Aims of the course:
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To develop a basic understanding of Newtonian
mechanics, physics of fluids, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism.
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To introduce the fundamental concepts of force, torque,
work, potential energy, kinetic energy, mechanical energy, power, impulse,
linear and angular momentum.
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To illustrate the use of conservation laws in a
variety of problems in physics.
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To introduce the concepts of temperature, heat
and entropy applied to simple thermodynamical systems.
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To introduce the concepts of electric field and potential,
magnetic field and currents.
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To illustrate in detail how to solve a wide
range of physics problems.
- Teacher: GIAMPAOLO Pisano