Physics

Educational objectives

General Targets

to get basic tools of Differential and Integral Calculus in one variable, more variables Differential Calculus, linear and some nonlinear ODE’s of first and second degree.

A - Knowledge and understanding
OF 1) Integrals in one variable, Differential Calculus in Rn, techniques of solutions to ODEs
B – Application skills
OF 2) To be able to apply analytical methods to problems of Classical Mechanics
C - Autonomy of judgment
OF 3) To be able to individually solve problems by a rigorous logical/analytic approach (stimulated in exercise sessions
D – Communication skills
OF 4) Effective interaction among students and with prof.
E - Ability to learn
OF 5) Links to concepts arising in upcoming Courses and attention to rigorous way of thinking will provide awareness in consulting books and in individual learning

Educational objectives

The goal is to give students the practical ability to use a modern personal computer and perform the basic operations of use (on, off, data and program management), on proprietary OS or open source.

Educational objectives

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
Aim of the course is to provide basic notions and skills of differential and integral calculus for functions of several variables that are necessary for the understanding of the main scientific disciplines, with a special attention to the physical sciences.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
A - Knowledge and understanding
OF 1) To know the principles of differential and integral calculus for functions of several variables
OF 2) To know the theory of vector fields and linear differential forms
OF 3) To understand basic theory of ordinary differential equations

B - Application skills
OF 4) To be able to deal with problems involving scalar functions of several variables (e.g.: optimization, area and volume calculations), vector fields (e.g. work and flux calculations) and differential equations (e.g. resolution and qualitative study).

C - Autonomy of judgment
OF 5) To have essential tools for successive approach to functional analysis, functions of one complex variable, measure theory, quantum mechanics.
OF 6) To be able to autonomously solve new problems, applying mathematical tools to phenomena or processes to be encountered in University studies or subsequent working activities.

D - Communication skills
OF 7) To know how to communicate using properly mathematical language

E - Ability to learn
OF 8) To be able to deepen autonomously some arguments introduced during the course

Educational objectives

The aim of the course is to enable students to enrich the knowledge of curricular courses with topics of their choice.

Educational objectives

The aim of the course is to enable students to enrich the knowledge of curricular courses with topics of their choice.

Educational objectives

General Targets

to get basic tools of Differential and Integral Calculus in one variable, more variables Differential Calculus, linear and some nonlinear ODE’s of first and second degree.

A - Knowledge and understanding
OF 1) Integrals in one variable, Differential Calculus in Rn, techniques of solutions to ODEs
B – Application skills
OF 2) To be able to apply analytical methods to problems of Classical Mechanics
C - Autonomy of judgment
OF 3) To be able to individually solve problems by a rigorous logical/analytic approach (stimulated in exercise sessions
D – Communication skills
OF 4) Effective interaction among students and with prof.
E - Ability to learn
OF 5) Links to concepts arising in upcoming Courses and attention to rigorous way of thinking will provide awareness in consulting books and in individual learning

Educational objectives

The goal is to give students the practical ability to use a modern personal computer and perform the basic operations of use (on, off, data and program management), on proprietary OS or open source.

Educational objectives

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
Aim of the course is to provide basic notions and skills of differential and integral calculus for functions of several variables that are necessary for the understanding of the main scientific disciplines, with a special attention to the physical sciences.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
A - Knowledge and understanding
OF 1) To know the principles of differential and integral calculus for functions of several variables
OF 2) To know the theory of vector fields and linear differential forms
OF 3) To understand basic theory of ordinary differential equations

B - Application skills
OF 4) To be able to deal with problems involving scalar functions of several variables (e.g.: optimization, area and volume calculations), vector fields (e.g. work and flux calculations) and differential equations (e.g. resolution and qualitative study).

C - Autonomy of judgment
OF 5) To have essential tools for successive approach to functional analysis, functions of one complex variable, measure theory, quantum mechanics.
OF 6) To be able to autonomously solve new problems, applying mathematical tools to phenomena or processes to be encountered in University studies or subsequent working activities.

D - Communication skills
OF 7) To know how to communicate using properly mathematical language

E - Ability to learn
OF 8) To be able to deepen autonomously some arguments introduced during the course

Educational objectives

The aim of the course is to enable students to enrich the knowledge of curricular courses with topics of their choice.

Educational objectives

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
The course aims to provide a basic knowledge of modern astronomy. After a first part dedicated to the solar system and its planets, the various types of astronomical coordinates and the main methods for determining distances will be illustrated. Much of the course is dedicated to an introduction to stellar classification and evolution, to the study of the electromagnetic spectrum of stars and to the equations of stellar structure. Knowledge will then be provided regarding the structure of our galaxy, the various types of galaxies and their distribution in the universe. The course ends with references to modern cosmology.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
A - Knowledge and understanding
OF 1) To know the structure and composition of the Solar System.
OF 2) To know the various types of celestial coordinates, the perturbative effects and the various methods for determining distances.
OF 3) To know the basis for stellar evolution and the Hertzprung-Russell diagram.
B - Application skills
OF 4) To deduce the main physical properties of a star from its electromagnetic spectrum
C - Autonomy of judgment
OF 5) To be able to understand current theories regarding the structure and composition of celestial objects.
D - Communication skills

E - Ability to learn
OF 6) Have the ability to read scientific papers in order to further explore some of the topics introduced during the course.

Educational objectives

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
The course is a general introduction to astrophysics. It aims at the description the most important physical mechanisms and phenomena at work in the universe: stellar, interstellar, galactic, extragalactic and cosmological. The focus is on the modelling of astrophysical and cosmological phenomena, and on the use of physical laws in the interpretation of astrophysical and cosmological observations.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
A - Knowledge and understanding
OF 1) To know the stellar phenomenology and understand it in terms of the different physical mechanisms of energy production. Understand the stellar evolution, as described by the fundamental equations of stellar structure.
OF 2) To know the phenomenology of the insterstellar medium (plasmas, gases, dust) and understand it in terms of physical mechanisma of emission and absorption.
OF 3) To know the phenomenology of the Galaxy and of the galaxies in the universe, and understand it in terms of the physical phenomena at work.
OF 4) To know the cosmological phenomenology, the observables and their use in the development of a physical model of the universe at large scales. To understand the cosmological evolution of the universe in the homogenous isotropic approximation using physics and in particular gravitation.
B - Application skills
OF 5) To be able to explain astrophysical and cosmological measurements, and use them to constrain the physical model of the system under study, understanding its nature.
C - Autonomy of judgment
OF 6) To master the acquired know-how, and use it in the solution of basic problems in astrophysics and cosmology, and in the understanding of the specialized literature.
D - Communication skills

E - Ability to learn
OF 7) To be able to understand specialistic papers in order to deepen the knowledge of particular topics introduced during the course.

Educational objectives

The aim of the course is to enable students to enrich the knowledge of curricular courses with topics of their choice.

Educational objectives

General Targets

to get basic tools of Differential and Integral Calculus in one variable, more variables Differential Calculus, linear and some nonlinear ODE’s of first and second degree.

A - Knowledge and understanding
OF 1) Integrals in one variable, Differential Calculus in Rn, techniques of solutions to ODEs
B – Application skills
OF 2) To be able to apply analytical methods to problems of Classical Mechanics
C - Autonomy of judgment
OF 3) To be able to individually solve problems by a rigorous logical/analytic approach (stimulated in exercise sessions
D – Communication skills
OF 4) Effective interaction among students and with prof.
E - Ability to learn
OF 5) Links to concepts arising in upcoming Courses and attention to rigorous way of thinking will provide awareness in consulting books and in individual learning

Educational objectives

The goal is to give students the practical ability to use a modern personal computer and perform the basic operations of use (on, off, data and program management), on proprietary OS or open source.

Educational objectives

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
Aim of the course is to provide basic notions and skills of differential and integral calculus for functions of several variables that are necessary for the understanding of the main scientific disciplines, with a special attention to the physical sciences.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
A - Knowledge and understanding
OF 1) To know the principles of differential and integral calculus for functions of several variables
OF 2) To know the theory of vector fields and linear differential forms
OF 3) To understand basic theory of ordinary differential equations

B - Application skills
OF 4) To be able to deal with problems involving scalar functions of several variables (e.g.: optimization, area and volume calculations), vector fields (e.g. work and flux calculations) and differential equations (e.g. resolution and qualitative study).

C - Autonomy of judgment
OF 5) To have essential tools for successive approach to functional analysis, functions of one complex variable, measure theory, quantum mechanics.
OF 6) To be able to autonomously solve new problems, applying mathematical tools to phenomena or processes to be encountered in University studies or subsequent working activities.

D - Communication skills
OF 7) To know how to communicate using properly mathematical language

E - Ability to learn
OF 8) To be able to deepen autonomously some arguments introduced during the course

Educational objectives

The aim of the course is to enable students to enrich the knowledge of curricular courses with topics of their choice.

Educational objectives

The aim of the course is to enable students to enrich the knowledge of curricular courses with topics of their choice.