COMPLEMENTI DI FISICA
Academic Year 2022/2023 - Teacher: RINO PERSIANIExpected Learning Outcomes
Course Structure
The course consists of lectures and exercises
During the exercises, exercises similar to those of examination will be carried out
Required Prerequisites
Attendance of Lessons
Detailed Course Content
Electrostatics
Electric charge: properties. Conductors and insulators. Coulomb's law. Electric field of a point charge. Electric field of charge distributions. Flux of the electric field and Gauss's law. Conductors in electrostatic balance. Electric potential and potential energy. Potential and potential energy of discrete and continuous distributions of charges. Charged conductors: field and potential. Capacitors. Energy and energy density of the electric field. Dielectrics. Polarization of dielectrics. Capacitors with dielectric.
Electric current
Current intensity and density. Classic model of electric conduction. Resistance and Ohm's law. Resistance, resistivity and temperature dependence. Energy and electrical power. Electromotive force. Kirchhoff's laws. RC circuit.
Magnetism
Lines of force of the magnetic field. Lorentz's force. Motion of charged particles in a magnetic field. Forces on current-carrying conductors. Mechanical moment on plane circuits. Magnetic field generated by stationary currents. Ampere's law. Magnetic properties of matter.
Electromagnetic induction
Induced electromotive force. Faraday's and Lenz's law. Alternator. Self and mutual induction. Circuti RL. Energy and energy density of the magnetic field. Alternate current. RLC series circuits. Impedance. Power. Transformer.
Wave phenomena
Description of a wave. Differential equation of plane waves. Transverse and longitudinal waves. Mechanical waves. Acoustic waves. Intensity of an acoustic wave. Electromagnetic waves. Spectrum of electromagnetic waves. Intensity of electromagnetic waves.
Geometrical Optics
Speed of light and methods of measurement. Laws of reflection and refraction. Total reflection.
Textbook Information
- P.Mazzoldi, M.Nigro,C.Voci–Elementi di Fisica-Elettromagnetismo e onde- EdiSES
- D. Halliday, R. Resnick e K. Krane - Fisica 2 - Casa Editrice Ambrosiana
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrostatics | Reference 1 |
| 2 | Electrical current | Reference 1 |
| 3 | Magnetism | Reference 1 |
| 4 | Electromagnetic induction | Reference 1 |
| 5 | Wave phenomena | Reference 2 |
| 6 | Geometrical Optics | Reference 2 |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
The exam consists of a written test and an oral test. The written test consists in solving, in two hours, two exercises concerning the exam program. The written test is passed with a score of 15/30.
The oral test consists in the discussion of the written test and in an oral interview to verify the knowledge of the topics covered during the course.
The final evaluation of the exam, based on what has been verified in the written and oral tests, is determined by the following criteria: level of knowledge of the required topics, expressive ability and language properties, ability to apply knowledge to simple case studies ( as emerged in the written test), ability to connect the different themes of the teaching program.
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
Electric field
Gauss's law
Electric potential
Capacitors
Dielectrics
Electric current
Ohm's law
Electric power
Magnetic field
Ampere's law
Electromagnetic induction
Mechanical waves
Electromagnetic waves
Snell's laws and total reflection