Course contents
The course covers a range of topics in classical mechanics, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, waves and optics
and basic concepts in electricity and magnetism. The primary objective of the course is to teach student the
basic concepts of general physics, using also applicative and everyday’s life examples. In details: Physical
quantities; Vectors and Vector derivatives and operation; Kinematics: position and displacement vector,
velocity and acceleration vectors, rotational motion. Inertial reference systems and Newton’s laws; weight,
elastic force, contact force. Work, Energy and Power. Conservation of Energy. The rigid body; center of mass
and moment of inertia of a rigid body. Elements of statics. Fluid Dynamics: Pressure; density and specific
weight. Pascal’s law, Archimedes’ principle, and Stevino’s law. Definition of ideal fluid; Bernoulli’s equation.
Basic concepts of Themodynamics. Geometrical and physical Optics. Electrostatics, Electric Field in the Matter,
Electric Current, Magnetostati, Magnetic Fields in the matter Introduction to Electromagnetic Waves. Basics of
Modern Physics.
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