PHYSICS I

Luigi Antonio FUSCO PHYSICS I

II12600006
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
EQF6
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
2025/2026

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2025
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
660LESSONS
Objectives
THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A COMPLETE OVERVIEW OF THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF CLASSICAL MECHANICS, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THOSE TOPICS CLOSELY RELATED TO ENGINEERING.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE, IN A CONCISE AND CORRECT MANNER SUITABLE FOR APPLICATIONS, A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF CLASSICAL MECHANICS.
ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: THE COURSE AIMS TO ENABLE STUDENTS TO MASTER THE THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED AND TO BE ABLE TO SOLVE EXERCISES RELATED TO PROBLEMS OF CLASSICAL MECHANICS.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS: THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE ABILITY TO CLEARLY AND RIGOROUSLY EXPLAIN THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED. AT THE END OF THE COURSE, STUDENTS MUST BE ABLE TO CORRECTLY STATE DEFINITIONS, PROBLEMS, AND THEOREMS RELATED TO THE CONTENTS OF THE COURSE ITSELF.
INDEPENDENT JUDGEMENT: STUDENTS ARE MOTIVATED TO LEARN CRITICALLY AND RESPONSIBLY ALL THE TOPICS PRESENTED DURING CLASSROOM LESSONS AND TO ENHANCE THEIR JUDGEMENT SKILLS THROUGH THE STUDY OF THE TEACHING MATERIAL INDICATED BY THE PROFESSOR.
Prerequisites
THE COURSE REQUIRES KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC MATHEMATICS TOPICS: ALGEBRA, ELEMENTARY GEOMETRY, LOGARITHMS, TRIGONOMETRY, FUNDAMENTAL NOTIONS OF ELEMENTARY DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS, FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES, ALGEBRAIC SYSTEMS.
Contents
LECTURE HOURS: 30, EXERCISE HOURS: 30

1. INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS. PHYSICAL QUANTITIES, DIMENSIONS AND UNITS OF MEASUREMENT. PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS AND MEASUREMENT ERRORS (2H THEORY, 2H EXERCISES)


2. VECTOR CALCULUS (2H THEORY, 2H EXERCISES)


3. KINEMATICS OF A POINT, STUDY OF MOTIONS IN ONE, TWO AND MORE DIMENSIONS. (5H THEORY, 5H EXERCISES)


4. DYNAMICS OF A POINT. FORCES. NEWTON'S LAWS. EXAMPLES OF CONSTANT, ELASTIC, CENTRAL, RESISTIVE FORCES (4H THEORY, 4H EXERCISES)

5. RELATIVE MOTIONS (2H THEORY, 2H EXERCISES)

6. ENERGY AND WORK, WORK-ENERGY THEOREM AND KINETIC ENERGY, POTENTIAL ENERGY AND CONSERVATIVE SYSTEMS. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY (5H THEORY, 5H EXERCISES)

7. DYNAMICS OF SYSTEMS OF POINTS. INTERNAL FORCES IN SYSTEMS OF MULTIPLE MATERIAL POINTS. CENTER OF MASS. THEOREMS ON THE CENTER OF MASS. KINETIC ENERGY OF A SYSTEM OF MATERIAL POINTS AND KOENIG'S THEOREM. LINEAR MOMENTUM, CONSERVATION OF LINEAR MOMENTUM, COLLISIONS BETWEEN MATERIAL POINTS, CARDINAL EQUATIONS OF DYNAMICS FOR SYSTEMS OF MULTIPLE MATERIAL POINTS. ANGULAR MOMENTUM. CONSERVATION OF ANGULAR MOMENTUM (THEORY: 5H, EXERCISES 5H)

8. RIGID BODIES. MOMENT OF INERTIA, APPLICATIONS, ROLLING, ROTATIONAL-TRANSLATIONAL MOTION, COLLISIONS BETWEEN RIGID BODIES (5H THEORY, 5H EXERCISES)
Teaching Methods
THE TEACHING CONSISTS OF 30 HOURS OF LECTURES AND 30 HOURS OF EXERCISES. LESSONS AND EXERCISES WILL COVER THE TOPICS PRESENTED. FOR THE EXERCISES, DIRECT STUDENT PARTICIPATION IS EXPECTED, AND STUDENTS WILL BE INVITED TO CARRY OUT AND DISCUSS EXERCISES PROPOSED BY THE PROFESSOR IN THE CLASSROOM TOGETHER WITH THE REST OF THE CLASS.
Verification of learning
THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES WILL BE CERTIFIED BY A FINAL WRITTEN AND ORAL EXAM WITH A GRADE OUT OF THIRTY. THE WRITTEN EXAM INVOLVES EXERCISES TO BE COMPLETED IN 3 HOURS. THE WRITTEN TEST VERIFIES THE STUDENT'S ABILITY TO SOLVE CONCRETE APPLICATION PROBLEMS OF POINT KINEMATICS, POINT DYNAMICS, AND THE DYNAMICS OF MATERIAL SYSTEMS, PARTICULARLY RIGID BODIES. THE ORAL EXAM VERIFIES THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING REGARDING THE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTUAL, MATHEMATICAL, AND STRUCTURAL ASPECTS OF MECHANICS. ACCESS TO THE ORAL EXAM WILL BE POSSIBLE IF THE WRITTEN EXAM IS PASSED WITH AT LEAST 18/30. IN-TERM TESTS WITH EXERCISES TO BE COMPLETED IN 2 HOURS MAY BE SCHEDULED DURING THE SEMESTER; STUDENTS WHO PASS THE IN-TERM TESTS CAN CHOOSE TO TAKE THE FINAL ORAL EXAM DIRECTLY. THE OVERALL GRADE WILL BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ACQUIRED. INADEQUATE AND INSUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF MECHANICS WILL NOT ALLOW PASSING THE EXAM. THE GRADING OF THE EXAMS THAT ARE INTENDED TO BE PASSED IS BASED ON THE ACTUAL LEVEL OF MASTERY OF THE CONCEPTUAL ASPECTS, METHODS, AND CONCRETE APPLICATIONS. ONLY A FULL AND COMPLETE MASTERY OF CONCEPTS, METHODS, AND APPLICATIONS ALLOWS PASSING THE EXAM WITH THE HIGHEST MARKS. DEPENDING ON THE RESPECTIVE LEVELS OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONCEPTS, METHODS, AND APPLICATIONS TO REAL AND CONCRETE PROBLEMS, PASSING THE EXAM WILL BE EVALUATED WITH INTERMEDIATE GRADES.
Texts
D. HALLYDAY, R. RESNICK, J. WALKER: FONDAMENTI DI FISICA, MECCANICA, ONDE E TERMODINAMICA

P. MAZZOLDI, M. NIGRO, C. VOCI: ELEMENTI DI FISICA

C. MENCUCCINI, V. SILVESTRINI: FISICA. MECCANICA E TERMODINAMICA

R. DE LUCA, O. FIORE, G. GRELLA, M. STELLACCI, ESERCIZI E PROBLEMI DI FISICA GENERALE

C. MENCUCCINI, V. SILVESTRINI: ESERCIZI DI FISICA I. MECCANICA E TERMODINAMICA
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