Physical Quantities. Physics measure. Basic concepts of Statistics. Brief references of Vector Calculus. Kinematics. Basic concepts of Mechanics. Application of Newton’s laws of motion. Energy and work. System dynamics. Notes on rigid body motion. Law of Gravity. Fluid statics and dynamics and thermology.
Mechanics and thermology measurements.
`Fisica generale – Meccanica e termodinamica'' - S. Focardi, I. Massa, A. Uguzzoni - Casa Editrice Ambrosiana
``Fondamenti di termodinamica'' - S. Bertin, M. Poli, A. Vitale - Editore Esculapio
Laboratory handouts
Learning Objectives
Knowledge acquired:
Introduction to the basic concepts of scientific method and data analysis. Simple measurement experiments of some physical quantities.
Competence acquired:
Understanding of scientific method and classical mechanics laws.
Skills acquired (at the end of the course):
The student will be able to apply classical mechanics laws to simple problems of mechanics of the point particle and of the systems.
Prerequisites
Courses to be used as requirements (required and/or recommended)
Courses required: None
Courses recommended: None
Teaching Methods
CFU: 9
Total hours of the course (including the time spent in attending lectures, seminars, private study, examinations, etc...): 225
Hours reserved to private study and other indivual formative activities: 145
Frequency of lectures, practice and lab: Recommended for lectures, mandatory for laboratory shifts
Teaching Tools
https://e-l.unifi.it
Office hours:
Contact professor by e-mail or phone number.
Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia
Via Sansone, 1
50019 - Sesto Fiorentino (FI)
Tel: 055 4572269 - 4572065
Lab reports.
The final exam is designed to check the acquisition of knowledge and skills by conducting a written and an oral tests. The written test, lasting 2 hours, consists of 4 questions concerning a mechanical problem. The oral test is designed to check, by means a conversation with the teacher, the ability to independently solve a problem of fluids and/or thermodynamics. This analytical graduation has the aim to reliably assess the level of achievement of the expected learning outcomes. The final written test can be replaced with two ongoing partial tests.
Course program
1) Physical Quantities (definition, measure, errors). 2) Physics measure, approximation of quantities and functions. Measure error, error propagation. 3) Basic concepts of Statistics. 4) Brief references of Vector Calculus. 5) Kinematics. 6) Basic concepts of Dynamics. 7) Application of dynamics laws (elastic force, friction, notes on non-inertial system of coordinates, oscillation). 8) Energy and work (conservative field, conservation of mechanical energy). 9) System dynamics. 10) Notes on rigid body motion (rotational motion around a fixed axis, pure rolling). 11) Notes on Law of Gravity. 12) Fluid statics and dynamics and thermology. 13) Absolute and relative measurement of density for solids and liquids; measurement of the module of acceleration of gravity; proof of Boyle’s law.