Course program
Kinematics
Speed and Velocity in One and Two Dimensions. Acceleration in One and Two Dimensions. Acceleration Due to Gravity.
Projectile Motion. Harmonic Motion. Circular Motion. Motion in frames of references.
Dynamics Forces and Motion.
Inertial Law. Newton’s Law. Momentum and Impulse. Third principle of Dynamics. Fundamental Forces. Gravitational Forces. Elastic Forces. Frictional Forces. Oscillations in a Mass-Spring system. Mechanical Resonance. Pendulum. Torque. Inertial and Non-Inertial Frames of Reference. Apparent Forces. Coriolis Force.
Work and Energy
Work Done by a Constant Force.
Work Done by any Force. Power. Kinetic Energy and the Work-Energy Theorem. Potential Energy. Gravitational Potential Energy at Earth’s Surface. Elastic Potential Energy and Simple Harmonic Motion Elastic potential. The Law of Conservation of Energy. Gravitation and Celestial MechanicsGravitational Fields. Orbits and Kepler’s Laws. Gravitational Potential Energy in GeneralMechanics of systemsMass Center. First and Second Cardinal Equations. Conservation of Momentum in One and Two Dimensions. Conservation of angular momentum in One and Two Dimensions. Work-Energy Theorem for a system. Kinematics of Rigid Body. Inertia momentum. Elastic and Inelastic Collisions.ThermodynamicsTemperature. Heat transfer: conduction, convention radiation. Calorimetry. Heat Capacity. First Principle of Thermodynamics. Clapeyron Law. Carnot Cycles.
Electrostatic Electric Charges.
Coulomb Law. Electric Fields. Gauss Law and First Maxwell Equation.. Electric Potential. Electric dipole. Electric conductor. Capacity. Electrostatic Energy. The Motion of Charged Particles in Electric Fields. Electrostatic in dielectrics
Electric Current. Drude Theory. Ohm’s Laws. Electric Resistivity. Battery. Electric Circuit. Joule’ Law. Kirchhoff’s Laws.
Charge and Discharge of a Capacitor.
Magnetism
Magnertic Fields. Second Laplace’s Law. Magnetic Force on Moving Charges and on a Conductor. Hall’s Effect. First Laplace’s Law. Magnetic Fields generated by Electric Current. Biot-Savart Law. Ampère’s Law. Diamagnetism, Paramagnetism, Ferromagnetism. Natural Magnetism. ElectromagnetismElectromagnetic Induction. Faraday-Neuman-Lenz Law and Application. Maxwell Equations. Wave Equations.
Prerequisites
none
Books
Books:
P.Mazzoldi, M.Nigro, C.Voci, Elementi di Fisica, Ed. EdiSES
D. Sette, A. Alippi, M. Bertolotti, Fisica, Ed. Zanichelli
F. Michelotti, Fisica Generale, Esercizi svolti, Ed. Esculapio
All the lectures are available on youtube by dialing "DIAG Fisica"
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAQopGWlIcyYqImhBYHb6ffUiLx6HyVAv
Problems and other details are available at
http://www.sbai.uniroma1.it/li-voti-roberto/fisica/2021-2022
Exam mode
Intermidiate exam on Mechanics (April 2025);
5 regular exams (June 2025 , July 2025, September 2025, January 2026, February 2026)
2 extraordinary exams (November 2025, April 2026)
All information are available at
http://www.sbai.uniroma1.it/li-voti-roberto/fisica/2022-2023
Lesson mode
In the second semester Academic Year 2023-2024
about 60 lessons of 2 hours each are planned in room 12 of Via A. Scarpa
unless otherwise indicated by the C.d.A.
The course will be delivered in hybrid mode, with students in class as well as in remote working