- Docente: Pierluigi Contucci
- Credits: 7
- SSD: MAT/07
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Mathematics (cod. 8010)
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from Feb 20, 2023 to May 24, 2023
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student knows the mathematical-physics bases necessary to understand the founding concepts of classical mechanics, is able to solve the basic exercises on the motion of particles and to identify the physical origins of classical mathematical problems.
Course contents
- Space, time, speed.
- Acceleration.
- Motion in two dimensions.
- Dynamics and Newton's laws.
- Work and Energy.
- Universal Gravitation.
- Flux of the gravitational field.
- Selected topics.
- Rotational motions.
- Theory of Special relativity.
- Diffusive Motion.
Readings/Bibliography
Textbook:
- "Lezioni di Meccanica Elementare e oltre" di F.Camilli, P.Contucci; Bologna University Press, ISBN 979-12-5477-191-4
Other suggested readings:
- "Physics" by D. Giancoli. Pearson Ed.
- "The Feynman Lectures on Physics", Feynman • Leighton • Sands, open source Caltech.
- "What is Mathematics", R.Courant, E. Robbins, OUP Ed.
Teaching methods
Each lecture will consist of a first part with the introduction and discussion of concepts followed by the solution of examples and exercises.
Assessment methods
written and oral test
Teaching tools
Computer simulations about classical motions will be shown.
Links to further information
http://www.dm.unibo.it/~contucci/lectiones.html
Office hours
See the website of Pierluigi Contucci