ELETTROMAGNETISM

Course objectives

GENERAL OBJECTIVES: - Learning the subjects of Electricity, Magnetism and Electrodynamics in the realm of classical mechanics. - Acquiring of the ability to solve problems in electrodynamics. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: A - Knowledge and understanding - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the field of electromagnetism at post secondary instruction level, also with respect to some cutting-edge topics in modern electromagnetism, with the support of advanced textbooks. B - Application skills - Be able to apply the acquired knowledge in a competent and reflective way; possess adequate skills both to conceive and support arguments, and to solve problems and apply techniques and methods within the filed of electromagnetism. C - Autonomy of judgment - Develop the ability to autonomously set up, analyze and solve problems of physics. D - Communication skills - Communicate ideas, problems and solutions to specialists and non-specialists. E - Ability to learn - Develop the skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.

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LARA BENFATTO Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
- Electrostatics, electric field and potentials - Electric field and conductors - Electric fields in matter: dieletrics - Steady electrical current - Magnetostatics - Magnetic fields in matter - Electric and magnetic fields varying with time: electrodynamics - Electromagnetic waves - Introduction to Special Relativity - Electrodynamics and Relativity - Exercises [about 36 h distributed all along the course]
Prerequisites
It is mandatory the knowledge of the following subjects at universitary level: Analysis, Geometry, and Vector Analysis; Mechanics and Thermodynamics.
Books
The reference test is: Mencuccini-Silvestrini, Fisica, Elettromagnetismo e Ottica (Ed. Ambrosiana).
Teaching mode
The course is based on lectures. There are three kinds of lectures: - lectures on the subjects of the program, for about 2/3 of the course; - exercises done in class by the professor to illustrate the methods to solve exam exercises, for about 1/3 of the course; - practical demonstrations of few experiments in class, 4 hours only.
Frequency
The attendance is not mandatory but strongly adviced.
Exam mode
Profit will be assessed during the year and at the end of the course by means of an exam based on a written and an oral test. the student must pass the written test to access the oral test. More in detail: - two exoneration tests will take place respectively in April and June: - each exoneration test will be considered passed if the mark is higher than 15/30; - the two exoneration tests will be considered passed globally if the average of the marks reported in the two tests is at least 15/30; - the exoneration mark will remain valid in order to take the oral exam in all the appeals of the academic year, up to and including the February session; - in case of absence, or insufficiency in one of the two exoneration tests, the student can remedy by carrying out, during the written exam tests of the summer session, an exercise suitably indicated among those of the written assignment. During the july, september and february sessions: - the written test has to be done; the written test will be considered passed if assessed at least 15/30, and will remain valid in order to take the oral test in all the appeals of the academic year, up to and including the February session; - the written test can be replaced with the two exoneration tests successfully passed with an average of at least 18/30; - the student who does the written test waives the mark of the exoneration and of any other written tests taken in previous appeals, unless he explicitely places an "R" on the title page of the assignment before delivery. The written test consists in solving problems on topics covered in class. The problems proposed for the exam are not a repetition of those carried out in class, but have original aspects, to which the student can answer using the knowledge acquired during the course, and from the textbook. During the oral exam, the commission asks the student to present some topics covered in class. In order to pass the exam it is needed: - demonstrate to have learned the topics covered in class; - demonstrate to know how to use the correct mathematical formalism. More in detail, in order to pass the exam is needed to demonstrate to know the following fundamental aspects: - electromagnetic forces; - simple electric field and magnetic induction field configurations; - conductive materials and their properties; - Maxwell's equations and their derivation, both in the vacuum and in matter; - the equations and properties of electromagnetic waves; - energy conservation in the presence of electric and magnetic fields. In order to pass the exam with a high mark, it is needed to demonstrate the capability to: - to present the requested topics with autonomy and clarity of language; - make connections between different topics, thus demonstrating an overview of the subject; - answer questions that require simple original reasoning, compared to what was presented in class.
Bibliography
Other useful text-books are the following: - D. J. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics (Cambridge, fourth edition) - Mazzoldi, Nigro, Voci: Fisica Vol. II, Elettromagnetismo - Onde (Ed. Edises) - Amaldi, Bizzarri, Pizzella: Fisica Generale, Elettromagnetismo, Relatività e Ottica (Ed. Zanichelli): indicato come [ABP X.Y] tra gli argomenti del corso For a different and somehow more detailed view of the subject, other possible text-books are the following: - R. Feynman: The Feynman Lectures, Vol. II, Parti I e II (Ed. Addison Wesley) - J.D. Jackson: Elettrodinamica Classica (Ed. Zanichelli) - F. Lacava: Classical Electrodynamics (Ed. Springer) - A. Bettini: A Course in Classical Physics 3 - Electromagnetism (Ed. Springer) Exercises collections: - a wide collection of exercises is available in the reference text; - all the exam and exoneration exercises starting from 2009 are available in the web-site of prof.F.Lacava; - Mazzoldi, Nigro, Voci: Problemi di Fisica Generale: elettromagnetismo e ottica (Ed. Libreria Cortina) - Mencuccini, Silvestrini: Esercizi di Fisica, elettromagnetismo e ottica (Ed. Ambrosiana) Several Springer text-books are available for free as e-books from the Sapienza network: go to https://link.springer.com/ find your text and download it. Few exasmples: Lacava https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-39474-9 Bettini https://link.springer.com/search?query=Bettini+Alessandro&facet-content-type=%22Book%22 Many more books on these subjects are available.
Lesson mode
The course is based on lectures. There are three kinds of lectures: - lectures on the subjects of the program, for about 2/3 of the course; - exercises done in class by the professor to illustrate the methods to solve exam exercises, for about 1/3 of the course; - practical demonstrations of few experiments in class, 4 hours only.
LARA BENFATTO Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
- Elements of differential calculus - Electrostatics, electric field and potentials - Electric field and conductors - Electric fields in matter: dieletrics - Steady electrical current - Magnetostatics - Magnetic fields in matter - Electric and magnetic fields varying with time: electrodynamics - Electromagnetic waves - Introduction to Relativity -Covariant formulation of electrodynamics - Exercises Adopted texts Mencuccini-Silvestrini, Fisica, Elettromagnetismo e Ottica (Ed. Ambrosiana) D. J. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics (Cambridge, fourth edition)
Prerequisites
It is requested an advances knowledge of Calculus, Geometry, Vector calculus; Mechanics and Thermodynamics;
Books
Adopted text Mencuccini-Silvestrini, Fisica, Elettromagnetismo e Ottica (Ed. Ambrosiana)
Teaching mode
In order to ensure coherence with the expected learning outcomes, the course follows the following format: - theory lectures, covering about two-thirds of the course, in which all the topics of the program are exposed in detail; - practice lectures, covering about one-third of the course, in which the main techniques for solving exam problems are presented; - classroom exhibition, for a total of about 4 hours, in which experiments of electrostatics and electromagnetism are illustrated to the students.
Frequency
The lecture format is through blackboard. Set of exercises will be assigned periodically as homework and corrected during the lectures.
Exam mode
During the year and at the end of the class, based on written and oral exams. Passing the written test is compulsory to access to the oral test. In particular during the year: - there will be two exoneration tests in April and June, to cover the written part: * to pass each exoneration test an evaluation of at least 15/30 is required; * to globally pass the exoneration tests, the average score must be at least 18/30. The exoneration remains valid for the year, until February. * one of the exoneration test can be recovered during written tests, by solving just a part of the test. During other exams periods: - there will be a written test, considered passed with a score of at least 15/30, and remains valid for the year, until February. - the written test can be substituted with two exoneration tests, with a global average score of at least 18/30; - completing a written test cancels exoneration results, unless the student clearly withdraws the test writing an "R" on the first page. The written test consists in solving problems on topics covered during lectures. The proposed problems are not a repetition of those solved in class; they present original aspects, to which the student can answer using the knowledge acquired during the course, and from the textbook. During the oral test the committee asks the student to discuss a few topics covered in class. To pass the exam it is necessary: - to demonstrate knowledge of the topics covered in class; - to use the proper mathematical formalism. In particular, to pass with a minimum grade, it is essential to know: - electromagnetic forces; - simple configurations of electric and magnetic fields; - conductive materials and their properties; - Maxwell's equations and their derivation, both in vacuum and in media; - the equations and properties of electromagnetic waves; - energy conservation in the presence of electric and magnetic fields. To pass the exam with a high grade, the student must also: - discuss with autonomy and clear language the asked topics, among all those presented in class; - make connections between different topics, thus demonstrating a global view of the subject; - answer questions that require simple original reasoning, with respect to what was presented in class.
Bibliography
Other references: - D. J. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics (Cambridge, fourth edition) - Mazzoldi, Nigro, Voci: Fisica Vol. II, Elettromagnetismo - Onde (Ed. Edises) - Amaldi, Bizzarri, Pizzella: Fisica Generale, Elettromagnetismo, Relatività e Ottica (Ed. Zanichelli) Further reading: - J.D. Jackson: Elettrodinamica Classica (Ed. Zanichelli) - R. Feynman: The Feynman Lectures, Vol. II, Parti I e II (Ed. Addison Wesley) Exercises - exercises on the book Mencuccini-Silvestrini e su Mazzoldi, Nigro, Voci - exercises provided by the teacher (see the moodle) and written exams of previous years - Mazzoldi, Nigro, Voci: Problemi di Fisica Generale: elettromagnetismo e ottica (Ed. Libreria Cortina) - Mencuccini, Silvestrini: Esercizi di Fisica, elettromagnetismo e ottica (Ed. Ambrosiana)
Lesson mode
In order to ensure coherence with the expected learning outcomes, the course follows the following format: - theory lectures, covering about two-thirds of the course, in which all the topics of the program are exposed in detail; - practice lectures, covering about one-third of the course, in which the main techniques for solving exam problems are presented; - classroom exhibition, for a total of about 4 hours, in which experiments of electrostatics and electromagnetism are illustrated to the students.
LUDOVICA FALSI Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
- Electrostatics, electric field and potentials - Electric field and conductors - Electric fields in matter: dieletrics - Steady electrical current - Magnetostatics - Magnetic fields in matter - Electric and magnetic fields varying with time: electrodynamics - Electromagnetic waves - Introduction to Special Relativity - Electrodynamics and Relativity - Exercises [about 36 h distributed all along the course]
Prerequisites
It is mandatory the knowledge of the following subjects at universitary level: Analysis, Geometry, and Vector Analysis; Mechanics and Thermodynamics.
Books
The reference test is: Mencuccini-Silvestrini, Fisica, Elettromagnetismo e Ottica (Ed. Ambrosiana).
Teaching mode
The course is based on lectures. There are three kinds of lectures: - lectures on the subjects of the program, for about 2/3 of the course; - exercises done in class by the professor to illustrate the methods to solve exam exercises, for about 1/3 of the course; - practical demonstrations of few experiments in class, 4 hours only.
Frequency
The attendance is not mandatory but strongly adviced.
Exam mode
Profit will be assessed during the year and at the end of the course by means of an exam based on a written and an oral test. the student must pass the written test to access the oral test. More in detail: - two exoneration tests will take place respectively in April and June: - each exoneration test will be considered passed if the mark is higher than 15/30; - the two exoneration tests will be considered passed globally if the average of the marks reported in the two tests is at least 15/30; - the exoneration mark will remain valid in order to take the oral exam in all the appeals of the academic year, up to and including the February session; - in case of absence, or insufficiency in one of the two exoneration tests, the student can remedy by carrying out, during the written exam tests of the summer session, an exercise suitably indicated among those of the written assignment. During the july, september and february sessions: - the written test has to be done; the written test will be considered passed if assessed at least 15/30, and will remain valid in order to take the oral test in all the appeals of the academic year, up to and including the February session; - the written test can be replaced with the two exoneration tests successfully passed with an average of at least 18/30; - the student who does the written test waives the mark of the exoneration and of any other written tests taken in previous appeals, unless he explicitely places an "R" on the title page of the assignment before delivery. The written test consists in solving problems on topics covered in class. The problems proposed for the exam are not a repetition of those carried out in class, but have original aspects, to which the student can answer using the knowledge acquired during the course, and from the textbook. During the oral exam, the commission asks the student to present some topics covered in class. In order to pass the exam it is needed: - demonstrate to have learned the topics covered in class; - demonstrate to know how to use the correct mathematical formalism. More in detail, in order to pass the exam is needed to demonstrate to know the following fundamental aspects: - electromagnetic forces; - simple electric field and magnetic induction field configurations; - conductive materials and their properties; - Maxwell's equations and their derivation, both in the vacuum and in matter; - the equations and properties of electromagnetic waves; - energy conservation in the presence of electric and magnetic fields. In order to pass the exam with a high mark, it is needed to demonstrate the capability to: - to present the requested topics with autonomy and clarity of language; - make connections between different topics, thus demonstrating an overview of the subject; - answer questions that require simple original reasoning, compared to what was presented in class.
Bibliography
Other useful text-books are the following: - D. J. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics (Cambridge, fourth edition) - Mazzoldi, Nigro, Voci: Fisica Vol. II, Elettromagnetismo - Onde (Ed. Edises) - Amaldi, Bizzarri, Pizzella: Fisica Generale, Elettromagnetismo, Relatività e Ottica (Ed. Zanichelli): indicato come [ABP X.Y] tra gli argomenti del corso For a different and somehow more detailed view of the subject, other possible text-books are the following: - R. Feynman: The Feynman Lectures, Vol. II, Parti I e II (Ed. Addison Wesley) - J.D. Jackson: Elettrodinamica Classica (Ed. Zanichelli) - F. Lacava: Classical Electrodynamics (Ed. Springer) - A. Bettini: A Course in Classical Physics 3 - Electromagnetism (Ed. Springer) Exercises collections: - a wide collection of exercises is available in the reference text; - all the exam and exoneration exercises starting from 2009 are available in the web-site of prof.F.Lacava; - Mazzoldi, Nigro, Voci: Problemi di Fisica Generale: elettromagnetismo e ottica (Ed. Libreria Cortina) - Mencuccini, Silvestrini: Esercizi di Fisica, elettromagnetismo e ottica (Ed. Ambrosiana) Several Springer text-books are available for free as e-books from the Sapienza network: go to https://link.springer.com/ find your text and download it. Few exasmples: Lacava https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-39474-9 Bettini https://link.springer.com/search?query=Bettini+Alessandro&facet-content-type=%22Book%22 Many more books on these subjects are available.
Lesson mode
The course is based on lectures. There are three kinds of lectures: - lectures on the subjects of the program, for about 2/3 of the course; - exercises done in class by the professor to illustrate the methods to solve exam exercises, for about 1/3 of the course; - practical demonstrations of few experiments in class, 4 hours only.
LUDOVICA FALSI Lecturers' profile
Channel 2
FRANCESCO PIACENTINI Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
- Electrostatics, electric field and potentials - Electric field and conductors - Electric fields in matter: dieletrics - Steady electrical current - Magnetostatics - Magnetic fields in matter - Electric and magnetic fields varying with time: electrodynamics - Electromagnetic waves - Introduction to Special Relativity - Electrodynamics and Relativity - Exercises [about 36 h distributed all along the course]
Prerequisites
It is mandatory the knowledge of the following subjects at universitary level: Analysis, Geometry, and Vector Analysis; Mechanics and Thermodynamics.
Books
The reference test is: Mencuccini-Silvestrini, Fisica, Elettromagnetismo e Ottica (Ed. Ambrosiana).
Teaching mode
The course is based on lectures. There are three kinds of lectures: - lectures on the subjects of the program, for about 2/3 of the course; - exercises done in class by the professor to illustrate the methods to solve exam exercises, for about 1/3 of the course; - practical demonstrations of few experiments in class, 4 hours only.
Frequency
The attendance is not mandatory but strongly adviced.
Exam mode
Profit will be assessed during the year and at the end of the course by means of an exam based on a written and an oral test. the student must pass the written test to access the oral test. More in detail: - two exoneration tests will take place respectively in April and June: - each exoneration test will be considered passed if the mark is higher than 15/30; - the two exoneration tests will be considered passed globally if the average of the marks reported in the two tests is at least 15/30; - the exoneration mark will remain valid in order to take the oral exam in all the appeals of the academic year, up to and including the February session; - in case of absence, or insufficiency in one of the two exoneration tests, the student can remedy by carrying out, during the written exam tests of the summer session, an exercise suitably indicated among those of the written assignment. During the july, september and february sessions: - the written test has to be done; the written test will be considered passed if assessed at least 15/30, and will remain valid in order to take the oral test in all the appeals of the academic year, up to and including the February session; - the written test can be replaced with the two exoneration tests successfully passed with an average of at least 18/30; - the student who does the written test waives the mark of the exoneration and of any other written tests taken in previous appeals, unless he explicitely places an "R" on the title page of the assignment before delivery. The written test consists in solving problems on topics covered in class. The problems proposed for the exam are not a repetition of those carried out in class, but have original aspects, to which the student can answer using the knowledge acquired during the course, and from the textbook. During the oral exam, the commission asks the student to present some topics covered in class. In order to pass the exam it is needed: - demonstrate to have learned the topics covered in class; - demonstrate to know how to use the correct mathematical formalism. More in detail, in order to pass the exam is needed to demonstrate to know the following fundamental aspects: - electromagnetic forces; - simple electric field and magnetic induction field configurations; - conductive materials and their properties; - Maxwell's equations and their derivation, both in the vacuum and in matter; - the equations and properties of electromagnetic waves; - energy conservation in the presence of electric and magnetic fields. In order to pass the exam with a high mark, it is needed to demonstrate the capability to: - to present the requested topics with autonomy and clarity of language; - make connections between different topics, thus demonstrating an overview of the subject; - answer questions that require simple original reasoning, compared to what was presented in class.
Bibliography
Other useful text-books are the following: - D. J. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics (Cambridge, fourth edition) - Mazzoldi, Nigro, Voci: Fisica Vol. II, Elettromagnetismo - Onde (Ed. Edises) - Amaldi, Bizzarri, Pizzella: Fisica Generale, Elettromagnetismo, Relatività e Ottica (Ed. Zanichelli): indicato come [ABP X.Y] tra gli argomenti del corso For a different and somehow more detailed view of the subject, other possible text-books are the following: - R. Feynman: The Feynman Lectures, Vol. II, Parti I e II (Ed. Addison Wesley) - J.D. Jackson: Elettrodinamica Classica (Ed. Zanichelli) - F. Lacava: Classical Electrodynamics (Ed. Springer) - A. Bettini: A Course in Classical Physics 3 - Electromagnetism (Ed. Springer) Exercises collections: - a wide collection of exercises is available in the reference text; - all the exam and exoneration exercises starting from 2009 are available in the web-site of prof.F.Lacava; - Mazzoldi, Nigro, Voci: Problemi di Fisica Generale: elettromagnetismo e ottica (Ed. Libreria Cortina) - Mencuccini, Silvestrini: Esercizi di Fisica, elettromagnetismo e ottica (Ed. Ambrosiana) Several Springer text-books are available for free as e-books from the Sapienza network: go to https://link.springer.com/ find your text and download it. Few exasmples: Lacava https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-39474-9 Bettini https://link.springer.com/search?query=Bettini+Alessandro&facet-content-type=%22Book%22 Many more books on these subjects are available.
Lesson mode
The course is based on lectures. There are three kinds of lectures: - lectures on the subjects of the program, for about 2/3 of the course; - exercises done in class by the professor to illustrate the methods to solve exam exercises, for about 1/3 of the course; - practical demonstrations of few experiments in class, 4 hours only.
FRANCESCO PIACENTINI Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
- Electrostatics, electric field and potentials - Electric field and conductors - Electric fields in matter: dieletrics - Steady electrical current - Magnetostatics - Magnetic fields in matter - Electric and magnetic fields varying with time: electrodynamics - Electromagnetic waves - Introduction to Special Relativity - Electrodynamics and Relativity - Exercises [36 h]
Prerequisites
Calculus and geometry; mechanics and thermodynamics; dynamics and cinematic of point like mass in special relativity
Books
Mencuccini-Silvestrini, Fisica, Elettromagnetismo e Ottica (Ed. Ambrosiana) D. J. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics (Cambridge, fourth edition) Amaldi, Bizzarri, Pizzella: Fisica Generale, Elettromagnetismo, Relatività e Ottica (Ed. Zanichelli).
Teaching mode
Class lectures
Frequency
Attending classes is not compulsory.
Exam mode
During the year and at the end of the class, based on written and oral exams. Passing the written test is compulsory to access to the oral test. In particular during the year: - there will be two exoneration tests in April and June, to cover the written part: * to pass each exoneration test an evaluation of at least 15/30 is required; * to globally pass the exoneration tests, the average score must be at least 18/30. The exoneration remains valid for the year, until February. * one of the exoneration test can be recovered during written tests in the summer session, by solving just a part of the test. During other exams periods: - there will be a written test, considered passed with a score of at least 15/30, and remains valid for the year, until February. - the written test can be substituted with two exoneration tests, with a global average score of at least 18/30; - completing a written test cancels exoneration results, unless the student clearly withdraws the test writing an "R" on the first page. The written test consists in solving problems on topics covered during lectures. The proposed problems are not a repetition of those solved in class; they present original aspects, to which the student can answer using the knowledge acquired during the course, and from the textbook. During the oral test the committee asks the student to discuss a few topics covered in class. To pass the exam it is necessary: - to demonstrate knowledge of the topics covered in class; - to use the proper mathematical formalism. In particular, to pass with a minimum grade, it is essential to know: - electromagnetic forces; - simple configurations of electric and magnetic fields; - conductive materials and their properties; - Maxwell's equations and their derivation, both in vacuum and in media; - the equations and properties of electromagnetic waves; - energy conservation in the presence of electric and magnetic fields. To pass the exam with a high grade, the student must also: - discuss with autonomy and clear language the asked topics, among all those presented in class; - make connections between different topics, thus demonstrating a global view of the subject; - answer questions that require simple original reasoning, with respect to what was presented in class.
Bibliography
R. Feynman: The Feynman Lectures, Vol. II, Parti I e II (Ed. Addison Wesley) J.D. Jackson: Elettrodinamica Classica (Ed. Zanichelli) F. Lacava: Classical Electrodynamics (Ed. Springer) A. Bettini: A Course in Classical Physics 3 - Electromagnetism (Ed. Springer) Mazzoldi, Nigro, Voci: Fisica Vol. II, Elettromagnetismo - Onde (Ed. Edises) Sergio Focardi, Ignazio Giacomo Massa, Arnaldo Uguzzoni, Mauro Villa, FISICA GENERALE - ELETTROMAGNETISMO - seconda edizione
Lesson mode
Class lectures
GIULIANO GUSTAVINO Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
- Electrostatics, electric field and potentials - Electric field and conductors - Electric fields in matter: dieletrics - Steady electrical current - Magnetostatics - Magnetic fields in matter - Electric and magnetic fields varying with time: electrodynamics - Electromagnetic waves - Introduction to Special Relativity - Electrodynamics and Relativity - Exercises [about 36 h distributed all along the course]
Prerequisites
It is mandatory the knowledge of the following subjects at universitary level: Analysis, Geometry, and Vector Analysis; Mechanics and Thermodynamics.
Books
The reference test is: Mencuccini-Silvestrini, Fisica, Elettromagnetismo e Ottica (Ed. Ambrosiana).
Teaching mode
The course is based on lectures. There are three kinds of lectures: - lectures on the subjects of the program, for about 2/3 of the course; - exercises done in class by the professor to illustrate the methods to solve exam exercises, for about 1/3 of the course; - practical demonstrations of few experiments in class, 4 hours only.
Frequency
The attendance is not mandatory but strongly adviced.
Exam mode
Profit will be assessed during the year and at the end of the course by means of an exam based on a written and an oral test. the student must pass the written test to access the oral test. More in detail: - two exoneration tests will take place respectively in April and June: - each exoneration test will be considered passed if the mark is higher than 15/30; - the two exoneration tests will be considered passed globally if the average of the marks reported in the two tests is at least 15/30; - the exoneration mark will remain valid in order to take the oral exam in all the appeals of the academic year, up to and including the February session; - in case of absence, or insufficiency in one of the two exoneration tests, the student can remedy by carrying out, during the written exam tests of the summer session, an exercise suitably indicated among those of the written assignment. During the july, september and february sessions: - the written test has to be done; the written test will be considered passed if assessed at least 15/30, and will remain valid in order to take the oral test in all the appeals of the academic year, up to and including the February session; - the written test can be replaced with the two exoneration tests successfully passed with an average of at least 18/30; - the student who does the written test waives the mark of the exoneration and of any other written tests taken in previous appeals, unless he explicitely places an "R" on the title page of the assignment before delivery. The written test consists in solving problems on topics covered in class. The problems proposed for the exam are not a repetition of those carried out in class, but have original aspects, to which the student can answer using the knowledge acquired during the course, and from the textbook. During the oral exam, the commission asks the student to present some topics covered in class. In order to pass the exam it is needed: - demonstrate to have learned the topics covered in class; - demonstrate to know how to use the correct mathematical formalism. More in detail, in order to pass the exam is needed to demonstrate to know the following fundamental aspects: - electromagnetic forces; - simple electric field and magnetic induction field configurations; - conductive materials and their properties; - Maxwell's equations and their derivation, both in the vacuum and in matter; - the equations and properties of electromagnetic waves; - energy conservation in the presence of electric and magnetic fields. In order to pass the exam with a high mark, it is needed to demonstrate the capability to: - to present the requested topics with autonomy and clarity of language; - make connections between different topics, thus demonstrating an overview of the subject; - answer questions that require simple original reasoning, compared to what was presented in class.
Bibliography
Other useful text-books are the following: - D. J. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics (Cambridge, fourth edition) - Mazzoldi, Nigro, Voci: Fisica Vol. II, Elettromagnetismo - Onde (Ed. Edises) - Amaldi, Bizzarri, Pizzella: Fisica Generale, Elettromagnetismo, Relatività e Ottica (Ed. Zanichelli): indicato come [ABP X.Y] tra gli argomenti del corso For a different and somehow more detailed view of the subject, other possible text-books are the following: - R. Feynman: The Feynman Lectures, Vol. II, Parti I e II (Ed. Addison Wesley) - J.D. Jackson: Elettrodinamica Classica (Ed. Zanichelli) - F. Lacava: Classical Electrodynamics (Ed. Springer) - A. Bettini: A Course in Classical Physics 3 - Electromagnetism (Ed. Springer) Exercises collections: - a wide collection of exercises is available in the reference text; - all the exam and exoneration exercises starting from 2009 are available in the web-site of prof.F.Lacava; - Mazzoldi, Nigro, Voci: Problemi di Fisica Generale: elettromagnetismo e ottica (Ed. Libreria Cortina) - Mencuccini, Silvestrini: Esercizi di Fisica, elettromagnetismo e ottica (Ed. Ambrosiana) Several Springer text-books are available for free as e-books from the Sapienza network: go to https://link.springer.com/ find your text and download it. Few exasmples: Lacava https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-39474-9 Bettini https://link.springer.com/search?query=Bettini+Alessandro&facet-content-type=%22Book%22 Many more books on these subjects are available.
Lesson mode
The course is based on lectures. There are three kinds of lectures: - lectures on the subjects of the program, for about 2/3 of the course; - exercises done in class by the professor to illustrate the methods to solve exam exercises, for about 1/3 of the course; - practical demonstrations of few experiments in class, 4 hours only.
GIULIANO GUSTAVINO Lecturers' profile
Channel 3
CESARE BINI Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
- Electrostatics, electric field and potentials - Electric field and conductors - Electric fields in matter: dieletrics - Steady electrical current - Magnetostatics - Magnetic fields in matter - Electric and magnetic fields varying with time: electrodynamics - Electromagnetic waves - Introduction to Special Relativity - Electrodynamics and Relativity - Exercises [about 36 h distributed all along the course]
Prerequisites
It is mandatory the knowledge of the following subjects at universitary level: Analysis, Geometry, and Vector Analysis; Mechanics and Thermodynamics.
Books
The reference test is: Mencuccini-Silvestrini, Fisica, Elettromagnetismo e Ottica (Ed. Ambrosiana).
Teaching mode
The course is based on lectures. There are three kinds of lectures: - lectures on the subjects of the program, for about 2/3 of the course; - exercises done in class by the professor to illustrate the methods to solve exam exercises, for about 1/3 of the course; - practical demonstrations of few experiments in class, 4 hours only.
Frequency
The attendance is not mandatory but strongly adviced.
Exam mode
Profit will be assessed during the year and at the end of the course by means of an exam based on a written and an oral test. the student must pass the written test to access the oral test. More in detail: - two exoneration tests will take place respectively in April and June: - each exoneration test will be considered passed if the mark is higher than 15/30; - the two exoneration tests will be considered passed globally if the average of the marks reported in the two tests is at least 15/30; - the exoneration mark will remain valid in order to take the oral exam in all the appeals of the academic year, up to and including the February session; - in case of absence, or insufficiency in one of the two exoneration tests, the student can remedy by carrying out, during the written exam tests of the summer session, an exercise suitably indicated among those of the written assignment. During the july, september and february sessions: - the written test has to be done; the written test will be considered passed if assessed at least 15/30, and will remain valid in order to take the oral test in all the appeals of the academic year, up to and including the February session; - the written test can be replaced with the two exoneration tests successfully passed with an average of at least 18/30; - the student who does the written test waives the mark of the exoneration and of any other written tests taken in previous appeals, unless he explicitely places an "R" on the title page of the assignment before delivery. The written test consists in solving problems on topics covered in class. The problems proposed for the exam are not a repetition of those carried out in class, but have original aspects, to which the student can answer using the knowledge acquired during the course, and from the textbook. During the oral exam, the commission asks the student to present some topics covered in class. In order to pass the exam it is needed: - demonstrate to have learned the topics covered in class; - demonstrate to know how to use the correct mathematical formalism. More in detail, in order to pass the exam is needed to demonstrate to know the following fundamental aspects: - electromagnetic forces; - simple electric field and magnetic induction field configurations; - conductive materials and their properties; - Maxwell's equations and their derivation, both in the vacuum and in matter; - the equations and properties of electromagnetic waves; - energy conservation in the presence of electric and magnetic fields. In order to pass the exam with a high mark, it is needed to demonstrate the capability to: - to present the requested topics with autonomy and clarity of language; - make connections between different topics, thus demonstrating an overview of the subject; - answer questions that require simple original reasoning, compared to what was presented in class.
Bibliography
Other useful text-books are the following: - D. J. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics (Cambridge, fourth edition) - Mazzoldi, Nigro, Voci: Fisica Vol. II, Elettromagnetismo - Onde (Ed. Edises) - Amaldi, Bizzarri, Pizzella: Fisica Generale, Elettromagnetismo, Relatività e Ottica (Ed. Zanichelli): indicato come [ABP X.Y] tra gli argomenti del corso For a different and somehow more detailed view of the subject, other possible text-books are the following: - R. Feynman: The Feynman Lectures, Vol. II, Parti I e II (Ed. Addison Wesley) - J.D. Jackson: Elettrodinamica Classica (Ed. Zanichelli) - F. Lacava: Classical Electrodynamics (Ed. Springer) - A. Bettini: A Course in Classical Physics 3 - Electromagnetism (Ed. Springer) Exercises collections: - a wide collection of exercises is available in the reference text; - all the exam and exoneration exercises starting from 2009 are available in the web-site of prof.F.Lacava; - Mazzoldi, Nigro, Voci: Problemi di Fisica Generale: elettromagnetismo e ottica (Ed. Libreria Cortina) - Mencuccini, Silvestrini: Esercizi di Fisica, elettromagnetismo e ottica (Ed. Ambrosiana) Several Springer text-books are available for free as e-books from the Sapienza network: go to https://link.springer.com/ find your text and download it. Few exasmples: Lacava https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-39474-9 Bettini https://link.springer.com/search?query=Bettini+Alessandro&facet-content-type=%22Book%22 Many more books on these subjects are available.
Lesson mode
The course is based on lectures. There are three kinds of lectures: - lectures on the subjects of the program, for about 2/3 of the course; - exercises done in class by the professor to illustrate the methods to solve exam exercises, for about 1/3 of the course; - practical demonstrations of few experiments in class, 4 hours only.
CESARE BINI Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
- Electrostatics, electric field and potentials - Electric field and conductors - Electric fields in matter: dieletrics - Steady electrical current - Magnetostatics - Magnetic fields in matter - Electric and magnetic fields varying with time: electrodynamics - Electromagnetic waves - Introduction to Special Relativity - Electrodynamics and Relativity - Exercises [about 36 h distributed all along the course]
Prerequisites
It is mandatory the knowledge of the following subjects at universitary level: Analysis, Geometry, and Vector Analysis; Mechanics and Thermodynamics.
Books
The reference test is: Mencuccini-Silvestrini, Fisica, Elettromagnetismo e Ottica (Ed. Ambrosiana).
Teaching mode
The course is based on lectures. There are three kinds of lectures: - lectures on the subjects of the program, for about 2/3 of the course; - exercises done in class by the professor to illustrate the methods to solve exam exercises, for about 1/3 of the course; - practical demonstrations of few experiments in class, 4 hours only.
Frequency
The attendance is not mandatory but strongly adviced.
Exam mode
Profit will be assessed during the year and at the end of the course by means of an exam based on a written and an oral test. the student must pass the written test to access the oral test. More in detail: - two exoneration tests will take place respectively in April and June: - each exoneration test will be considered passed if the mark is higher than 15/30; - the two exoneration tests will be considered passed globally if the average of the marks reported in the two tests is at least 15/30; - the exoneration mark will remain valid in order to take the oral exam in all the appeals of the academic year, up to and including the February session; - in case of absence, or insufficiency in one of the two exoneration tests, the student can remedy by carrying out, during the written exam tests of the summer session, an exercise suitably indicated among those of the written assignment. During the july, september and february sessions: - the written test has to be done; the written test will be considered passed if assessed at least 15/30, and will remain valid in order to take the oral test in all the appeals of the academic year, up to and including the February session; - the written test can be replaced with the two exoneration tests successfully passed with an average of at least 18/30; - the student who does the written test waives the mark of the exoneration and of any other written tests taken in previous appeals, unless he explicitely places an "R" on the title page of the assignment before delivery. The written test consists in solving problems on topics covered in class. The problems proposed for the exam are not a repetition of those carried out in class, but have original aspects, to which the student can answer using the knowledge acquired during the course, and from the textbook. During the oral exam, the commission asks the student to present some topics covered in class. In order to pass the exam it is needed: - demonstrate to have learned the topics covered in class; - demonstrate to know how to use the correct mathematical formalism. More in detail, in order to pass the exam is needed to demonstrate to know the following fundamental aspects: - electromagnetic forces; - simple electric field and magnetic induction field configurations; - conductive materials and their properties; - Maxwell's equations and their derivation, both in the vacuum and in matter; - the equations and properties of electromagnetic waves; - energy conservation in the presence of electric and magnetic fields. In order to pass the exam with a high mark, it is needed to demonstrate the capability to: - to present the requested topics with autonomy and clarity of language; - make connections between different topics, thus demonstrating an overview of the subject; - answer questions that require simple original reasoning, compared to what was presented in class.
Bibliography
Other useful text-books are the following: - D. J. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics (Cambridge, fourth edition) - Mazzoldi, Nigro, Voci: Fisica Vol. II, Elettromagnetismo - Onde (Ed. Edises) - Amaldi, Bizzarri, Pizzella: Fisica Generale, Elettromagnetismo, Relatività e Ottica (Ed. Zanichelli): indicato come [ABP X.Y] tra gli argomenti del corso For a different and somehow more detailed view of the subject, other possible text-books are the following: - R. Feynman: The Feynman Lectures, Vol. II, Parti I e II (Ed. Addison Wesley) - J.D. Jackson: Elettrodinamica Classica (Ed. Zanichelli) - F. Lacava: Classical Electrodynamics (Ed. Springer) - A. Bettini: A Course in Classical Physics 3 - Electromagnetism (Ed. Springer) Exercises collections: - a wide collection of exercises is available in the reference text; - all the exam and exoneration exercises starting from 2009 are available in the web-site of prof.F.Lacava; - Mazzoldi, Nigro, Voci: Problemi di Fisica Generale: elettromagnetismo e ottica (Ed. Libreria Cortina) - Mencuccini, Silvestrini: Esercizi di Fisica, elettromagnetismo e ottica (Ed. Ambrosiana) Several Springer text-books are available for free as e-books from the Sapienza network: go to https://link.springer.com/ find your text and download it. Few exasmples: Lacava https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-39474-9 Bettini https://link.springer.com/search?query=Bettini+Alessandro&facet-content-type=%22Book%22 Many more books on these subjects are available.
Lesson mode
The course is based on lectures. There are three kinds of lectures: - lectures on the subjects of the program, for about 2/3 of the course; - exercises done in class by the professor to illustrate the methods to solve exam exercises, for about 1/3 of the course; - practical demonstrations of few experiments in class, 4 hours only.
MATTEO BAUCE Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
- Electrostatics, electric field and potentials - Electric field and conductors - Electric fields in matter: dieletrics - Steady electrical current - Magnetostatics - Magnetic fields in matter - Electric and magnetic fields varying with time: electrodynamics - Electromagnetic waves - Introduction to Special Relativity - Electrodynamics and Relativity - Exercises [about 36 h distributed all along the course]
Prerequisites
It is mandatory the knowledge of the following subjects at universitary level: Analysis, Geometry, and Vector Analysis; Mechanics and Thermodynamics.
Books
The reference test is: Mencuccini-Silvestrini, Fisica, Elettromagnetismo e Ottica (Ed. Ambrosiana).
Teaching mode
The course is based on lectures. There are three kinds of lectures: - lectures on the subjects of the program, for about 2/3 of the course; - exercises done in class by the professor to illustrate the methods to solve exam exercises, for about 1/3 of the course; - practical demonstrations of few experiments in class, 4 hours only.
Frequency
The attendance is not mandatory but strongly adviced.
Exam mode
Profit will be assessed during the year and at the end of the course by means of an exam based on a written and an oral test. the student must pass the written test to access the oral test. More in detail: - two exoneration tests will take place respectively in April and June: - each exoneration test will be considered passed if the mark is higher than 15/30; - the two exoneration tests will be considered passed globally if the average of the marks reported in the two tests is at least 15/30; - the exoneration mark will remain valid in order to take the oral exam in all the appeals of the academic year, up to and including the February session; - in case of absence, or insufficiency in one of the two exoneration tests, the student can remedy by carrying out, during the written exam tests of the summer session, an exercise suitably indicated among those of the written assignment. During the july, september and february sessions: - the written test has to be done; the written test will be considered passed if assessed at least 15/30, and will remain valid in order to take the oral test in all the appeals of the academic year, up to and including the February session; - the written test can be replaced with the two exoneration tests successfully passed with an average of at least 18/30; - the student who does the written test waives the mark of the exoneration and of any other written tests taken in previous appeals, unless he explicitely places an "R" on the title page of the assignment before delivery. The written test consists in solving problems on topics covered in class. The problems proposed for the exam are not a repetition of those carried out in class, but have original aspects, to which the student can answer using the knowledge acquired during the course, and from the textbook. During the oral exam, the commission asks the student to present some topics covered in class. In order to pass the exam it is needed: - demonstrate to have learned the topics covered in class; - demonstrate to know how to use the correct mathematical formalism. More in detail, in order to pass the exam is needed to demonstrate to know the following fundamental aspects: - electromagnetic forces; - simple electric field and magnetic induction field configurations; - conductive materials and their properties; - Maxwell's equations and their derivation, both in the vacuum and in matter; - the equations and properties of electromagnetic waves; - energy conservation in the presence of electric and magnetic fields. In order to pass the exam with a high mark, it is needed to demonstrate the capability to: - to present the requested topics with autonomy and clarity of language; - make connections between different topics, thus demonstrating an overview of the subject; - answer questions that require simple original reasoning, compared to what was presented in class.
Bibliography
Other useful text-books are the following: - D. J. Griffiths, Introduction to Electrodynamics (Cambridge, fourth edition) - Mazzoldi, Nigro, Voci: Fisica Vol. II, Elettromagnetismo - Onde (Ed. Edises) - Amaldi, Bizzarri, Pizzella: Fisica Generale, Elettromagnetismo, Relatività e Ottica (Ed. Zanichelli): indicato come [ABP X.Y] tra gli argomenti del corso For a different and somehow more detailed view of the subject, other possible text-books are the following: - R. Feynman: The Feynman Lectures, Vol. II, Parti I e II (Ed. Addison Wesley) - J.D. Jackson: Elettrodinamica Classica (Ed. Zanichelli) - F. Lacava: Classical Electrodynamics (Ed. Springer) - A. Bettini: A Course in Classical Physics 3 - Electromagnetism (Ed. Springer) Exercises collections: - a wide collection of exercises is available in the reference text; - all the exam and exoneration exercises starting from 2009 are available in the web-site of prof.F.Lacava; - Mazzoldi, Nigro, Voci: Problemi di Fisica Generale: elettromagnetismo e ottica (Ed. Libreria Cortina) - Mencuccini, Silvestrini: Esercizi di Fisica, elettromagnetismo e ottica (Ed. Ambrosiana) Several Springer text-books are available for free as e-books from the Sapienza network: go to https://link.springer.com/ find your text and download it. Few exasmples: Lacava https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-39474-9 Bettini https://link.springer.com/search?query=Bettini+Alessandro&facet-content-type=%22Book%22 Many more books on these subjects are available.
Lesson mode
The course is based on lectures. There are three kinds of lectures: - lectures on the subjects of the program, for about 2/3 of the course; - exercises done in class by the professor to illustrate the methods to solve exam exercises, for about 1/3 of the course; - practical demonstrations of few experiments in class, 4 hours only.
MATTEO BAUCE Lecturers' profile
  • Lesson code1018972
  • Academic year2024/2025
  • CoursePhysics
  • CurriculumAstrofisica
  • Year2nd year
  • Semester2nd semester
  • SSDFIS/01
  • CFU12
  • Subject areaDiscipline fisiche