Antonio CAPOLUPO | PHYSICS 2

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PHYSICS 2

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	DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY "ADOLFO ZAMBELLI"
	EQF6
	ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
	2025/2026

PERCORSO SHARED STUDY PATHWAY Cohort 2024/2025

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 2
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2022
	SPRING SEMESTER

TEACHING UNITS

SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
FIS/01	5	40	LESSONS	BASIC COMPULSORY SUBJECTS
FIS/01	1	12	LAB	BASIC COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

PROFESSORS

	CARMINE ORTIX T Curriculum
	ANTONIO CAPOLUPO Curriculum

	Objectives
	GENERAL OBJECTIVE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE ARE IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF THE LAUREA COURSE THAT PLAN TO FORM A PROFESSIONAL EXPERT IN THE FIELD OF MONITORING, EVALUATION AND MANAGING OF ANTHROPOGENIC AND NATURAL RISKS AND TERRITORY MANAGEMENT. SPECIFICALLY, THE PECULIAR OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE IS TO PROVIDE THE STUDENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, AND THE CAPACITY TO APPLY THEM, OF THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM AND OF THE BASIC LAW THAT GOVERN THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING (DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR N.1) THE COURSE HAS THE OBJECTIVE TO PROVIDE THE STUDENTS WITH THE POSSIBILITY TO GAIN THE KNOWLEDGE, SUPPORTED BY ADVANCED TEXTBOOKS, OF THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF ELETROMAGNETISM, THE CORRESPONDING PHYSICAL OBSERVABLES AND THE PHYSICAL LAWS THAT GOVERN THEM. THE CULTURAL BACKGROUND OF THE STUDENT WILL BE ENRICHED BY THE COMPREHENSION: -OF THE PHYSICAL LAWS FOR ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FORCES -OF THE MAXWELL EQUATIONS THAT DESCRIBE THE PHYSICS OF ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS AND OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES -OF THE CONTINUITY EQUATIONS FOR THE DENSITY OF ELECTRIC CHARGE AND CURRENT IT ALSO OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE TO PROVIDE THE STUDENTS WITH THE TOOLS TO ELABORATE AND APPLY INNOVATIVE IDEAS, POSSIBLY ALSO IN RESEARCH FIELDS, FOR THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC NATURE OF MATTER WITH REFERENCE TO QUANTUM MECHANICS. FINALLY, THE COURSE AIMS TO GIVE THE STUDENTS USEFUL KNOWLEDGE TO COMPREHEND AND ATTACK ADVANCED SUBJECTS IN THE FIELDS: -OF THE PHENOMENOLOGICAL ASPECTS RELATED TO ELECTROMAGNETISM -OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE MATTER AND THE INTERACTION BETWEEN MATTER AND ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING (DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR N.2) THE COURSE HAS THE OBJECTIVE OF PUTTING THE STUDENT IN THE CONDITION TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN ARGUMENTS DEALING WITH THE PROBLEMS RELATIVE TO: -THE MAIN PHYSICAL LAWS THAT GOVERN ELECTROMAGNETIC PHENOMENA -THE WORKING PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRIC CIRCUITS, THE USE OF RESISTORS, CAPACITORS, INDUCTORS, AND VOLTAGE SOURCES. THE GAINED KNOWLEDGE WILL ALLOW THE STUDENT TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN NEW FIELDS (UNFAMILIAR) AND INTERDISCIPLINARY, CONCERNING THE PHYSICAL LAWS OF ELECTROMAGNETISM AT VARIOUS COMPLEXITY LEVELS AND THEREFORE OF APPROXIMATIONS, WITH THE USE OF PROPER MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS. MAKING JUDGEMENTS (DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR N.3) THE COURSE HAS THE OBJECTIVE OF PUTTING THE STUDENT IN THE CONDITION TO COLLECT AND INTERPRET RELEVANT DATA FOR A CORRECT ESTIMATE AND CALCULATION OF THE ORDER OF MAGNITUDE OF THE PHYSICAL VARIABLES THAT DESCRIBE AN ELECTROMAGNETIC PHENOMENON. SPECIFICALLY, THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY INTEGRATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN ORDER TO MANAGE IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROBLEMS CONCERNING ELECTROSTATICS, MAGNETISM AND ELECTRIC CIRCUITS, PROVIDING ASSESSMENTS, ALSO WITH PARTIAL DATA, VIA THE PHYSICAL MODEL THAT ADAPTS BEST TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS AND HENCE TO THE SOLUTION OF QUANTITATIVE PROBLEMS. COMMUNICATION SKILLS (DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR N.4) THE COURSE WILL PUT THE STUDENT IN THE CONDITION TO COMMUNICATE TO SPECIALISTS AND NON-SPECIALISTS CONCEPTS AND CONCLUSIONS, AS WELL AS THE RATIO BEHIND, BASED ON THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE ON ELECTROMAGNETIC PHENOMENA AND THE WORKING PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRIC CIRCUITS. LEARNING SKILLS (DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR N.5) THE COURSE WILL PROVIDE THE STUDENT THE NECESSARY COMPETENCES FOR AN AUTONOMOUS AND SELF-MANAGED STUDY THAT WILL ALLOW TO FIND INDIVIDUAL PATHS TO TACKLE COMPLEX AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROBLEMS IN ELECTROMAGNETISM WHICH ARE NECESSARY TO UNDERTAKE THE CONSECUTIVE STUDIES WITH A HIGH LEVEL OF INDEPENDENCE.

GENERAL OBJECTIVE
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE ARE IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF THE LAUREA COURSE THAT PLAN TO FORM A PROFESSIONAL EXPERT IN THE FIELD OF MONITORING, EVALUATION AND MANAGING OF ANTHROPOGENIC AND NATURAL RISKS AND TERRITORY MANAGEMENT. SPECIFICALLY, THE PECULIAR OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE IS TO PROVIDE THE STUDENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, AND THE CAPACITY TO APPLY THEM, OF THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM AND OF THE BASIC LAW THAT GOVERN THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING (DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR N.1)
THE COURSE HAS THE OBJECTIVE TO PROVIDE THE STUDENTS WITH THE POSSIBILITY TO GAIN THE KNOWLEDGE, SUPPORTED BY ADVANCED TEXTBOOKS, OF THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF ELETROMAGNETISM, THE CORRESPONDING PHYSICAL OBSERVABLES AND THE PHYSICAL LAWS THAT GOVERN THEM. THE CULTURAL BACKGROUND OF THE STUDENT WILL BE ENRICHED BY THE COMPREHENSION:
-OF THE PHYSICAL LAWS FOR ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FORCES
-OF THE MAXWELL EQUATIONS THAT DESCRIBE THE PHYSICS OF ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS AND OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
-OF THE CONTINUITY EQUATIONS FOR THE DENSITY OF ELECTRIC CHARGE AND CURRENT
IT ALSO OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE TO PROVIDE THE STUDENTS WITH THE TOOLS TO ELABORATE AND APPLY INNOVATIVE IDEAS, POSSIBLY ALSO IN RESEARCH FIELDS, FOR THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC NATURE OF MATTER WITH REFERENCE TO QUANTUM MECHANICS. FINALLY, THE COURSE AIMS TO GIVE THE STUDENTS USEFUL KNOWLEDGE TO COMPREHEND AND ATTACK ADVANCED SUBJECTS IN THE FIELDS:
-OF THE PHENOMENOLOGICAL ASPECTS RELATED TO ELECTROMAGNETISM
-OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE MATTER AND THE INTERACTION BETWEEN MATTER AND ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS

APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING (DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR N.2)
THE COURSE HAS THE OBJECTIVE OF PUTTING THE STUDENT IN THE CONDITION TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN ARGUMENTS DEALING WITH THE PROBLEMS RELATIVE TO:
-THE MAIN PHYSICAL LAWS THAT GOVERN ELECTROMAGNETIC PHENOMENA
-THE WORKING PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRIC CIRCUITS, THE USE OF RESISTORS, CAPACITORS, INDUCTORS, AND VOLTAGE SOURCES.
THE GAINED KNOWLEDGE WILL ALLOW THE STUDENT TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN NEW FIELDS (UNFAMILIAR) AND INTERDISCIPLINARY, CONCERNING THE PHYSICAL LAWS OF ELECTROMAGNETISM AT VARIOUS COMPLEXITY LEVELS AND THEREFORE OF APPROXIMATIONS, WITH THE USE OF PROPER MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS.

MAKING JUDGEMENTS (DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR N.3)
THE COURSE HAS THE OBJECTIVE OF PUTTING THE STUDENT IN THE CONDITION TO COLLECT AND INTERPRET RELEVANT DATA FOR A CORRECT ESTIMATE AND CALCULATION OF THE ORDER OF MAGNITUDE OF THE PHYSICAL VARIABLES THAT DESCRIBE AN ELECTROMAGNETIC PHENOMENON. SPECIFICALLY, THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY INTEGRATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN ORDER TO MANAGE IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROBLEMS CONCERNING ELECTROSTATICS, MAGNETISM AND ELECTRIC CIRCUITS, PROVIDING ASSESSMENTS, ALSO WITH PARTIAL DATA, VIA THE PHYSICAL MODEL THAT ADAPTS BEST TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS AND HENCE TO THE SOLUTION OF QUANTITATIVE PROBLEMS.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS (DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR N.4)
THE COURSE WILL PUT THE STUDENT IN THE CONDITION TO COMMUNICATE TO SPECIALISTS AND NON-SPECIALISTS CONCEPTS AND CONCLUSIONS, AS WELL AS THE RATIO BEHIND, BASED ON THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE ON ELECTROMAGNETIC PHENOMENA AND THE WORKING PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRIC CIRCUITS.

LEARNING SKILLS (DUBLIN DESCRIPTOR N.5)
THE COURSE WILL PROVIDE THE STUDENT THE NECESSARY COMPETENCES FOR AN AUTONOMOUS AND SELF-MANAGED STUDY THAT WILL ALLOW TO FIND INDIVIDUAL PATHS TO TACKLE COMPLEX AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROBLEMS IN ELECTROMAGNETISM WHICH ARE NECESSARY TO UNDERTAKE THE CONSECUTIVE STUDIES WITH A HIGH LEVEL OF INDEPENDENCE.

	Prerequisites
	SUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE OF ANALYSIS AND CALCULUS ELEMENTS: VECTORS, FUNCTIONS, DERIVATIVES, INTEGRALS. KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL LAWS OF MECHANICS AND THERMODYNAMICS.

	Contents
	THEORY LECTURES (5 CFU, 40 HOURS): - CONCEPTS OF FIELDS AND POTENTIALS (5 HOURS) - ELECTROSTIACS AND MAGNETOSTATICS IN VACUUM (10 HOURS). - ELECTRIC FIELD IN MATTER: POLARIZATION AND DIELECTRICS, CONDUCTORS (5 HOURS) - MAGNETIC FIELD IN MATTER AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES (5 HOURS). - STEADY ELECTRIC CURRENTS, ELECTROMOTIVE FORCES, DC ELECTRIC CIRCUITS, KIRCHHOFF LAWS (5 HOURS) - GENERAL LAWS OF INDUCTION AND TIME VARYING FIELDS (5 HOURS) -MAXWELL EQUATIONS AND WAVE EQUATIONS. WAVES AND THEIR PROPAGATION. ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM (5 HOURS). LAB EXPERIENCES AND EXERCISES (1 CFU, 12 HOURS)

Contents

THEORY LECTURES (5 CFU, 40 HOURS):
- CONCEPTS OF FIELDS AND POTENTIALS (5 HOURS)
- ELECTROSTIACS AND MAGNETOSTATICS IN VACUUM (10 HOURS).
- ELECTRIC FIELD IN MATTER: POLARIZATION AND DIELECTRICS, CONDUCTORS (5 HOURS)
- MAGNETIC FIELD IN MATTER AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES (5 HOURS).
- STEADY ELECTRIC CURRENTS, ELECTROMOTIVE FORCES, DC ELECTRIC CIRCUITS, KIRCHHOFF LAWS (5 HOURS)
- GENERAL LAWS OF INDUCTION AND TIME VARYING FIELDS (5 HOURS)
-MAXWELL EQUATIONS AND WAVE EQUATIONS. WAVES AND THEIR PROPAGATION. ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM (5 HOURS).

LAB EXPERIENCES AND EXERCISES (1 CFU, 12 HOURS)

	Teaching Methods
	ATTENDANCE OF THE THEORY LECTURES IS NOT MANDATORY BUT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED (5 CFU) LECTURES ON THE THEORY ASPECTS OF THE COURSE. (1 CFU) EXERCISES ON APPLICATIONS AND PROBLEMS CONCERNING THE CONCEPTS DISCUSSED IN THE THEORY LECTURES.

	Verification of learning
	THE EXAM CONSISTS IN A WRITTEN AND ORAL PARTS. IN THE WRITTEN PART THE STUDENT - WILL SOLVE PROBLEMS RELATED TO ELECTROMAGNETISM AND ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS. WITH A GRADE OF 18/30 THE STUDENT CAN TAKE THE ORAL EXAM IN WHICH THE STUDENT WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE THEORY LECTURES. THE FINAL GRADE WILL DEPEND ON THE QUALITY OF THE WRITTEN EXAM AND THE CLARITY AND QUALITY OF THE ORAL EXAM. THE MINIMAL GRADE OF 18/30 WILL BE ACHIEVED IF THE STUDENT SHOWS SOME UNCERTAINTY AND/OR DOES NOT DEMONSTRATE TO MASTER THE SUBJECTS OF THE COURSE, EVEN THOUGH HE/SHE SHOWS TO UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF PHYSICAL LAWS AND ELECTROMAGNETIC OBSERVABLES. THE MAXIMUM GRADE OF 30/30 IS RESERVED TO STUDENTS WHO PASS THE WRITTEN AND ORAL EXAMS WITHOUT ANY MISTAKE AND DEMONSTRATING TO HAVE CLEAR IN MIND ALL THE CONCEPTS DISCUSSED DURING THE LECTURES. THE CUM LAUDE WILL BE RESERVED TO THOSE WHO DEMONSTRATE ADDITIONAL ELABORATION AND FULL MASTERING OF THE COURSE SUBJECTS

Verification of learning

THE EXAM CONSISTS IN A WRITTEN AND ORAL PARTS. IN THE WRITTEN PART THE STUDENT
- WILL SOLVE PROBLEMS RELATED TO ELECTROMAGNETISM AND ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS.
WITH A GRADE OF 18/30 THE STUDENT CAN TAKE THE ORAL EXAM IN WHICH THE STUDENT WILL
ANSWER QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE THEORY LECTURES.

THE FINAL GRADE WILL DEPEND ON THE QUALITY OF THE WRITTEN EXAM AND THE CLARITY AND QUALITY OF THE ORAL EXAM.
THE MINIMAL GRADE OF 18/30 WILL BE ACHIEVED IF THE STUDENT SHOWS SOME UNCERTAINTY AND/OR DOES NOT DEMONSTRATE TO MASTER THE SUBJECTS OF THE COURSE, EVEN THOUGH HE/SHE SHOWS TO UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF PHYSICAL LAWS AND ELECTROMAGNETIC OBSERVABLES.
THE MAXIMUM GRADE OF 30/30 IS RESERVED TO STUDENTS WHO PASS THE WRITTEN AND ORAL EXAMS WITHOUT ANY MISTAKE AND DEMONSTRATING TO HAVE CLEAR IN MIND ALL THE CONCEPTS DISCUSSED DURING THE LECTURES. THE CUM LAUDE WILL BE RESERVED TO THOSE WHO DEMONSTRATE ADDITIONAL ELABORATION AND FULL MASTERING OF THE COURSE SUBJECTS

	Texts
	SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY: PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS VOLUME 2 BY RAYMOND A. SERWAY, JOHN W. JEWETT

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