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Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Disciplinary Sector:
Applied Physics (Cultural Heritage, Environment, Biology and Medicine)
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INDICATED IN THE DIDACTIC REGULATIONS
Objectives
Contents Mechanics, thermodynamics, electromagnetism
Extended Syllabus Unit of measure. Dimensions of physical quantities. One-dimensional motion. Motorcycle in two and three dimensions. Newton's laws. Friction forces. Balance of forces. Notes on gravitation. Work and kinetic energy. Potential energy. Conservation of energy. Impulse and momentum. Conservation of momentum. Bumps. Moment of a force. Notes on rotary motion. Statics problems applied to natural posture: statics of the biceps muscle. Fracture.
Fluids in static and dynamic conditions: hydrostatic pressure. Archimedes' thrust. Bernoulli equation and its applications to the cardiovascular system.
Absolute temperature concept. Temperature scales. Gas laws. Heat as energy transfer. Specific heat. Heat transmission. First law of thermodynamics and its applications to the human body. Thermodynamic transformations. The second law of thermodynamics.
Simple harmonic motion. Period, frequency and sinusoidal nature of harmonic motion. Longitudinal and transverse mechanical waves. Power
carried by the waves. Sound characteristics. Sound intensity. Frequency content of a sound wave. Doppler effect.
Electric charge. Coulomb's law. The electric field. Electric potential and potential difference. Relationship between electric field and potential
electric. The ability. Energy stored in the capacitor. Electric current. Electrical resistance and Ohm's law. Electric power. Kirchhoff's laws. DC circuits. Charging and discharging a capacitor. The magnetic field. Motion of a charge in a magnetic field. Magnetic field generated by a current. Force between two parallel current-carrying conductors. Electromagnetic induction and Faraday-Lenz law. Electromagnetic waves.
Recommended Bibliography D. Giancoli
Fisica (con fisica moderna)
Casa Editrice Ambrosiana
Teaching Methods Lectures conducted with the aid of a computer connected to a projector.
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
written and oral examination
Contacts/More Information Office hours: Tuesday 14.00-16.00