The physics course aims to provide students with the elements of the scientific method and the formal approach to solving quantitative scientific and technical problems. The goal is to provide the general knowledge of classical physics and the application of its laws, through the study of the physical quantities and their measures, the fundamentals of mechanics, hydrostatics , thermodynamics and electrostatics . The program is complemented by numerous explanatory examples with particular emphasis on topics related to the applications in the field of Sports Science.    

1. Units of measurement

1.1 The physical quantities

1.2 System of units

1.3 Conversion of units

1.4 Dimensional analysis

2. Scalars and vectors

2.1 Geometric and analytic definitions

2.2 Projection of a vector on a given direction

2.3 Addition and subtraction of vectors

2.4 Dot product and cross product

MECHANICS

3. Kinematics

3.1 Equations of motion

3.2 Average speed and instantaneous speed

3.3 Average and instantaneous acceleration

3.4 Linear motion

3.5 Uniformly accelerated motion

3.6 Free-fall

3.7 Motion in two dimensions

3.8 Projectile motion

3.9 Uniform circular motion: centripetal acceleration

4. Laws of dynamics

4.1 Newton's first law of motion: state of rest or uniform motion

4.2 Newton's second law of motion

4.3 Force, acceleration, and mass

4.4 The Law of Action-Reaction

5. Examples of forces

5.1 Law of universal gravitation

5.2 Gravity force on the Earth's surface

5.3 Mass and weight, and acceleration of gravity

5.4 Normal force

5.5 Elastic force: Hooke's law

5.6 Friction and air resistance

6. Application of the Newton’s laws

6.1 Inclined planes

7. Work and kinetic energy

7.1 Work as dot product between force and displacement

7.2 Kinetic energy

7.3 Kinetic energy and the work wnergy theorem

8. Potential energy and conservation of energy

8.1 Conservative and non-conservative forces

8.2 Potential energy

8.3 Gravitational potential energy

8.4 Elastic potential energy

8.5 Conservation of mechanical energy

- The student needs to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the basics of classical physics concerning mechanics, hydrostatic , thermodynamics and electrostatics.

- The student needs to demonstrate to be able to understand and handle vector analysis, to convert units of measurements and to make dimensional analysis, and to be able to use physics laws to solve exercises at the same level as the ones solved during the lessons.

- The student needs to show ability to talk about the topics covered during the course with the rigor and formalism of math, and to have acquired an understanding of the basics of physics, which make her/him able to apply in the field of Sports Science.

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

Lectures and exercises.

Course books

Fundamentals of Physics 9th Edition by Halliday, Resnick and Walker, ISBN: 9780470469118

Ketsen e Tauck, Fondamenti di Fisica-Volume 1 Meccanica, Termodinamica, Onde, Elettromagnetismo, Casa Editrice Zanichelli, ISBN: 9788808263582

Other teaching materials: slides of the lessons are available on the website of the Library of the School of Sports Science

Assessment

Written and oral examinations The written test consists of exercises with multiple choice results.

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.

Math basics:

The concepts listed below, which are offered during the pre-course and are in part recalled 

during the course, are required to follow classes with a good profit :

- Algebra: equations of first and second orders. System of linear equations.

- Geometry: lines, segments , angles. Right triangle and Pythagorean theorem. Area and volume.

- Trigonometry : sine and cosine functions . The relationship between length of the hypotenuse and the lengths of the catheti in a right triangle.

- Cartesian reference system, coordinates of a point in plane and space.