B020022 - GENERAL PHYSICS

Italian

Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Electromagnetism

Text Books:

Theory:

M. Bruzzi, F.S. Cataliotti, D. Fanelli, Elementi di Meccanica e Termodinamica, Soc. Ed. Esculapio, Bologna.

P. Mazzoldi, M. Nigro e C. Voci, Fisica I & II, (EdiSES)

Mencuccini e V. Silvestrini, Fisica I & II, (Zanichelli)


A. Bertin, M. Poli, A. Vitale, Fondamenti di MECCANICA, Progetto Leonardo, Soc. Ed. Esculapio, Bologna.

A. Bertin, M. Poli, A. Vitale, Fondamenti di
TERMODINAMICA, Progetto Leonardo, Soc. Ed. Esculapio, Bologna.

R. A. Serway Principi di Fisica (Edises 1999)

E. Borchi, R. Nicoletti ELETTROMAGNETISMO, Vol. 1 e 2, Soc. Ed. Esculapio, Bologna, 2006

Advanced:

J. D. Jackson Classical Electrodynamics (Wiley 1998)

R. P. Feynman, R. B. Leighton, M. Sands The Feynman Lectures on Physics (Addison Wesley 1977)

Problem and Exercises:

M. Poli, Esercitazioni di FISICA 1, Ed. Pitagora, Bologna.

Longhi, Nisoli, Osellame, Stagira - Fisica Generale: Problemi meccanica termodinamica, Esculapio (for thermodynamics)

Massimo Nigro, Cesare Voci , Problemi di fisica generale. Elettromagnetismo e ottica, Cortina, Padova (for Electromagnetism)

M. Bruzzi, F.S. Cataliotti, D. Fanelli, M. Siciliani de Cumis Esercizi di Meccanica e Termodinamica, Soc. Ed. Esculapio, Bologna.

Morosi - PROBLEMI DI FISICA II PER L' UNIVERSITA’ - Ed. Masson.

Bruno, D’Agostino, Santoro – ESERCIZI DI FISICA, ELETTROMAGNETISMO – Casa Ed. Ambrosiana, 2004

R. Nicoletti, Esercizi di Elettromagnetismo Ed. Esculapio, Bologna

Training objectives:
Mental attitude suited to deal with a physical problem .
Ability to model the problem with appropriate schematizations.
Ability to identify the important laws of physics for understanding a phenomenon.
Understanding of the links between the different laws of mechanics, thermodynamics and electromagnetism .
Ability to translate into mathematical formulas the physical laws of interest .

Knowledge of the scientific high school math program .
Working knowledge of: functions , limits , derivatives, integrals , differentials .
Working knowledge of: partial derivatives , differentials of functions of several variables , differential equations .

75% ore di lectures
25% ore di exercises in classroom

Web page with handouts and excercisesi
hep.fi.iinfn.it/sciortino

Reception:
http://hep.fi.infn.it/sciortino/ricevimento_studenti.html

The exam consists of a written test to ensure the skills acquired by the students in the resolution of mechanical problems , a written test to ensure the skills acquired by students in solving problems of electromagnetism , an oral test to ensure the student's knowledge of the entire course program . ( A total of two written tests and one oral test )

extended program:
Mechanics: Vectors; Kinematic: description of motion in three dimensions (position, velocity, acceleration) with various examples, kinematics of the rigid body, laws of change of reference system; Static: forces and their moments, equilibrium of particle and a rigid body, fundamental equations of statics of a rigid body, gravity, examples of ideal constraints, friction between solid bodies; Dynamics: principle of inertia, second law of motion, third principle of dynamics, mass and density, momentum and impulse, Kepler's law and Newton's law of universal gravitation, solving of various problems dynamics of a single material point, non-inertial reference frames and inertial forces, conservation of momentum and angular momentum, collisions, fundamental equations of dymnamics of a rigid body, center of mass, moment of inertia, solving of various dynamics problems. Work, principle of virtual work, kinetic energy theorem, conservative forces, potential energy and stability, conservation of mechanical energy with various application examples.
Thermodynamics: empirical temperature and zero principle, equation of state of ideal gases, virial expansion, equation of Van der Waals, quasistatics and reversible transformations, adiabatic work, internal energy, first law (thermodynamic definition of heat), heat capacity and specific heat. thermodynamic cycles: Thermal machines and refrigerators. Second Principle. Carnot's theorem. Absolute thermodynamic temperature . Clausius theorem. Definition of entropy. Principle of entropy increase. Phase transitions, latent heat, enthalpy.
Electromagnetism: electric charge, Coulomb's law, superposition principle, electric field, Gauss theorem, electric potential, electrostatic energy, properties of conductors, Coulomb's theorem, capacitance, capacitors, dielectrics, electric current, continuity equation, electromotive force, steady currents: dc circuits, principles of Kirchhoff Ohm's law, non-stationary currents: RC circuits, magnetic field, Lorentz force, Biot and Savart law and definition of ampere, Laplace's laws, Ampere's law, magnetism in matter, energy of magnetic fields, Faraday's law, self and mutual inductance, RL circuits, displacement current, complete Maxwell equations, introduction to electromagnetic waves.