Module 1 (3 credits)
Rational Mechanics Kinematics
The concepts of space and time. Motion of a particle. The position vector. Trajectory parametric equations, arc length and timing law. The average speed and instantaneous velocity vectors. Calculation of the movement from the knowledge of speed and initial potion. Uniform motion. Rectilinear motion. Circular motion. Angular velocity. Acceleration: its components tangential and centripetal; radius of curvature. Calculation of speed from the acceleration and initial velocity. Moto accelerated smoothing. The falling bodies. Angular acceleration. The harmonic motion (hints). Analysis of the motion plan using complex variables (references).
Module 2 (3 credits) Dynamics
The concept of force. Positional forces. Central force. The force of gravity. Friction force. The three laws of motion. The law f = mdv / dt and the significance of its differential character. The role of the mass. Calculation of movement of a known force from the knowledge of speed and initial position.
Work of a known force along a trajectory of any assigned parametric equations. Its dependence on the trajectory. The conservative case. The example of uniform strength and power station. Force field. Rotor of a force and its cancellation in the case of conservation. Calculation of potential and potential energy. Integral of the first law of dynamics: the power of a force and kinetic energy. Total energy of an irrotational force field and its preservation.
Rigid body dynamics (hints).
Field theory
Action at a distance. The geometric space and the infinite speed of interactions. Read full time and a differential. The contact action. The physical space and speed over its interaction. Its dependence on local inertia and rigidity. The vector gradient operator, divergence, curl and Laplacian. Field equations. The wave phenomenon (references). Equations of mathematical physics (hints).
Module 3 (3 credits) Electromagnetism
The concept of electric charge. Coulomb's law. The static electric field E. Its irrotational. Independence of the circuitry of the electrostatic field from the path of integration: electrostatic energy and its conservation potential difference. The Gauss' law. The concept of a dielectric. Free charges and related charges. The carrier density D of displacement.
The concept of the conductor. Conduction current and its areal density. Ohm's law.
The magnetic field B. The laws of Laplace and Biot and Savart. Solenoidal magnetic field.
Ampere's law. The Faraday-Neumann. Magnetic energy.
The concept of displacement current. Its role in the creation of the magnetic field.
Evolution of the wave magnetic field (avcenni). Report Poynting (hints)
References
The course supports the following texts:
A. Einstein, L. Infeld, The Evolution of Physics, Basic Books, Turin, 1975;
M. Planck, knowledge of the physical world, Basic Books, Turin 1983;
PW Bridgman, The Logic of Modern Physics, Basic Books, Turin, 1973;
G. Toraldo di Francia, The investigation of the physical world, Einaudi, Torino, 1976;
M. Ageno, Physics, Basic Books, Turin, 2005;
R. Feynman, Physics, Zanichelli, Bologna, 2003
For any depth the following texts are recommended:
E. Persian, Introduction to Mathematical Physics, Bologna, 1976;
B. Finzi, Rational Mechanics, Zanichelli, Bologna, 2004;
T. Levi-Civita, U. Amaldi, Classes of Rational Mechanics, Zanichelli, Bologna, 1930;
S. Bobbio, E. Gatti, Electromagnetism and optics, Basic Books, Turin, 1998;
JD Jackson, Electrodynamics, Zanichelli, Bologna, 2002;
M. Fazio, Thermodynamics, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, Milano, 1972;
H. Callen, Thermodynamics, Wiley and Sons, 1980;
H. Reichenbach, The Rise of Scientific Philosophy, Oxford University Press, 1986;
E. Agazzi, Issues and Problems of Philosophy of Physics, Edizioni Abete, Roma, 1983;
M. Hesse, Forces and fields, Feltrinelli, Milano, 1974;
RB Braithwaite, Scientific explanation, Feltrinelli, Milano, 1975;
E. Bellone, models and design of the world, Feltrinelli, Milano, 1973;
L. Geymonat, Philosophy and philosophy of science, Feltrinelli, Milano, 1960;
B. Giusti-Doran, from mechanical design to the design of electromagnetic nature, Il Mulino, Bologna, 1975;
O. Darrigol, Electrodynamics from Ampere to Einstein, Oxford University Press, 2000;
R. Penrose, The road to reality, Rizzoli, Milan, 2006;
J. Buchwald, From Maxwell to Microphysics, The University of Chicago Press, 1994;
E. Whittaker, A History of the Theories of Aether amd Electricity, Thomson and Nelson Ltd, London, 1951
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