PHYSICS I F - O

To understand the fundamental principles of mechanics and thermodynamics and to develop problem solving strategies.

Traditional lessons on Mechanics and Thermodynamics and on strategies of problem solving.

1 – INTRODUCTION TO THE PHYSICS WORLD

2 – VECTOR CALCULUS

3 – ONE AND TWO DIMENSION MOTION

4 – DYNAMICS AND NEWTON LAWS

5 – ENERGY AND WORK

6 – COLLISIONS AND MOMENTUM

7 – ROTATIONAL DYNAMICS

8 – EQUILIBRIUM OF RIGID BODIES. STRESS AND STRAIN

9 – GRAVITATION

10 – MECHANICS OF FLUIDS

11 – WAVES

12 – TEMPERATURE AND THERMOLOGY

13 – HEAT. FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS

14 – KINETIC THEORY OF GASES

15 – SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS

For students that prefer to study the course in English, I suggest to use three classical textbooks:

1. F.W. Sears, M.W.Zemansky and H.D. Young, University Physics, Addison-Wesley (1987)
2. M. Alonso, E.J. Finn, Fundamental University Physics, Vol. 1 , Addison-Wesley
3. K.R. Symon, Mechanics, Addison-Wesley

For problems and exercises:

1. Rees, Physics by Example, Cambridge