GENERAL PHYSICS I
cod. 00415

Academic year 2007/08
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Fisica sperimentale (FIS/01)
Field
Formazione fisica
Type of training activity
Basic
56 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
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Learning objectives

Understanding of the Principles of Mechanics and Thermodynamics.

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Course unit content

<br /><br /><br />GENERAL PHYSICS I <br />Introduction.<br /> Experimental  nature of  Physics Principles. Induction and Deduction of Physics  Laws. <br /> <br />Mechanics<br />Newton Laws. Inertial  Frames of Reference and Galilean  Transformation. Conservation  Laws for Energy, Momentum and Angular Momentum .<br /> Mechanics Applications   :  Harmonic Oscillator, general features  of  Dynamics of a Rigid Body, elements of static and  of  Dynamics of  Model  Fluids.<br /><br />Thermodynamics<br />Temperature and  Zero  Principle. Examples of thermodynamic systems. Heat and  First Principle. Internal Energy. Ideal Gas. Second Principle and Entropy .<br />

Full programme

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Bibliography

<br />Mencuccini-Silestrini,'FIsica I'', Liguori Editor.<br />Alonso-Finn,'Fisica (Vol. I), Masson Editor.<br />Fermi,'Termodinamica', Boringhieri Editor.

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