THERMODYNAMICS AND LABORATORY

Course objectives

GENERAL OBJECTIVES: The course aims for students to acquire the knowledge of the laws of thermodynamics. Students will understand how these fundamental laws apply to both ideal (ideal gases, ideal machines) and real (real gas model, real thermal machines) systems. With the laboratory experiences, students will apply the laws studied and will acquire practical knowledge on the measurement of thermodynamic quantities (temperature, heat, pressure). They will also acquire practice with the use of vacuum systems and related instrumentation. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: A - Knowledge and understanding OF 1) To know the basics of thermodynamics.… OF 2) To understand thermodynamic systems and their interactions with the surroundings. OF 3) To learn the correlation between the nature and entropy. OF 4) To understanding thermodynamics of real systems. OF 5) To learn the transport phenomena at the molecular level. … B - Application skills OF 6) To be able to deduce the relationship between the fundamental thermodynamic quantities. OF 7) To be able to solve problems of thermodynamics of ideal and real systems. OF 8) To be able to apply methods/techniques for the measurements of fundamental quantities. … C - Autonomy of judgment OF 9) To be able to integrate the acquired knowledge in order to subsequently apply it in the more general context for heat engines. D - Communication skills OF 10) To know how to communicate the presentation of thermodynamic quantities with their realistic uncertainties. E - Ability to learn OF 11) To have the ability to consult and evaluate properly the scientific literature for advanced knowledge on the topics of the course. OF 12) To be able to conceive and develop a project related to heat engines.

Channel 1
DANIELE DEL RE Lecturers' profile

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Course program
The classroom teaching program includes; The basic concepts of thermodynamics: Thermodynamic systems, thermodynamic variables, thermodynamic equilibrium and thermodynamic transformations, reversible and irreversible, zero principle, thermometry and calorimetry (solid, liquid and gas thermometers, electrical resistance and thermocouples, pyrometers, Calorimeter of mixtures and isothermal, heat propagation by conduction, convection and radiation). Thermodynamics of ideal gases: kinetic theory of gases, microscopic interpretation of pressure and temperature, energy equipartition theorem. First law of thermodynamics: heat-work equivalence, thermodynamic work and internal energy, free expansion, specific heats of perfect gases and solids. Cyclical transformations (Thermal and refrigeration machines): Efficiency and COP, statements of the second principle, Carnot's theorem and thermodynamic temperature, Clausius integral, Entropy, variation of entropy of the system, the environment and the universe. Thermodynamics of real gases: State changes and critical point, isotherms of a real gas and van der Waals equation, potentials in thermodynamics (Internal energy, Enthalpy, Free energies), Maxwell relations, the Clausius and Clapeyron equation. General information on transport phenomena: Molecular velocity distribution function, Molecular collisions, Mean free path, Effusion and Diffusion, Transport of matter, momentum and energy, Newton's and Fourier's Fick's law. Flow regimes and the Knudsen number. Molecular and viscous flow (laminar or turbulent). Mass flow Q and volume flow S. Introduction to vacuum and applications: Vacuum system, pumping system, vacuum measurement, emptying time, pumping speed, conductance, vacuum pumps and vacuum gauges. The laboratory program consists of 6 laboratory experiments; one experiment on thermometry and calorimetry, three experiments on the thermodynamics of ideal gases, one experiment on real gases and one experiment on the transport phenomena.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the basic concepts of mechanics is essential. Furthermore, the student is required to have knowledge of error analysis and evaluation of uncertainties in physical quantities.
Books
1. Fisica I Meccanica e Termodinamica Mencuccini e Silvestrini 2. Fisica Generale Focardi, Massa e Uguzzoni
Teaching mode
The course includes lectures and numerical exercises in the classroom and laboratory experiences on the course contents. There are six laboratory experiments carried out during the course. The presence in lectures is optional but it is must for the laboratory.
Frequency
The presence in lectures is optional but in laboratories presence is obligatory.
Exam mode
The evaluation is based on a written test, oral examination and evaluation of the lab work. The minimum marks for passing the examination stands 18/30. The final grade takes into account the following elements of equal weight: 1) Written test; 2) Evaluation of the lab activity that takes into account written reports on the lab experiments; 3) Oral examination. The oral examination consists of questions from the course contents treated during lectures and in the laboratory. During the teaching semester the students can opt for two mid-term written tests, and if passed, they can directly go for the oral examination without the final written examination. The final evaluation criteria is based on: - the correctness of the concepts. - analytical reasoning ability of theoretical concepts. - the clarity and rigor of the presentation. - attitude of problem solving.
Bibliography
1. Calore e Termodinamica, M.W. Zemansky 2. Thermodynamics and an introduction to thermostatistics Herbert B. Callen 3. Fisica Meccanica e Termodinamica U. Gasparini, M. Margoni, F. Simonetto 4. Teaching materials on the course web site: http://server2.phys.uniroma1.it/doc/saini/didattica.htm
Lesson mode
The course includes lectures and numerical exercises in the classroom and laboratory experiences on the course contents. There are six laboratory experiments carried out during the course. The presence in lectures is optional but it is must for the laboratory.
DANIELE DEL RE Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
The classroom teaching program includes; The basic concepts of thermodynamics: Thermodynamic systems, thermodynamic variables, thermodynamic equilibrium and thermodynamic transformations, reversible and irreversible, zero principle, thermometry and calorimetry (solid, liquid and gas thermometers, electrical resistance and thermocouples, pyrometers, Calorimeter of mixtures and isothermal, heat propagation by conduction, convection and radiation). Thermodynamics of ideal gases: kinetic theory of gases, microscopic interpretation of pressure and temperature, energy equipartition theorem. First law of thermodynamics: heat-work equivalence, thermodynamic work and internal energy, free expansion, specific heats of perfect gases and solids. Cyclical transformations (Thermal and refrigeration machines): Efficiency and COP, statements of the second principle, Carnot's theorem and thermodynamic temperature, Clausius integral, Entropy, variation of entropy of the system, the environment and the universe. Thermodynamics of real gases: State changes and critical point, isotherms of a real gas and van der Waals equation, potentials in thermodynamics (Internal energy, Enthalpy, Free energies), Maxwell relations, the Clausius and Clapeyron equation. General information on transport phenomena: Molecular velocity distribution function, Molecular collisions, Mean free path, Effusion and Diffusion, Transport of matter, momentum and energy, Newton's and Fourier's Fick's law. Flow regimes and the Knudsen number. Molecular and viscous flow (laminar or turbulent). Mass flow Q and volume flow S. Introduction to vacuum and applications: Vacuum system, pumping system, vacuum measurement, emptying time, pumping speed, conductance, vacuum pumps and vacuum gauges. The laboratory program consists of 6 laboratory experiments; one experiment on thermometry and calorimetry, three experiments on the thermodynamics of ideal gases, one experiment on real gases and one experiment on the transport phenomena.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the basic concepts of mechanics is essential. Furthermore, the student is required to have knowledge of error analysis and evaluation of uncertainties in physical quantities.
Books
1. Fisica I Meccanica e Termodinamica Mencuccini e Silvestrini 2. Fisica Generale Focardi, Massa e Uguzzoni
Frequency
La presenza a lezioni è facoltativa, ma nei laboratori la presenza è obbligatoria.
Exam mode
The evaluation is based on a written test, oral examination and evaluation of the lab work. The minimum marks for passing the examination stands 18/30. The final grade takes into account the following elements of equal weight: 1) Written test; 2) Evaluation of the lab activity that takes into account written reports on the lab experiments; 3) Oral examination. The oral examination consists of questions from the course contents treated during lectures and in the laboratory. During the teaching semester the students can opt for two mid-term written tests, and if passed, they can directly go for the oral examination without the final written examination. The final evaluation criteria is based on: - the correctness of the concepts. - analytical reasoning ability of theoretical concepts. - the clarity and rigor of the presentation. - attitude of problem solving.
Bibliography
1. Calore e Termodinamica, M.W. Zemansky 2. Thermodynamics and an introduction to thermostatistics Herbert B. Callen 3. Fisica Meccanica e Termodinamica U. Gasparini, M. Margoni, F. Simonetto 4. Dispense sul sito del corso: http://server2.phys.uniroma1.it/doc/saini/didattica.htm
Lesson mode
The course includes lectures and numerical exercises in the classroom and laboratory experiences on the course contents. There are six laboratory experiments carried out during the course. The presence in lectures is optional but it is must for the laboratory.
ROBERTO CONTINO Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
The classroom teaching program includes; The basic concepts of thermodynamics: Thermodynamic systems, thermodynamic variables, thermodynamic equilibrium and thermodynamic transformations, reversible and irreversible, zero principle, thermometry and calorimetry (solid, liquid and gas thermometers, electrical resistance and thermocouples, pyrometers, Calorimeter of mixtures and isothermal, heat propagation by conduction, convection and radiation). Thermodynamics of ideal gases: kinetic theory of gases, microscopic interpretation of pressure and temperature, energy equipartition theorem. First law of thermodynamics: heat-work equivalence, thermodynamic work and internal energy, free expansion, specific heats of perfect gases and solids. Cyclical transformations (Thermal and refrigeration machines): Efficiency and COP, statements of the second principle, Carnot's theorem and thermodynamic temperature, Clausius integral, Entropy, variation of entropy of the system, the environment and the universe. Thermodynamics of real gases: State changes and critical point, isotherms of a real gas and van der Waals equation, potentials in thermodynamics (Internal energy, Enthalpy, Free energies), Maxwell relations, the Clausius and Clapeyron equation. General information on transport phenomena: Molecular velocity distribution function, Molecular collisions, Mean free path, Effusion and Diffusion, Transport of matter, momentum and energy, Newton's and Fourier's Fick's law. Flow regimes and the Knudsen number. Molecular and viscous flow (laminar or turbulent). Mass flow Q and volume flow S. Introduction to vacuum and applications: Vacuum system, pumping system, vacuum measurement, emptying time, pumping speed, conductance, vacuum pumps and vacuum gauges. The laboratory program consists of 6 laboratory experiments; one experiment on thermometry and calorimetry, three experiments on the thermodynamics of ideal gases, one experiment on real gases and one experiment on the transport phenomena.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the basic concepts of mechanics is essential. Furthermore, the student is required to have knowledge of error analysis and evaluation of uncertainties in physical quantities.
Books
1. Fisica I Meccanica e Termodinamica Mencuccini e Silvestrini 2. Fisica Generale Focardi, Massa e Uguzzoni
Teaching mode
The course includes lectures and numerical exercises in the classroom and laboratory experiences on the course contents. There are six laboratory experiments carried out during the course. The presence in lectures is optional but it is must for the laboratory.
Frequency
The presence in lectures is optional but in laboratories presence is obligatory.
Exam mode
The evaluation is based on a written test, oral examination and evaluation of the lab work. The minimum marks for passing the examination stands 18/30. The final grade takes into account the following elements of equal weight: 1) Written test; 2) Evaluation of the lab activity that takes into account written reports on the lab experiments; 3) Oral examination. The oral examination consists of questions from the course contents treated during lectures and in the laboratory. During the teaching semester the students can opt for two mid-term written tests, and if passed, they can directly go for the oral examination without the final written examination. The final evaluation criteria is based on: - the correctness of the concepts. - analytical reasoning ability of theoretical concepts. - the clarity and rigor of the presentation. - attitude of problem solving.
Bibliography
1. Calore e Termodinamica, M.W. Zemansky 2. Thermodynamics and an introduction to thermostatistics Herbert B. Callen 3. Fisica Meccanica e Termodinamica U. Gasparini, M. Margoni, F. Simonetto 4. Teaching materials on the course web site: http://server2.phys.uniroma1.it/doc/saini/didattica.htm
Lesson mode
The course includes lectures and numerical exercises in the classroom and laboratory experiences on the course contents. There are six laboratory experiments carried out during the course. The presence in lectures is optional but it is must for the laboratory.
ROBERTO CONTINO Lecturers' profile
Channel 2
FRANCESCO SANTANASTASIO Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
The classroom teaching program includes; The basic concepts of thermodynamics: Thermodynamic systems, thermodynamic variables, thermodynamic equilibrium and thermodynamic transformations, reversible and irreversible, zero principle, thermometry and calorimetry (solid, liquid and gas thermometers, electrical resistance and thermocouples, pyrometers, Calorimeter of mixtures and isothermal, heat propagation by conduction, convection and radiation). Thermodynamics of ideal gases: kinetic theory of gases, microscopic interpretation of pressure and temperature, energy equipartition theorem. First law of thermodynamics: heat-work equivalence, thermodynamic work and internal energy, free expansion, specific heats of perfect gases and solids. Cyclical transformations (Thermal and refrigeration machines): Efficiency and COP, statements of the second principle, Carnot's theorem and thermodynamic temperature, Clausius integral, Entropy, variation of entropy of the system, the environment and the universe. Thermodynamics of real gases: State changes and critical point, isotherms of a real gas and van der Waals equation, potentials in thermodynamics (Internal energy, Enthalpy, Free energies), Maxwell relations, the Clausius and Clapeyron equation. General information on transport phenomena: Molecular velocity distribution function, Molecular collisions, Mean free path, Effusion and Diffusion, Transport of matter, momentum and energy, Newton's and Fourier's Fick's law. Flow regimes and the Knudsen number. Molecular and viscous flow (laminar or turbulent). Mass flow Q and volume flow S. Introduction to vacuum and applications: Vacuum system, pumping system, vacuum measurement, emptying time, pumping speed, conductance, vacuum pumps and vacuum gauges. The laboratory program consists of 6 laboratory experiments; one experiment on thermometry and calorimetry, three experiments on the thermodynamics of ideal gases, one experiment on real gases and one experiment on the transport phenomena.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the basic concepts of mechanics is essential. Furthermore, the student is required to have knowledge of error analysis and evaluation of uncertainties in physical quantities.
Books
1. Fisica I Meccanica e Termodinamica Mencuccini e Silvestrini 2. Fisica Generale Focardi, Massa e Uguzzoni
Teaching mode
The course includes lectures and numerical exercises in the classroom and laboratory experiences on the course contents. There are six laboratory experiments carried out during the course. The presence in lectures is optional but it is must for the laboratory.
Frequency
The presence in lectures is optional but in laboratories presence is obligatory.
Exam mode
The evaluation is based on a written test, oral examination and evaluation of the lab work. The minimum marks for passing the examination stands 18/30. The final grade takes into account the following elements of equal weight: 1) Written test; 2) Evaluation of the lab activity that takes into account written reports on the lab experiments; 3) Oral examination. The oral examination consists of questions from the course contents treated during lectures and in the laboratory. During the teaching semester the students can opt for two mid-term written tests, and if passed, they can directly go for the oral examination without the final written examination. The final evaluation criteria is based on: - the correctness of the concepts. - analytical reasoning ability of theoretical concepts. - the clarity and rigor of the presentation. - attitude of problem solving.
Bibliography
1. Calore e Termodinamica, M.W. Zemansky 2. Thermodynamics and an introduction to thermostatistics Herbert B. Callen 3. Fisica Meccanica e Termodinamica U. Gasparini, M. Margoni, F. Simonetto 4. Teaching materials on the course web site: http://server2.phys.uniroma1.it/doc/saini/didattica.htm
Lesson mode
The course includes lectures and numerical exercises in the classroom and laboratory experiences on the course contents. There are six laboratory experiments carried out during the course. The presence in lectures is optional but it is must for the laboratory.
FRANCESCO SANTANASTASIO Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
The classroom teaching program includes; The basic concepts of thermodynamics: Thermodynamic systems, thermodynamic variables, thermodynamic equilibrium and thermodynamic transformations, reversible and irreversible, zero principle, thermometry and calorimetry (solid, liquid and gas thermometers, electrical resistance and thermocouples, pyrometers, Calorimeter of mixtures and isothermal, heat propagation by conduction, convection and radiation). Thermodynamics of ideal gases: kinetic theory of gases, microscopic interpretation of pressure and temperature, energy equipartition theorem. First law of thermodynamics: heat-work equivalence, thermodynamic work and internal energy, free expansion, specific heats of perfect gases and solids. Cyclical transformations (Thermal and refrigeration machines): Efficiency and COP, statements of the second principle, Carnot's theorem and thermodynamic temperature, Clausius integral, Entropy, variation of entropy of the system, the environment and the universe. Thermodynamics of real gases: State changes and critical point, isotherms of a real gas and van der Waals equation, potentials in thermodynamics (Internal energy, Enthalpy, Free energies), Maxwell relations, the Clausius and Clapeyron equation. General information on transport phenomena: Molecular velocity distribution function, Molecular collisions, Mean free path, Effusion and Diffusion, Transport of matter, momentum and energy, Newton's and Fourier's Fick's law. Flow regimes and the Knudsen number. Molecular and viscous flow (laminar or turbulent). Mass flow Q and volume flow S. Introduction to vacuum and applications: Vacuum system, pumping system, vacuum measurement, emptying time, pumping speed, conductance, vacuum pumps and vacuum gauges. The laboratory program consists of 6 laboratory experiments; one experiment on thermometry and calorimetry, three experiments on the thermodynamics of ideal gases, one experiment on real gases and one experiment on the transport phenomena.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the basic concepts of mechanics is essential. Furthermore, the student is required to have knowledge of error analysis and evaluation of uncertainties in physical quantities.
Books
1. Fisica I Meccanica e Termodinamica Mencuccini e Silvestrini 2. Fisica Generale Focardi, Massa e Uguzzoni 1. Calore e Termodinamica, M.W. Zemansky 2. Thermodynamics and an introduction to thermostatistics Herbert B. Callen 3. Fisica Meccanica e Termodinamica U. Gasparini, M. Margoni, F. Simonetto
Frequency
Attendance at lectures is optional, but attendance in laboratories is mandatory.
Exam mode
The evaluation is based on a written test, oral examination and evaluation of the lab work. The minimum marks for passing the examination stands 18/30. The final grade takes into account the following elements of equal weight: 1) Written test; 2) Evaluation of the lab activity that takes into account written reports on the lab experiments; 3) Oral examination. The oral examination consists of questions from the course contents treated during lectures and in the laboratory. During the teaching semester the students can opt for two mid-term written tests, and if passed, they can directly go for the oral examination without the final written examination. The final evaluation criteria is based on: - the correctness of the concepts. - analytical reasoning ability of theoretical concepts. - the clarity and rigor of the presentation. - attitude of problem solving.
Lesson mode
The course includes lectures and numerical exercises in the classroom and laboratory experiences on the course contents. There are six laboratory experiments carried out during the course. The presence in lectures is optional but it is must for the laboratory.
Channel 3
NAURANG LAL SAINI Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
The classroom teaching program includes; The basic concepts of thermodynamics: Thermodynamic systems, thermodynamic variables, thermodynamic equilibrium and thermodynamic transformations, reversible and irreversible, zero principle, thermometry and calorimetry (solid, liquid and gas thermometers, electrical resistance and thermocouples, pyrometers, Calorimeter of mixtures and isothermal, heat propagation by conduction, convection and radiation). Thermodynamics of ideal gases: kinetic theory of gases, microscopic interpretation of pressure and temperature, energy equipartition theorem. First law of thermodynamics: heat-work equivalence, thermodynamic work and internal energy, free expansion, specific heats of perfect gases and solids. Cyclical transformations (Thermal and refrigeration machines): Efficiency and COP, statements of the second principle, Carnot's theorem and thermodynamic temperature, Clausius integral, Entropy, variation of entropy of the system, the environment and the universe. Thermodynamics of real gases: State changes and critical point, isotherms of a real gas and van der Waals equation, potentials in thermodynamics (Internal energy, Enthalpy, Free energies), Maxwell relations, the Clausius and Clapeyron equation. General information on transport phenomena: Molecular velocity distribution function, Molecular collisions, Mean free path, Effusion and Diffusion, Transport of matter, momentum and energy, Newton's and Fourier's Fick's law. Flow regimes and the Knudsen number. Molecular and viscous flow (laminar or turbulent). Mass flow Q and volume flow S. Introduction to vacuum and applications: Vacuum system, pumping system, vacuum measurement, emptying time, pumping speed, conductance, vacuum pumps and vacuum gauges. The laboratory program consists of 6 laboratory experiments; one experiment on thermometry and calorimetry, three experiments on the thermodynamics of ideal gases, one experiment on real gases and one experiment on the transport phenomena.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the basic concepts of mechanics is essential. Furthermore, the student is required to have knowledge of error analysis and evaluation of uncertainties in physical quantities.
Books
1. Fisica I Meccanica e Termodinamica Mencuccini e Silvestrini 2. Fisica Generale Focardi, Massa e Uguzzoni
Teaching mode
The course includes lectures and numerical exercises in the classroom and laboratory experiences on the course contents. There are six laboratory experiments carried out during the course. The presence in lectures is optional but it is must for the laboratory.
Frequency
The presence in lectures is optional but in laboratories presence is obligatory.
Exam mode
The evaluation is based on a written test, oral examination and evaluation of the lab work. The minimum marks for passing the examination stands 18/30. The final grade takes into account the following elements of equal weight: 1) Written test; 2) Evaluation of the lab activity that takes into account written reports on the lab experiments; 3) Oral examination. The oral examination consists of questions from the course contents treated during lectures and in the laboratory. During the teaching semester the students can opt for two mid-term written tests, and if passed, they can directly go for the oral examination without the final written examination. The final evaluation criteria is based on: - the correctness of the concepts. - analytical reasoning ability of theoretical concepts. - the clarity and rigor of the presentation. - attitude of problem solving.
Bibliography
1. Calore e Termodinamica, M.W. Zemansky 2. Thermodynamics and an introduction to thermostatistics Herbert B. Callen 3. Fisica Meccanica e Termodinamica U. Gasparini, M. Margoni, F. Simonetto 4. Teaching materials on the course web site: http://server2.phys.uniroma1.it/doc/saini/didattica.htm
Lesson mode
The course includes lectures and numerical exercises in the classroom and laboratory experiences on the course contents. There are six laboratory experiments carried out during the course. The presence in lectures is optional but it is must for the laboratory.
NAURANG LAL SAINI Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
The classroom teaching program includes; The basic concepts of thermodynamics: Thermodynamic systems, thermodynamic variables, thermodynamic equilibrium and thermodynamic transformations, reversible and irreversible, zero principle, thermometry and calorimetry (solid, liquid and gas thermometers, electrical resistance and thermocouples, pyrometers, Calorimeter of mixtures and isothermal, heat propagation by conduction, convection and radiation). Thermodynamics of ideal gases: kinetic theory of gases, microscopic interpretation of pressure and temperature, energy equipartition theorem. First law of thermodynamics: heat-work equivalence, thermodynamic work and internal energy, free expansion, specific heats of perfect gases and solids. Cyclical transformations (Thermal and refrigeration machines): Efficiency and COP, statements of the second principle, Carnot's theorem and thermodynamic temperature, Clausius integral, Entropy, variation of entropy of the system, the environment and the universe. Thermodynamics of real gases: State changes and critical point, isotherms of a real gas and van der Waals equation, potentials in thermodynamics (Internal energy, Enthalpy, Free energies), Maxwell relations, the Clausius and Clapeyron equation. General information on transport phenomena: Molecular velocity distribution function, Molecular collisions, Mean free path, Effusion and Diffusion, Transport of matter, momentum and energy, Newton's and Fourier's Fick's law. Flow regimes and the Knudsen number. Molecular and viscous flow (laminar or turbulent). Mass flow Q and volume flow S. Introduction to vacuum and applications: Vacuum system, pumping system, vacuum measurement, emptying time, pumping speed, conductance, vacuum pumps and vacuum gauges. The laboratory program consists of 6 laboratory experiments; one experiment on thermometry and calorimetry, three experiments on the thermodynamics of ideal gases, one experiment on real gases and one experiment on the transport phenomena.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the basic concepts of mechanics is essential. Furthermore, the student is required to have knowledge of error analysis and evaluation of uncertainties in physical quantities.
Books
1. Fisica I Meccanica e Termodinamica Mencuccini e Silvestrini 2. Fisica Generale Focardi, Massa e Uguzzoni
Teaching mode
The course includes lectures and numerical exercises in the classroom and laboratory experiences on the course contents. There are six laboratory experiments carried out during the course. The presence in lectures is optional but it is must for the laboratory.
Frequency
The presence in lectures is optional but in laboratories presence is obligatory.
Exam mode
The evaluation is based on a written test, oral examination and evaluation of the lab work. The minimum marks for passing the examination stands 18/30. The final grade takes into account the following elements of equal weight: 1) Written test; 2) Evaluation of the lab activity that takes into account written reports on the lab experiments; 3) Oral examination. The oral examination consists of questions from the course contents treated during lectures and in the laboratory. During the teaching semester the students can opt for two mid-term written tests, and if passed, they can directly go for the oral examination without the final written examination. The final evaluation criteria is based on: - the correctness of the concepts. - analytical reasoning ability of theoretical concepts. - the clarity and rigor of the presentation. - attitude of problem solving.
Bibliography
1. Calore e Termodinamica, M.W. Zemansky 2. Thermodynamics and an introduction to thermostatistics Herbert B. Callen 3. Fisica Meccanica e Termodinamica U. Gasparini, M. Margoni, F. Simonetto 4. Teaching materials on the course web site: http://server2.phys.uniroma1.it/doc/saini/didattica.htm
Lesson mode
The course includes lectures and numerical exercises in the classroom and laboratory experiences on the course contents. There are six laboratory experiments carried out during the course. The presence in lectures is optional but it is must for the laboratory.
  • Lesson code1018971
  • Academic year2024/2025
  • CoursePhysics
  • CurriculumAstrofisica
  • Year2nd year
  • Semester1st semester
  • SSDFIS/01
  • CFU9
  • Subject areaSperimentale e applicativo