27704 - Physics L

Academic Year 2009/2010

  • Docente: Andrea Magnaterra
  • Credits: 7
  • SSD: FIS/03
  • Language: Italian
  • Moduli: Andrea Magnaterra (Modulo 1) Roberto Berardi (Modulo 2)
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
  • Campus: Ravenna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Chemistry and Technologies for the Environment and Materials (cod. 8096)

Course contents

Physical Quantities - Standards and Units - Systems of Units.
Vectors - Vector Fields.
Particle Kinematics: Velocity - Acceleration.
Particle Dynamics: Newton's Laws.
Work and Energy: Kinetic Energy and the Work-Energy Theorem - Conservative Forces - Potential Energy - Conservation of Energy.
Conservation of Linear Momentum.
Rotational Dynamics and Conservation of Angular Momentum.
Oscillations.
Gravitation.
Fluids.
The Special Theory of Relativity.
Quantum Theory of the Atom - Black Body Radiation - Photoelectric Effect - Compton Effect.
Atomic Structure and Spectral Lines.
Free Electron Theory of Metals.
Crystal Lattices - Electrons in the Lattice.
Nuclei - Decay - Nuclear Reactions.
Elementary Particles.

Office hours

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See the website of Roberto Berardi