Academic year2016/17
CourseGEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Code004BB
Credits9
PeriodSemester 1 & 2
LanguageItalian
| Modules | Area | Type | Hours | Teacher(s) |
| FISICA | FIS/01 | LEZIONI | 90 | |
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Knowledge
The student at the end of the course must be aware of the fundamental aspects of phenomenology concerning the mechanics, electricity and magnetism, with a particular emphasis on the conservation principles and the basic elements of the potential theory. He will have the ability to apply the concepts learned in the resolution of problems. It will also receive the basic concepts of optics, useful for applications in the field of Earth Sciences.
Assessment criteria of knowledge
In the written exam the student must demonstrate his ability to solve physical problems on the program arguments.
In the oral exam he have to be able to discuss a physical problem, justifying properly the assumptions.Methods:
- Final oral exam
- Final written exam
- Periodic written tests
Teaching methods
Delivery: face to face
Learning activities:
- attending lectures
- individual study
- ICT assisted study
Attendance: Advised
Teaching methods:
- Lectures
- Task-based learning/problem-based learning/inquiry-based learning
Syllabus
The mechanics of the point. Vectors and vector algebra. Tangential and centripetal acceleration.
Definition of force, mass, momentum. The three basic principles of dynamics. Work and energy. Potential energy and the principle of conservation of mechanical energy.
Kepler's Laws and celestial mechanics.
Mechanics of extended bodies. Center of mass. Problems of scattering. Principle of conservation of momentum and angular momentum. Rigid bodies in rotation around a fixed axis. Equilibrium conditions. Stable equilibrium, unstable, indifferent.
Elements of Fluid statics.
Basic concepts of geometrical optics and wave optics.
Electric field and electrostatic potential. Gauss's theorem and its applications. The electric current and Ohm's Law.
Magnetic effects of currents. The Lorentz force. The law of Biot and Savart. The law of Laplace. Ampère theorem. Magnetic field in a solenoid.
Updated: 14/11/2016 17:27
