GENERAL PHYSICS II

Fisica GENERAL PHYSICS II

0512600006
DIPARTIMENTO DI FISICA "E.R. CAIANIELLO"
EQF6
PHYSICS
2017/2018

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016
ANNUALE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
1FISICA GENERALE II
756LESSONS
2FISICA GENERALE II - ESE
560EXERCISES
Objectives
THE COURSE PROVIDES THE BASIC FORMATION IN THE FIELD OF CLASSICAL ELECTROMAGNETISM AND OPTICS.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
THE PRESENTATION FOLLOWS THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT, FROM THE BASIC EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS, EXPLAINED IN TERMS OF THE MODERN PHYSICS, TO THE MAXWELL EQUATIONS, THE ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES AND THE MOST RELEVANT PHENOMENA OF THE PHYSICAL OPTICS.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
AT THE END, THE STUDENT SHOULD KNOW THE MOST IMPORTANT PHENOMENA OF THE CLASSICAL ELECTROMAGNETISM AND OPTICS, AND UNDERSTAND THEIR EXPLANATION IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE MODERN PHYSICS. MOREOVER, HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SOLVE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL PROBLEMS IN THE FIELD.
Prerequisites
BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF TRIGONOMETRY, ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY, CALCULUS. BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE ARGUMENTS STUDIED IN THE COURSE OF GENERAL PHYSICS I
Contents
VACUUM ELECTROSTATICS. DIELECTRICS. STEADY CURRENTS. MAGNETIC FIELD IN THE VACUUM AND RELATED EFFECTS. MAGNETIC FIELDS IN THE MATTER. ALTERNATING CURRENTS. ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION. MAXWELL EQUATIONS. WAVE PHENOMENA IN MECHANICS. PHYSICAL OPTICS.
Teaching Methods
CLASSROOM LECTURES AND EXERCISES
Verification of learning
THE FINAL EXAM IS CONSTITUTED BY TWO PARTS. ONE WRITTEN PART TO EVALUATE THE ABILITY OF THE STUDENTS IN SOLVING PHYSICS EXERCISES. A SECOND ORAL PART, WHERE THE STUDENTS WILL BE INVITED TO PRESENT SOME PHYSICS TOPICS, TO EVALUATE THEIR LEARNING AND COMPREHENSION SKILLS. THE WRITTEN PART HAS THE DURATION OF TWO HOURS AND REGARDS THE SOLUTION OF FOUR EXERCISES OR SIMPLE PROBLEMS ON ARGUMENTS PRESENTED IN THE COURSE. THE EVALUATION IS EXPRESSED IN THIRTIETHS. FOR THE ADMISSION TO THE ORAL EXAM THE MINIMUM MARK IS 18/30. DURING THE WRITTEN PART THE CONSULTATION OF BOOKS OR NOTES AND THE USE OF COMPUTER ARE NOT ALLOWED. ONLY LITTLE CALCULATING MACHINES CAN BE USED.
Texts
MENCUCCINI E SILVESTRINI, FISICA II AS MAIN BOOKS. FOR REFERENCE AND CONSULTATION:
HALLIDAY - RESNICK, FISICA I AND FISICA II
ENRICO PERSICO - INTRODUZIONE ALLA FISICA MATEMATICA
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