PHYSICS - PART 1 (SURNAMES L-Z)
Stampa
Enrollment year
2021/2022
Academic year
2021/2022
Regulations
DM270
Academic discipline
FIS/07 ()
Department
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY "LAZZARO SPALLANZANI"
Course
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Year of study
Period
ECTS
3
Lesson hours
24 lesson hours
Language
Italian
Activity type
 
Teacher
Prerequisites
The exam can be taken only by students who passed the exam of Mathematics.
Learning outcomes
Learning and mastering the basic notions of classical physics.
Course contents
Acoustics and optics. Law of propagation of elastic waves. Characteristics of sound. Doppler effect. Laws of reflection and refraction. Spherical refracting surface. Thin lenses. Simple and compound microscope and their magnification. Field depth and resolving power of the microscope. Visual acuity. Convergence defects. Electricity and magnetism. Electric charge. Electric field. Electric capacity. Direct current. Ohm’s law. Thermal effect of current. Electrolytic conductors. Electrolysis: Faraday’s laws. Electrophoresis. Magnetic effect of current. Electromagnetic induction.
Teaching methods
Teacher-led lectures and exercises.
Reccomended or required readings
F. Borsa, A. Lascialfari, A.M. Gueli, Principi di Fisica, Edises

Other textbooks (English editions available)

J.S. Walker, Fondamenti di Fisica, Pearson

D.C. Giancoli, Fisica, C.E.A.

D. Halliday, R. Resnick, J. Walker, Fondamenti di Fisica, C.E.A.
Assessment methods
The exam consists of a written test. The test consists of simple problems and open-ended questions and covers the subjects of the whole course (Part1 + Part 2)
Further information
The educational offer is completed by a tutorial project.
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