Università Roma Tre

Fondamenti di Fisica
prof. F. Bruni

Syllabus

References to reading material correspond to:
(A) Principi di Fisica, Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman, A. Lewis Ford. vol. 1. Pearson (2015)
(B) Lecture notes and videos available in:
- OneDrive
- Course Channel on Microsoft Teams


Module A: Mechanic and Thermal Equilibrium. Deformation, Elasticity and thermal expansion. Energy density.

1. Equilibrium and Elasticity. Translational and rotational equilibrium. Force and torque.
Read: (A) Chapter 11, 11.1 -11.5. Chapter 8, 8.5. Chapter 10, 10.1. Chapter 1, 1.7-1.10.

2. Temperature and Heat. Thermal Expansion. Mechanism of heat transfer. Rayleigh number.
Read: (A) Chapter 17, 17.1, 17.4, 17.5, 17.7.
(B) Lecture notes: How much time does it take to reach thermal equilibrium? Introduction to differential equations.

Part B: Thermodynamics and Fluid Dynamics.

1. Calorimetry and Phase changes. Phases of Matter. Thermodynamic System. Internal Energy and first law of Thermodynamics. Thermodynamic processes. Heat Engines and Refrigerators.
Read: (A) Chapter 17, 17.6. Chapter 18, 18.1, 18.4, 18.6. Chapter 19, 19.1 - 19.8. Chapter 20, 20.1, 20.2, 20.4.

2. Fluid Dynamics. Fluid flow: laminar and turbulent flow. Reynolds number. Viscosity. Real fluids as model for vehicular traffic.
Read: (A) Chapter 12, 12.1 - 12.6.
(B) Lecture notes

Module C: Conservation Laws.

1. Work and Kinetic Energy. Potential energy and Energy conservation. Gravitational Potential Energy, Elastic Potential Energy.Conservative and nonconservative Forces. Frictional Forces.
Read: (A) Chapter 6, 6.1- 6.4. Chapter 7, 7.1 -7.6. Chapter 5, 5.3.

2. Momentum, impulse. Conservation of momentum. Motion analyses: transation, rotation and rolling. Angular Momentum and its conservation.
Read: (A) Chapter 8, 8.1- 8.5. Chapter 3, 3.1-3.4. Chapter 5, 5.4. Chapter 9, 9.1-9.5. Chapter 10, 10.2-10.6.

3. Simple Armonic Motion. Longitudinal waves. Sound and Hearing. Longitudinal waves in fluids and solids.
Read: (A) Chapter 14, 14.6. Chapter 16, 16.1-16.3.

(A) University Physics with modern Physics Technology updates, Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman, A. Lewis Ford. Pearson
(B) Lecture notes and videos available in:
- OneDrive
- Course Channel on Microsoft Teams

Part A: Mechanic and Thermal Equilibrium. Deformation, Elasticity and thermal expansion. Energy density.

1. Equilibrium and Elasticity. Translational and rotational equilibrium. Force and torque.
Reference: Chapter 11, 11.1 -11.5. Chapter 8, 8.5. Chapter 10, 10.1. Chapter 1, 1.7-1.10.
2. Temperature and Heat. Thermal Expansion. Mechanism of heat transfer. Rayleigh number.
Reference: Chapter 17, 17.1, 17.4, 17.5, 17.7.


Part B: Thermodynamics and Energy Conservation.
1. Calorimetry and Phase changes. Phases of Matter. Thermodynamic System. Internal Energy and first law of Thermodynamics. Thermodynamic processes. Heat Engines and Refrigerators.
Reference: Chapter 17, 17.6. Chapter 18, 18.1, 18.4, 18.6. Chapter 19, 19.1 - 19.8. Chapter 20,
20.1, 20.2, 20.4.
2. Fluid Mechanics. Fluid flow: laminar and turbulent flow. Reynolds number. Viscosity. Real fluids.
Reference: Chapter 12, 12.1 - 12.6.


Part C: Conservation Laws.
1. Work and Kinetic Energy. Potential energy and Energy conservation. Gravitational Potential Energy, Elastic Potential Energy.Conservative and nonconservative Forces. Frictional Forces. Motion analyses: translation, rotation and rolling.
Reference: Chapter 1, 1.10. Chapter 6, 6.1 - 6.4. Chapter 7, 7.1 - 7.4. Chapter 5, 5.3. Chapter 8, 8.1 - 8.4. Chapter 10, 10.2-10.6.
2. Simple Armonic Motion.
(A) Chapter 14, 14.6.

A. University Physics with modern Physics Technology updates, Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman, A. Lewis Ford. Pearson
B. lecture notes on TEAMS