Enrollment year
2019/2020
Department
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
Course
CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Period
Annual (30/09/2019 - 12/06/2020)
Prerequisites
Those required for admission and for understanding basic notions of Calculus, Geometry and Algebra.
Learning outcomes
The basic concepts of kinematics, dynamics of point masses and particle systems will be introduced in the first semester; the second semester deals with rigid bodies dynamics and statics, as well as thermodynamics. Students will be trained to problem solving with simple applicative exercises. The course emphasizes the importance of understanding basic principles, and encourages the students to affine their analytic and algebraic techniques for solving the proposed exercises.
Course contents
Modulo A (first semester) Units and dimensions. Vectors. Kinematics. Forces and Newton’s laws. Work and energy. Angular momentum. Particles systems, momentum and collisions. Introduction to rigid body, basics of statics.
Teaching methods
Lectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 33 + 33 (Module A + Module B)
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 20 + 20 (Module A + Module B)
Practicals / Workshops (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0
Reccomended or required readings
- Serway Jewett, "Fisica per Scienze e Ingegneria", vol. 1, 5a edizione, EdiSES
- Mazzoldi Nigro Voci, "Elementi di Fisica - meccanica e termodinamica", EdiSES
- Halliday Resnick Walker, "Fondamenti di Fisica", Casa Editrice Ambrosiana
- C. Mencuccini, V. Silvestrini, “Fisica – Meccanica e Termodinamica”, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana
- Lecture notes (mod. A) (A. Agnesi), webpage
Assessment methods
Exam consists in both a written and oral test. At the end of the first module (end of first semester) and the second module (end of the second semester) students may decide to sustain partial written exams. A positive result of the partial exams (minimum mark 15/30) permits to avoid the written exam. The minimum mark for admission to the oral part of the exam is 15/30. The final mark is determined by both the oral and written tests.
Further information
Exam consists in both a written and oral test. At the end of the first module (end of first semester) and the second module (end of the second semester) students may decide to sustain partial written exams. A positive result of the partial exams (minimum mark 15/30) permits to avoid the written exam. The minimum mark for admission to the oral part of the exam is 15/30. The final mark is determined by both the oral and written tests.
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