The aim of this course is to provide insights on classical physical phenomena with respect, in particular, to mechanics, electricity and magnetism. 

01. MECHANICS
01.01 Scalar and vector quantities.
01.02 Measurements, measuring instruments, units of measurement.
01.03 Significant digits.
01.04 Error theory (hints).

02. KINEMATICS
02.01 Motion along a straight line.
02.02 Motion with constant velocity (uniform motion) and motion with constant acceleration.
02.03 Motion along two or three dimensions.
02.04 Circular motion with constant speed.

03. DYNAMICS
03.01 Forces and motion.
03.02 Kinetic energy and work.
03.03 Potential energy and energy conservation law.
03.04 Systems of particles.
03.05 Elastic and anelastic collisions.
03.06 Rotation.
03.07 Force and angular momenta.
03.08 Newton's second law for rotation.
03.09 Angular momentum of particle systems.
03.10 Angular momentum of a rigid body rotating about a fixed axis.
03.11 Conservation of angular momentum.

04. STATICS
04.01 Equilibrium.

05. GRAVITATION
05.01 Universal gravitation law.
05.02 Kepler's laws.

06. WAVES (hints)

07. TERMODYNAMICS
07.01 HEAT and Temperature.
07.02 State equation of ideal gas.
07.03 Thermodynamic transformations.
07.04 First law of thermodynamics.
07.05 Second law of thermodynamics.

08. ELECTROMAGNETISM
08.01 Electric charges and their properties.
08.02 Coulomb's law.
08.03 Electric field.
08.04 Electric potential.
08.05 Electric currents.
08.06 Electromotive force.
08.07 Resistors.
08.08 Magnetic field.
08.09 Motion of electric charges in magnetic fields.
08.10 Magnetic fields generated by currents.
08.11 Currents in magnetic fields.

There are no mandatory prerequisites for this exam.

Knowledge and understanding

Students should be able to understand and solve problems of mechanics and thermodynamics of the proper level of difficulty following from the number of teaching hours.

Applying knowledge and understanding

Students should solve simple circuits from electromagnetism study

Communication skills

It will be required to the students  to use a proper language for this discipline

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Teaching

Theory lectures and laboratory exercises, both face-to-face and on-line.

Attendance

Although recommended, course attendance is not mandatory.

Course books

For both theory and problems:

J. Walker, D. Halliday and R. Resnick and  "Fondamenti di fisica", Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, 2004. [URL]

Assessment

Written and oral exams.

The written exam consists of three problems on different parts of the program. The duration of the written test is two hours. It is passed if the mark (which remains valid one year) is not less than 18/30. In case of positive result of the written test, the oral exam (which can be taken only if the written exam is passed) consists of not less than three questions  and can be considered passed if the mark is 18/30 or more. The final mark is determined by the weighted mean of the marks of the written exam and the oral exam, with weights of 1/3 and 2/3, respectively. 

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Same requirements and  criteria will be applied to test the knowledge of students following or not following the course.