Academic Year 2017/2018

  • Docente: Luca Pasquini
  • Credits: 6
  • SSD: FIS/01
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Cesena
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Computer Science and Engineering (cod. 8615)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student knows the laws of kinetmatics and classical dynamics, the meaning of work and potential energy, and the foundations of classical electromagnetism. 

The student is able to solve basic physics problems and to apply the acquired physics knowledge to sensors and devices relevant for modern information technology.

Course contents

-) International System of Units of Measure: Time, Mass, Length and Charge

-) Velocity and acceleration. Newton's laws of motion.

-) Work and energy. Potential energy. Conservation of mechanical energy. Dissipation of energy by viscous forces. Equivalence between work and heat.

-) Electrostatics: Coulomb's law. Electric field and potential. Gauss' theorem. Motion of charges in electric fields. Electric capacitance.

-) Electric current and Ohm's law. Mobility and resistivity: conductors and insulators. Jule effect. Electric cirucits with resistors in series and in parallel. Kirchofff's laws. Capacitors in RC circuits: transient phenomena.

-) The magnetic field. Lorentz's force. Sources of magnetic field. Electromagnetic induction. Hall effect and magnetic field sensors. Application of electromagnetic induction.

-) Circuits in alternating current: reactance and impedance. Analysis of RLC, RC and RL circuits with phasors. Resonance condition. Filters.

-) Electromagnetic waves: properties, generation and detection. The photon: polarization and quantum behaviour.

 

Readings/Bibliography

1) Giancoli, "FISICA", Casa Editrice Ambrosiana. Disponibile anche in due volumi, leggermente più approfonditi, "FISICA 1" e "FISICA 2"

2) Halliday, Resnick, Walker, "FONDAMENTI DI FISICA", Casa Editrice Ambrosiana. Disponibile anche in due volumi, "Meccanica-Onde-Termodinamica" e "Elettromagnetismo-Ottica"

3) Walker, "FONDAMENTI DI FISICA", Pearson

Teaching methods

Frontal theory lectures at the dashboard complemented by exercises. Occasional use of video-projector.

Assessment methods

Written examination, in which the student must solve some physics problems on the course main contents. Students that pass the written examination may also sustain an oral examination, in case they wish improve their final score.

Teaching tools

Available on AMS Campus:

-) Lecture notes

-) Slides on the applications of physics to sensors and devices 

-)  Physics problems (with solutions) in preparation to the written examination

-) Physics problems (with solutions) assigned in the previous exams

 

Office hours

See the website of Luca Pasquini