Bachelor's Degree in Environmental and Natural Sciences
Academic Year 2019/2020 - 1° Year
GENERAL PHYSICS
Teaching Staff
ALESSANDRO PLUCHINOLearning Objectives
Understanding the mechanisms of the scientific method and the main physical laws of mechanics, thermodynamics and electromagnetism. Ability to perform simple exercises on the topics of the program.
Course Structure
Frontal lectures - Audiovisual material
Detailed Course Content
Fundamental physical quantities and units. Kinematics in one and two dimensions. Laws of Dynamics. Gravitation. Conservation of energy and momentum. Friction forces. Harmonic oscillator. Statics and dynamics of fluids. Calorimetry and Thermodynamics. Electrostatics and electrodynamics. Magnetism and electromagnetism.
Textbook Information
1) D.C.Giancoli, “Fisica”, Ed.Ambrosiana, Milano
2) D.Halliday, R.Resnick, J.Walker, “Fondamenti di Fisica” (sesta ed.), Ed.Ambrosiana, Milano
3) P.J.Nolan, “Fondamenti di Fisica”, Ed.Zanichelli, Bologna
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