion and adhesion forces, Surface tension, Capillary effects THERMODYNAMICS Concepts of Temperature, Heat, Heat Capacity, Specific Heat, Work, Outline of the principles of thermodynamics. Heat transmission. Entropy. Carnot cycle. Thermal machines. Thermal expansion of materials. ELECTROMAGNETISM Electric charge. Coulomb's law. Electric field. Electric dipole. Gauss's law. Electrical potential. Capacitors. Dielectrics. Electric current. Resistance. Ohm's law. Electromotive force. Electrical circuits. Power in electrical circuits. Electric circuits in direct current (outline). Magnetic field. Lorentz force. Magnetic dipole. Biot-Savart law. Ampere's law. Solenoid. Faraday's law of induction. Lenz's law. Inductance. Electromagnetic interactions. Electromagnetic waves. (reference books) Giancoli, "Fisica" (Edizione con Fisica Moderna), Casa Editrice Ambrosiana. Taylor, “Introduzione all’analisi degli errori”, Casa Editrice Zanichelli.
Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities	From to
Delivery mode	Traditional
Attendance	not mandatory

Module: MODULE B - PHYSICS LABORATORY
Language	ITA
Type of certificate	Profit certificate
Credits	4
Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code	FIS/07
Contact Hours	8
Laboratory Hours	24
Type of Activity	Basic compulsory activities