00405 - Physics

Learning outcomes

The purpose of the course is to give the fundamental elements of general physics knowledge to in order to prepare  to  follwing  courses and applications in physiology, biology and instrumental analysis

Course contents

Measurement of physics quantities. Units of measurements. Length, time and mass. Unit of measurement systems. Statistics and probability. Probability distributions. Experimental errors. Displacement, speed and acceleration. Vectors. Operations on vectors. Centripetal and tangential acceleration. Periodic motion. Forces. Newton's laws of dynamics. Mass and weight. Inertial systems. Centrifugal force. Static equilibrium. Friction. Work, power, potential and kinetic energy. Conservation of energy. Friction and heat. Impulse and momentum. Center of mass. Moment of inertia, angular momentum and moment of a force. Angular momentum conservation. Universal gravitation law. Elasticity and Hooke law. Density. Pressure. Pressure in fluids. Hydrostatic force. Surface tension. Dynamics of ideal and real fluids: the continuity equation. Bernoulli theorem. Poiseuille law. Reynolds number. Motion of particles in a viscous fluid. Sedimentation and centrifugation. Diffusion.
Gas kinetic theory. Real gasses. Phase change and latent heat. Heat propagation. Thermal equilibrium. Temperature. The laws of gasses. Heat. Specific heats. The first law of thermodynamics. The second law of thermodynamics.
The electric charge. Coulomb 's law. Electrostatic potential. Capacity. Electric current. Resistance. Ohm's laws. Theory of circuits. Magnetic field. Lorentz's force. Magnetic field sources. The electric field. Gauss's theorem. Electromagnetic induction laws. variable electric and magnetic fields: electromagnetic waves.
Wave motion. Wave speed. Wave superposition. Interference. Diffraction. Standing wave. Sound wave. Electromagnetic waves.
Geometrical optics. Mirrors. Lenses. Microscope. Physical optics. Interference. Diffraction. Absorption.
Photoelectric effect. X-ray diffraction. Electron diffraction. The wave-particle dualism. Uncertainty principle. The Hydrogen atom. Quantum numbers. Atomic structure. X-rays.

Readings/Bibliography

- E. Ragozzino, Principi di Fisica, Ed. EdiSES.
- Giancoli, Fisica (II edizione), Casa Editrice Ambrosiana.
- D.M. Burns e S.G.G. MacDonald, Fisica per gli studenti di biologia e medicina, Ed. Zanichelli.
- F.R. Cavallo e F.L. Navarria, Appunti di Probabilita' e Statistica per un corso di Fisica, Ed. CLUEB
- Elettronic exercize book available at the Web page:
  http://www.bo.infn.it/ctf/eser

Teaching methods

Lectures

Assessment methods

Written examination and colloquium.
To sign for the exams go to the UNIWEX web site.
Exams results will be posted on the web page http://www.bo.infn.it/ctf/eser

Links to further information

http://www.bo.infn.it/~rimondi/farmacia.html

Office hours

See the website of Franco Rimondi