00405 - Physics

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student - knows the principles of the experimental method used in Physics and some applicative methods also related to the study of life phenomena; - knows the physical principles of modern experimental methods applied to Industrial Pharmacy and of the instrumentation used in laboratory practice; - acquires, by solving simple exercizes, the skill of solving common, frequent applicative problems.

Course contents

Notions of statistics and calculs of probabilities. Distributions of probability. Test of statistical hypotheses. Measurement of physical quantities. Experimental errors. Significant figures. Systems of measurement units. Dimensions of physical quantities.  Velocity. Acceleration. Composition of movements. Vectors and vector calculus. Motion in the field of gravity. Centripetal and tangential acceleration. Newton's laws. Conservation of momentum and measurement of mass. The forces. Centripetal force. Inertial systems. Universal law of gravitation. Mass and weight. Angular momentum and torque. Conservation of the angular momentum. Center of mass. Work. Power. Kinetic and potential energy. Conservation of energy. Friction and heat. Elasticity of materials and Hooke's law. Density. Pressure. Fluidostatics. Dynamics of ideal and real fluids. Sedimentation and centrifugation. Diffusion. Surface tension. The ideal-gas law. Temperature. Kinetic theory. Heat transport.  Specific heats. I and II principle of thermodynamics. Electric charge. Coulomb's law. The electric field. Gauss' theorem. Electrostatic potential. Capacity. Electric current. Electrical resistance. Ohm's law. Theory of electrical circuits. Magnetic field. Lorentz's force. E.m. induction: Faraday's and Lenz's laws. Periodic motion. Harmonic motion. Simple pendulum. Wave motion. Superimposition of waves. Standing waves. Huygens' principle. Sound waves. Electromagnetic waves. Interference. Diffraction. Polarization. Geometrical optics. Reflection. Refraction. Total reflection. Dispersion. Optical instruments. Thin lenses. Mirrors. Magnifying glass. Microscope. Prism. Black body spectrum. Photons. Photoelectric effect. Wave particle duality. Diffraction of electrons. Uncertainty principle. The hydrogen atom. Quantum numbers. Atomic structure. X-rays.

Readings/Bibliography

- copies of the lectures
- elettronic exercize book available at the Web page: http://www.bo.infn.it/ctf/eser
- D.C. Giancoli, Fisica, Casa Ed. Ambrosiana
- E. Ragozzino, Principi di Fisica, Ed. EdiSES, 2007
- Jewett & Serway, Principi di Fisica, EdiSES
- F.R. Cavallo e F.L. Navarria, Appunti di probabilità e statistica per un corso di Fisica, Ed. CLUEB, 2000
- D.M. Burns e S.G.G. MacDonald, Fisica per gli studenti di biologia e medicina, Ed. Zanichelli
- J.W. Kane, M.M. Sternheim, Fisica biomedica , Edizioni Mediche Scientifiche Internazionali

Teaching methods

lectures and samples of problems using the electronic exercize book

Assessment methods

partial written examinations valid, if sufficient, one year; written examination valid, if sufficient, three months; oral examination

Teaching tools

PC, videoprojector, overhead projector,
Web page: http://www.bo.infn.it/ctf/eser

Links to further information

http://www.bo.infn.it/ctf/eser

Office hours

See the website of Francesco Luigi Navarria